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The Dean and some of his Cathedral colleagues posted their thoughts throughout Lent.

Victims become victors thanks to young rebel Jesus
8:00am Saturday 22nd March 2008
Lent blog: The Dean of Blackburn, Christopher Armstrong, considers the changes which faith brings on the threshold of Easter – including champagne!
Reader comments (28)

Silence, then world awakens to new life
8:00am Friday 21st March 2008
Lent blog: James Davy, Blackburn Cathedral’s assistant director of music, writes about noise and silence.
Reader comments (10)

Don't judge by naive pre-conceptions of what faith should be
10:00pm Thursday 20th March 2008
Lent blog: Canon Andrew Hindley reflects on Maundy Thursday, the day when Christians are commanded to love one another.
Reader comments (4)

Power of music brings home horror of Crucifixion
8:00am Wednesday 19th March 2008
Lent blog: Richard Tanner, the Cathedral's director of music, explains how music can help us to put the Crucifixion in a context in which it can be approached.
Reader comments (7)

On anti-Judaism, we've not progressed much since 1945
8:00am Tuesday 18th March 2008
Lent blog: Canon Chris Chivers argues that the confessional nature of Lent needs to take Christians where they perhaps don’t want to go.
Reader comments (8)

Moments in the sun do not last
8:00am Saturday 15th March 2008
Lent blog: Christopher Armstrong, The Dean of Blackburn, reflects upon Palm Sunday.
Reader comments (8)

Climate change, teen drinking and housing shortages
8:00am Friday 14th March 2008
Lent blog: The Archdeacon of Blackburn, Venerable John Hawley, wonders if we are serious about tackling anything.
Reader comments (31)

Small gestures go a long way
8:00am Thursday 13th March 2008
Lent blog: Sophie Brooke, a member of Blackburn Cathedral choir, writes about the importance of saying 'thank you'.
Reader comments (4)

Something is quite wrong in our society
8:00am Wednesday 12th March 2008
Lent blog: Father John Michael Hanvey, who works at the THOMAS Organisation (Those on the Margins of A Society) in Blackburn, says there is loneliness in the human condition.
Reader comments (11)

Resurrection isn't about when you are dead
8:00am Tuesday 11th March 2008
Lent blog: Canon John Roff, a cathedral clergyman, wonders how deep the pit was Jesus fell into.
Reader comments (3)

Big role for cathedral in 'University of Blackburn'
8:00am Monday 10th March 2008
Lent blog: Canon Michael Wedgeworth looks to a new educational future for Blackburn.
Reader comments (16)

We all need a hero we can trust
8:00am Saturday 8th March 2008
Lent blog: Christopher Armstrong, The Dean of Blackburn, considers the part that heroes play in our society.
Reader comments (12)

Understanding radically different cultures and beliefs
8:00am Thursday 6th March 2008
Lent blog: Martyn Hassall, the Blackburn Diocesan communications officer, writes about the controversy China provokes in political and religious circles.
Reader comments (15)

Facts v faith - where I stand
8:00am Wednesday 5th March 2008
Lent blog: Tom Daggett, member of the Young People’s Choir, considers whether there is value in taking a scientific approach to Christianity and Religion.
Reader comments (41)

Going to church isn't 'cool', but we need to share our faith
8:00am Tuesday 4th March 2008
Lent blog: Sophie Brooke, a member of Blackburn Cathedral choir, talks about the pressure to fit in.
Reader comments (12)

We need to guard against trivialisation of faith
8:00am Monday 3rd March 2008
Lent blog: Father John Michael Hanvey, who works at the THOMAS Organisation (Those on the Margins of A Society) in Blackburn, was horrified by a documentary called 'Baby Bible Bashers'.
Reader comments (22)

Making up is hard to do – but don’t leave it too late
8:00am Saturday 1st March 2008
Lent blog: Sheila Shaw writes about finding the courage to do difficult things.
Reader comments (4)

'Extra day' offers time for reflection
8:00am Friday 29th February 2008
Lent blog: James Davy, Blackburn Cathedral's assistant director of music, considers the usefulness of February 29 as a time to reflect on our own experience of Lent so far.
Reader comments (8)

Religion isn’t what teenagers ‘do’ – but it should be
8:00am Thursday 28th February 2008
Lent blog: Tom Daggett, a member of the Young People’s Choir, looks at the importance of faith from a teenage point of view.
Reader comments (27)

Cathedral is place of education, art, history - and worship
8:00am Wednesday 27th February 2008
Lent blog: The Dean of Blackburn, Christopher Armstrong, writes about watered-down Christianity.
Reader comments (9)

Could ID cards apply the brakes on anti-social behaviour
8:00am Tuesday 26th February 2008
Lent blog: Canon John Roff, a cathedral clergyman, wonders about compulsory ID cards and DNA data banks.
Reader comments (15)

Mothering Sunday - an opportunity to break Lenten fasts?
8:00am Monday 25th February 2008
Lent blog: As we approach the midway point of Lent and purchase our gifts and cards for Mothering Sunday, Richard Tanner explains the history surrounding the fourth Sunday in Lent and asks if it is an opportunity to break our Lenten fast.
Reader comments (6)

We need to ask questions to arrive at truth
8:00am Saturday 23rd February 2008
Lent blog: Anjum Anwar, Blackburn Cathedral's Dialogue Development Officer, writes about the importance of asking difficult questions.
Reader comments (5)

A cultural crisis in our community
8:00am Friday 22nd February 2008
Lent blog: Canon Chris Chivers, the Cathedral’s Canon Chancellor and the director of exChange, the cathedral’s community cohesion and interfaith development agency, explores signs of an intergenerational and cultural crisis.
Reader comments (6)

Struggling to understand these devastating suicides
8:00am Thursday 21st February 2008
Lent blog: Canon Michael Wedgeworth writes about the suicides in Bridgend.
Reader comments (12)

Love, justice and truth are bedrock of our country
8:00am Wednesday 20th February 2008
Lent blog: John Hawley, Archdeacon of Blackburn – calls for moral and spiritual renewal for the UK.
Reader comments (18)

Barrier between high and low culture has been eroded
8:00am Tuesday 19th February 2008
Lent blog: Martyn Halsall, Communications Officer for the Blackburn Diocese, wonders if Britain can no longer take difficult questions seriously.
Reader comments (3)

There's plenty to smile about
8:00am Monday 18th February 2008
Lent blog: Sheila Shaw attempts to write the story of her life in only six words.
Reader comments (7)

A space to escape life's pressures and expectations
8:00am Saturday 16th February 2008
Lent blog: Sophie Brooke, chorister at the cathedral, writes about finding a reassuring and homely place in the world.
Reader comments (14)

Cathedral's sacred space makes prayer easy
8:00am Friday 15th February 2008
Lent Blog: Father John Hanvey who works at the THOMAS Organisation (Those on the Margins of A Society) in Blackburn, writes about sacred spaces.
Reader comments (4)

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