I normally use Firefox as my browser, and recently upgraded to 9.0.1. The upgrade came with this video. Watching it led to many thoughts this video expresses a lot of the spirit behind my own website it expresses much about the way I think liturgy should be church could be its quality is the sort
Firefox and liturgy Read More »
No sooner has the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible passed but we are in the 350th anniversary year of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. PDF Celebrating 350 years of the Book of Common Prayer Obviously the 1662 version was not the first Book of Common Prayer, nor the last one. It is
Book of Common Prayer 350 years Read More »
The pope has announced Fr. Jeffrey Steenson as the ordinary of the new “Anglican” Ordinariate in North America (The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, under the protection of Our Lady of Walsingham). Although (being married) he is not allowed to become a bishop, he will be allowed to dress up as a
launching the US Ordinariate Read More »
22 February 2012 is Ash Wednesday and the anniversary of the Christchurch/Canterbury earthquake that killed 181 people, destroyed much of the central city and caused widespread damage and devastation. Quakes continue. Last year, my friend and colleague Rev. Eric Etwell was the first to ask here how we might combine the anniversary with our Ash
Ash Wednesday quake memorial Read More »
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The Word
God Among Us: Prologue to John Read More »
This year’s ecumenical Christmas advertising campaign in the UK (they have one each year) has Christ in the middle of consumerism. “Christmas Starts with Christ” is the catchphrase across a number of years. A cycle courier and plasterer stand in for the shepherds. The wise men become three successful entrepreneurs and their gifts are a
Christmas Starts with Christ Read More »
During a general audience recently, the Pope reflected on Christmas: At Midnight Mass, we sing: “Today a Saviour is born for us”. This “Today” evokes an eternal present, for the mystery of Christ’s coming transcends time and permeates all history. “Today” – every day – we are invited to discover the presence of God’s saving
The Pope on Christmas Read More »
