August 2011
seal of confession
I do not have to repeat here the reactions in Ireland to the Cloyne Report and the realisation that the Roman Catholic Church continued its inappropriate response to clerical sex abuse. It is covered in many places. One Irish newspaper published a photograph of the Pope with “Persona Non Grata” superimposed on his image. There
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week starting August 14
• collect/opening prayer reflection for August 14 and the week following (NZPB) • collect/opening prayer reflection for August 14 and the week following (BCP USA TEC) Common Worship (CofE) – The Eighth Sunday after Trinity Almighty Lord and everlasting God, we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and bodies in the
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online lectionary resources
Although, unfortunately, the title of the website suffers from clericalism (as if only clergy would find use in a quality lectionary resource), the Biblia Clerus website is clearly a wonderful resource. You can search a Biblical text and its commentary to locate specific references to Sacred Scripture made by Doctors of the Church and church
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Anglican Covenant three one?
The Episcopal Church of the Philippines has decided against the so called “Anglican Covenant”. The Prime Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Edward Malecdan, addressed the General Synod: The Anglican Covenant which is supposedly a proposed document to help diffuse the tension in the Communion. The document is intended to be the final arbiter in the resolution
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rate your pastor
Online you can rate your teacher, restaurant, or any list of other things. Now, on a German website, http://hirtenbarometer.de, you can rate your pastor. Here is the English translation of the site. There are five areas you rank the pastor on: worship – how good is the service you lead; and is there room for
cardboard cathedral
Last weekend the media featured the announcement of the possibility of a temporary, cardboard replacement for the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. The Anglican cathedral would be built with locally produced cardboard tubes erected in an A-shape, with shipping containers used as foundations. The hope is to have it up
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Br Colin Wilfred RIP
Brother Colin Wilfred SSF died August 2nd, in Canterbury, England. He had been suffering for some time of pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive lung disease. Brother Colin was in his early 70s. Brother Colin was a member of the Society of St Francis, the Anglican Franciscans. [UK site; NZ site] Br Colin will be well known
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