One such inkling Archbishop Cottrell described was his hunch (which, he hoped, was a “godly hunch”) that teaching the Lord’s Prayer in schools would help young people to connect with the life of the Church. Speaking afterwards to the Church Times, Archbishop Cottrell explained why he thought that the Lord’s Prayer could be such an effective way to introduce people to Christ. On Tuesday, Archbishop Cottrell led prayers in a chapel at Dewsbury Minster dedicated in honour of the saint. And I don’t just mean the church culture: they are alive in the culture in a way that you don’t really get in the south,” he said. “That feels like good advice to me and to the Church today,” Archbishop Cottrell said.

Source: The Times October 11, 2023 09:50 UTC