CS Lewis on Liturgy
“It looks as if Anglican clergy believe people can be lured to go to church by incessant brightenings, lightenings, lengthenings, abridgements, simplifications and complications of the service.”
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“It looks as if Anglican clergy believe people can be lured to go to church by incessant brightenings, lightenings, lengthenings, abridgements, simplifications and complications of the service.”
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Lead me from death to life,
from falsehood to truth;
lead me from despair to hope,
from fear to trust;
lead me from hate to love,
from war to peace.
Let peace fill our heart,
our world, our universe.
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The Melanesian Brotherhood is one new way – with temporary vows – of continuing the important stream of Religious Life in Christianity.
A daily prayer app based on A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa, Tuia is finally here. I hope that people will use the app, fall in love with the liturgical discipline of praying the scriptures, and when they find this resource doesn’t support their long-term spiritual walking, including through rough terrain, they don’t abandon the discipline, but rather discover the strong shoes of a good Daily Office that we can comfortably wear for a lifetime.
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I have recently found a couple of videos describing the life of St Bruno and that of the Carthusians. As we head towards Advent, and my annual encouragement that we have a “Slow Advent” (do less rather than add more and more on), Bruno and the Carthusians can inspire us.
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I am convinced that ancient, timeworn disciplines and wisdom – especially from our Christian roots in the desert, refined in the monastic laboratory – can enable and enrich our Christian lives. 6 October is the commemoration of St Bruno, founder of the Carthusians – one of the orders of monks and nuns that profoundly inspires me.
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If the bishops and senior leaders of Anglicanism forget to articulate the significance of worship, spirituality, and common prayer to our identity, then it is up to us to keep reminding them – and, more importantly, to be living that in our communities.
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