Month: October 2020
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Are you an altruistic perfectionist?
By Bishop Jeremy Greaves: Tidying the bookshelves in my home study recently, I came across some of the journals I kept as a teenager. Amongst the typically adolescent angst-ridden pages about girlfriends and torturous poetry about relationships and school and family, there are pages exploring some much darker themes as I wrestled with all sorts…
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Clergy are called to care for their people, but who cares when the carer needs care?
By Marilyn Redlich and Dr Stephen Harrison: Since March this year, COVID-19 has substantially impacted the psychological and emotional wellbeing of our communities. Unsurprisingly, this has had flow-on effects for those in caring careers or vocations. Over the last seven months, our clergy have not only had to contend with the pressures of everyday life…