In preparing for a blog post I was re-reading some of CS Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters in which a senior devil called Screwtape is writing to his nephew, a junior devil named Wormwood, giving him advice on how to entrap a human called “the Patient.” In my reading I noticed again this passage (from letter
A reflection for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 19 from the collect/opening prayer (NZPB) A reflection for the 6th Sunday after Trinity July 19 from the collect/opening prayer – Common Worship (CofE) NOTE: I think I spend too much time on the internet. Last week’s reflection I had “the story of blind Bartimaeus
From Monday 13th – Wednesday 15th July the Christianity in the Digital Space Symposium is being held at St. John’s, Durham, UK. Speakers include Bishop Tom Wright (Bishop of Durham), Andrew Graystone (Director of the Churches’ Media Council, UK), and Rev Mark Brown (CEO NZ Bible Society). You can follow it (and presumably contribute) at
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Today is the feast of St Benedict (480 – 547) famous for his Rule for a Christian community of monks. The Rule is followed by “Benedictines”, Cistercians, and many others. It is followed by many in adaptation in ordinary daily life beyond cloister walls. I am an Associate of Kopua monastery, the Cistercian monastery in
The popular video clip of Fran and Marlo Cowan (married 62 years) playing an impromptu recital together: Why on a liturgy site? Liturgy is sometimes criticised for being repetitive. This shows that something that has clearly been done many times previously can be done in such a way that it enhances and humanises. In fact
1984 25 years on This is the second post in a series looking at how we can use fixed liturgical worship to form thriving, vibrant, growing communities. The series began from the contention of a well-informed New Zealand Anglican priest and his assertion that he cannot think of a single congregation that follows our official
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A reflection for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 12 from the opening prayer for Roman Catholics A reflection for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 12 from the collect/opening prayer (NZPB) A reflection for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 12 from the collect/opening prayer (NZPB – alternative in the printed
A year ago I wrote a blog post about the launching of the Codex Sinaiticus website. I am now delighted to be able to announce that, along with the International conference currently being held at the British Library, all the manuscripts we have, held at four different locations, are now available to us online. This
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