Comments on: Giving it Up

By: Afternoon Tea for Mothering Sunday « Meanderings through my cookbook

Afternoon Tea for Mothering Sunday « Meanderings through my cookbook — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:55:51 +0000

[...] for the six and half weeks of Lent: Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday) called Giving it Up by Maggi Dawn. Today she writes: ‘In 16th-century Britain, the fourth Sunday in Lent was called [...]

By: Tony B

Tony B — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:29:13 +0000

One problem however, is that a lot of other people still believe in the God I don’t believe in, and I think they are wrong.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:01:35 +0000

This looks great, thanks Maggi.

By: MacQ

MacQ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:09:45 +0000

Bought my copy from Amazon already Maggie. Also bought a 3rd copy of Beginning and Endings for a good friend. Really looking forward to lent although as a Scottish Presbyterian I’ve not paid much attention to it before!

By: Tony B

Tony B — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:52 +0000

>”they had to give up the idea of the God they didn’t believe in in order to become a believer”
That’s pretty much the point I have reached, so very timely.

By: Dominic Barrington

Dominic Barrington — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:07:13 +0000

It was ironic that when Ann Widdecombe left the C of E for Rome, if I recall, she took the name in religion of Hugh (yes, really), after Hugh of Lincoln, and after the author of the great phrase quoted above about lighting a candle that would never be put out. Odd that someone heading into the arms of the Church of Rome would wish to champion such a strong and positive comment about the Reformation!

By: toby forward

toby forward — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:33:23 +0000

It’s also worth remembering that Latimer officiated at the burning of Father Forest, and he preached the sermon at that time. Father Forest, rather than being burned in the usual manner, was suspended over the flames, so that his death took longer and the pain was greater. Latimer was shown more kindness at his burning than he had himself shown to Forest. It’s a funny old world, isn’t it?