I must confess that I love watching legal dramas.  There’s something about the intense atmosphere of a courtroom that draws you in.  Something too about how truth is disclosed (or avoided), how arguments are massaged and presented, and ultimately, whether justice is served.  Although many such dramas nowadays focus large amounts of time away from … Read more

The annual State Opening of Parliament takes place every year, usually in May.  It’s an ancient ceremony, when the monarch presents the legislative proposals for the year.   As part of the ceremony, once King Charles is seated in the House of Lords, a gentleman known as the Black Rod will go to the House of … Read more

‘I only wish I could see God – and then I would believe!’  I’m sure many of us have heard this line expressed (or something like it) by people we know and love.  They want concrete proof of God’s existence: ‘if only I could see for myself…’ Today’s passage gives us a surprising answer.  Humanity can see … Read more