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SEPTEMBER 2010
as I was saying
"The love of Christ described in the lesson read by Prince William contains the essence of the spiritual life. Princess Diana recognised this quality of life in many of those whose lives she touched. It was a mystery which resonated deeply with her and for which she reached out. The mystery is this, the more you go beyond yourself, the more you will become your true self."

Read Bishop Richard's address at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Diana, Princess of Wales. And see the Bishop's other talks and sermons.
index librorum bonorum
the sabbath theft of a nation work in the spirit
What Bishop Richard has been reading and what he thinks about it.
earlier blogs
> September 2007
challenging london
The London Challenge was launched in 2002 and set the Church in the city some tough objectives for the next five years. What's been achieved? What's next?
episcopal visits
Websites attracting Bishop Richard's mouse at the moment are...

> Simon Parke
> OneWorld.net
> Wallspace
> The Temple Gallery
> St Ethelburga's
> Shakespeare's Globe
> The British Library
about bishop richard
More about your Bishop for London...

> The CV
> Press features

Press features

This page includes recent press features by and about Bishop Richard.

> The green cross code – Guardian Unlimited, 14 June 2007. Leo Hickman asks the Bishop about his “fast” from flying, the issue of overpopulation, and why some believers think climate change should be encouraged.

> The real scandal over cathedral charging – Telegraph, 28 May 2007. “The real scandal is that this move to preserve a heritage which belongs to the whole community, but which is largely funded by worshippers, has not been met with greater understanding.”

> Is it sinful to fly on holiday? – Radio 4 Today programme interview about the environment, July 2006. “As you begin to audit your own use of energy, decisions about which car you use and the way in which you use air travel clearly are very vital...”

> Imposing an invincibility cloak on Christmas – Thought for the Day on Radio 4, December 2005. Bishop Richard talks about “real Christmas” and how “there’ s no real feast without the fast”.

> Ecological Friars Needed – Plant Talk magazine, April 1998. “Botanizing parsons in the English tradition of Gilbert White to W Keble Martin have combined an intense love for nature with a scientific rigour, but Christian theology during the same period has progressively abandoned the realms of nature and history in favour of a preoccupation with questions of personhood and personal relations.”