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Tag Archives: ordination

lay presidency – again

I have written about lay presidency of the Eucharist previously. You can find one of my blog posts about lay presidency here. The publication of Sydney Anglican The Lord’s Supper in Human Hands – Epilogue (click to download PDF) makes a revisit possibly worthwhile. If you haven’t read my earlier post, that background may be… Continue Reading

No sex please, we’re clergy

Roman Catholic canon law requires all its clergy, married or not, to abstain from sex. Canon 277 has long been ignored but suddenly is hitting the blogosphere. This is relevant not only to the tens of thousands of married Roman Catholic deacons, but to clergy in the Anglican Ordinariates. More than a year ago, through… Continue Reading

forming contemplative leadership

This is the fourth post in a series that I started by saying that I know in my heart what I mean, but I may express it so poorly that I will be misunderstood. I have been trying to write about communities that focus more on prayer than on programmes, more on God than on… Continue Reading

mock-Mass to farewell faux-bishop?

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Even our local newspaper, never much interested in religion except when there is scandal involved, has mentioned the decision of Church of England Bishop John Broadhurst to join the Roman Catholic Church. John Broadhurst, 68, is leaving the Anglican Church because he does not accept the validity of women’s ordination. And his response is to… Continue Reading

contemplative leadership

This is the third post in a series that I started by saying that I know in my heart what I mean, but I may express it so poorly that I will be misunderstood. This post I think can even be more easily misunderstood than the previous ones – but I think the concept is… Continue Reading

is priesthood a career?

On Monday I will talk to over 650 young people about priesthood and how I got to be a priest. Last Monday about 130 of these young men aged about 16 years old went to a careers expo. In the past the Anglican Diocese has had a stall there with an attractive brochure about priesthood… Continue Reading

Alternatives to Pope Benedict XVI

Alternatives to Pope Benedict XVI

Alternatives to Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI is not the flavour of the month in some contexts. So if you are looking for an alternative for pope, might I suggest Pope Michael I: “Pope Michael” Trailer from Pope Michael Documentary on Vimeo. David Bawden was elected Pope Michael I in Kansas in 1990. According to him and his followers,… Continue Reading