Richard Coles

Trying to do Christianity properly is tough. Life as a priest is rigorous and disciplined. It involves sacrifices.

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I still feel a spike of anticipation when 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' strikes up and, in these andropausal years, I am unexpectedly moved by 'Away in a Manger'.

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I frequently find myself praying for punk, for something to come along and upset everybody and ignite a few fires and behave disreputably.

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Food as sport is nothing new. To a vicar, especially, church catering has represented the conduct of war by other means for many years.

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I was licensed and installed as 59th Vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon, in Northamptonshire, in 2011.

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I can't turn the clock back but I can seek the forgiveness of those I've wronged.

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