Brother Roger was born in Provence in Switzerland in 1915 the ninth and youngest child of a Protestant minister’s family. He studied theology at Strasbourg and Lausanne. In 1940 he left Switzerland for his mother’s native France. In 1940, he biked from Geneva to Taizé, a small village in Burgundy near Cluny. Taizé was at
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Click for my reflection on Mary’s feast day. The origin of the feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15 is unknown. It is possibly the date of the dedication of some church in her name. Some quotes worthy of reflection from Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ – joint statement of the
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In 1998 statues of ten modern martyrs were unveiled on the West of the (Anglican) Westminster Abbey. Maximilian Kolbe, whose feast day is today (August 14), is one of them. He grew up in Poland at the end of the nineteenth century. He decided to become a Franciscan. Fr. Kolbe set up what he called
I have been staggered by the interest in liturgy and spirituality on twitter. Over 18,000 people follow @liturgy making my twitter profile the sixth most followed Kiwi on twitter! For those unaware, twitter is a micro-blogging platform limiting posts to 140 characters or less. The recent purchase of FriendFeed by Facebook, and possible development of
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Thanks to Deacon John Giglio for emailing the following, and biretta tip to Fr. Tomas Del Valle-Reyes for writing it – a bit of a chuckle in this Year for Priests – but with a point (as with all good humour) – and I’m sure criticism is relevant in other contexts than priests… If the
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 16 from the collect/opening prayer (NZPB) 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 16 from the collect/opening prayer (Roman Catholic) Proper 15 August 16 from the collect/opening prayer (BCP TEC) Image: Mosaic panel on the left (north) wall of the apse of the Church of St. Vitale, Ravenna, depicting Emperor
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Many have highlighted that the dance video which appeared spontaneous was actually well-rehearsed. I am not concerned that this is the case. Some of what appears most spontaneous in a drama, stage-production, stand-up comedy, busking, and so on, has actually been extremely well-rehearsed. Presiders at liturgy, others taking leading parts (readers, prayer leaders,…) need to
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Marion Josiah Hatchett 1927 – 2009 No liturgical bookshelf would be complete without some work by Rev. Dr. Marion Hatchett who died August 7. He was central in the development of the 1979 Prayer book and the 1982 Hymnal for The Episcopal Church (USA). His writings include: Sanctifying Life, Time and Space: An Introduction to
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