This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
“all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well” Today is the feast of Julian of Norwich (c. November 8, 1342 – c. 1416). She is an English mystic. She is called Julian after the Church of St Julian in Norwich, where she was an anchoress. She… Continue Reading
There is often quite a bit of confusion about how we count Lent and Easter so I have created this chart to help clarify how these seasons fit into the church year. This period forms a quarter of the year. The forty days of Lent is an approximate tenth or tithe of the year. The… Continue Reading
I have been asked to provide suggestions towards revising our church calendar. The Common Life Liturgical Commission of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia received my motion to review the calendar. They set in motion adding five names to the calendar: August 8 Mary MacKillop, Teacher, 1909 August 16 Brother Roger of… Continue Reading
As followers of this site are well aware, in 2006 I put a motion to our diocesan synod which set in train adding Thomas Merton onto our church calendar (sort of Anglican equivalent to canonisation). That has now passed our General Synod, all diocesan synods, and needs to return to General Synod for a final… Continue Reading
