January 6th 2021
Seeking holy wells for our time
Justine Huxley reflects on a New Year’s Day pilgrimage, shares an experience of ritual, and leaves us with an unanswered question about the source of spiritual regeneration in our times. This year I celebrated New Year following traditional Japanese practices. I read about these practices many years ago when…
December 14th 2020
The peace maker is always a contrarian: on Christmas adverts and culture war
Clare Martin writes about the moral courage it takes to stand up inside our own echo chambers and make a stand for listening to the other side. With the holiday season upon us, our TVs are full of the usual heart-string-pulling adverts, like the Sainsbury’s one that showed the Christmas…
December 11th 2020
Movement in a warming world
A short reflection on climate change and belonging in our guest blog from Tess Humble, an activist and researcher who will be speaking at our forthcoming event Home: climate change, migration and our future on Wednesday 16 December, 6.45pm – 8.15pm (GMT). *Movement, as migration implies cross border Humankind has…
August 21st 2020
Alchemy & improvisation: Interview with St Ethelburga’s CEO
Justine Huxley, reflects on service, resilience and improvisation. This brief interview was completed for the Kalliopeia Foundation, who fund St Ethelburga’s programme, Listening to each other, Listening to Earth. KF: What’s one thing that you want people to know about your work? JH: St Ethelburga’s core aim is to build…