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LEAD STORY Worthiness and Willingness	Clare Rabjohns discusses Mary and the Christian Vocation of Women
FEATURES
Celebrating Mary with Common Worship	Jeremy Haselock gives an overview of the liturgical provision for Marian Feasts
Fatherhood	David Lindsay on matters of Church and State
Anglican Patrimony	Christopher Trundle remembers Rogationtide
Sing as you go	Alan Edwards on singing songs of joy
In Praise of Deanery Synods	Tony Delves on the debates at Deanery Level
The Mission of the Good Shepherd	Simon Morris continues his exploration of modern mission
Looking Forward	Mark Stevens on the prospects of the Society of St Wilfrid and St Hilda
Jesus or GM Foods?	Stephen Marks considers religious education
About Mary	Rebecca Swyer speaks to Synod about Our Lady
Vierges Noires	Statues of Our Lady in France
Blessed are you among women	Emma Forward reflects Mary’s role in the vocation of Christian Women
Views, reviews & previews	Art: Owen Higgs on Watteau The Drawings DvD: Alex Lane on Fatima: The 13th Day Music: Peter Westfield on Hail Mother of the Redeemer John Foster on Triduum Sacrum Books: Paul Greenwell on Common Worship: Holy Week and Easter Ian McCormack on Walsingham England’s National Shrine of Our Lady Michael McCormack on Christ Alive and At large Conrad O’Riley on Regina Caeli: Reflections on Our Lady Anthony Saville on The Future of Christian Theology Petra Robinson on Out of the Shadows
From elsewhere	Michael Childs from Papua New Guinea
Alternatives to Freedom	Nicholas Turner considers free will
A Right Royal Do	John Shepley on Marriage and the C of E
Mary Our Guide	Richard Norman beginning with Our Lady
REGULARS
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS	Arthur Middleton on the importance of posture in prayer and worship
DEVOTIONAL	B F Westcott on Our Journey to Emmaus
GHOSTLY COUNSEL	Andy Hawes on theological breakdowns
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW	Geoffrey Kirk on arguments for women bishops
BOOK OF THE MONTH	Betty Jarrett on Walsingham in Literature and Culture
SECULAR LITURGIES	Tom Sutcliffe on The Rain in Spain
SACRED VISION	Peter CSWG on Mary’s Month of May
TOUCHING PLACE	Simon Cotton on St Mary, Huntingfield
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