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LEAD STORY Faithful remnant Michael Rear	former Anglican priest, on earlier moves towards union with Rome and the present hopes for the future
FEATURES
Keeping faith	Simon Killwick summarizes the reasons why we need to see the General Synod's legislative process through
Uganda horror	Nigel Anthony on what's going on
Not so easily resolved	Jonathan Baker disagrees with Rowan Williams
Mistresses of the Church	John Shepley continues his historical review
A letter of thanks	John Pearce is sorry to see friends leave but glad of so much they have shared
Too joyful by half	Paul Griffin asks what the correct tone should be for Christian light-heartedness
When teams damage the gospel	Julian Mann explains why team working can be detrimental to the Church's reputation
New year resolution	Clare Rabjohns calls us to renew our commitment to the sacrament of the altar
St Martin, Jeantes	A look at the twentieth-century transformation of a French church
RIP Dr Eric Kemp	Roger Greenacre remembers the late Bishop of Chichester
The enemies of friendship	Digby Anderson on the people and ideas responsible for the contemporary neglect of Christian friendship
This spooky secular world	Alan Edwards on how to cope with the new paganism
An elephant in the crib	Fr Anonymous on time-worn rural ways
From elsewhere	UN – Showdown with religion. Lutherans – Dissident plans in USA. Brazil – Not welcome here. USA – same-sex church weddings. Uganda – Anti-gay legislation
Stress factors	George Austin on clergy stress
Views, reviews & previews	A History of Christianity; Ordo Recitandi Officii Divini Sacriqui Joy in All Things; Never Completely Submerged; St John Mary Vianney; Priest's Guide to Hearing Confessions
REGULARS
GHOSTLY COUNSEL	Andy Hawes on the need for sleep
DEVOTIONAL	Mother St Paul on Mater Christi
HEARING THE WORD	Patrick Reardon on Aaron's rod
SACRED VISION	Anthony Saville on the Bodelwyddan font
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS	Arthur Middleton on Fr Michonneau
TRAWLING THE NET	Ed Tomlinson on learning from hobbits
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW	Geoffrey Kirk Anglican model of Church
TOUCHING PLACE	Simon Cotton on St Katherine, Chiselhampton

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