Dr Jeffrey John

Dean of St Albans

Latest articles from Dr Jeffrey John

Loving and remembering

Jeffrey John reflects on how we can know one another after death, or when someone has Alzheimer’s, The answer lies in relationship, not physical remembering.

The Servant King

In 1925 Pope Pius XI instituted the Feast of Christ the King. In that year Stalin had taken power in Russia, Mussolini established his dictatorship in Italy, and Hitler published Mein Kampf.

The meaning of the Cross

As a child I was saddled with a very off-putting picture of God which came from the way the Cross was explained to me.

The meaning of the Cross

As a child I was saddled with a very off-putting picture of God that came from the way the Cross was explained to me. I was told that God was very angry with us for our sins, and had condemned us all to hell. But instead he sent Jesus to die for us, and substituted his punishment for ours. Jesus took the rap, as it were, and we got let off provided we believe in him.