I included reference to Carthusians in a sermon. In 1984, Philip Gröning sought to make a documentary in Le Grande Chartreuse. The monks replied that they were not ready for such a venture. Sixteen years later they wrote that they were ready. The documentary Die Große Stille – Into Great Silence was the result. I
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I do not think we have really been deeply inculturating Christian spirituality into the Southern Hemisphere. Today is the beginning of Matariki. Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades. In the winter sky just prior to dawn this star cluster marks the Māori New Year. Different tribes celebrated Matariki at different times. For some
Recently I have had several inquiries about funerals for those who are ordained. I have been asked, are there any protocols for those who are ordained? In the comments you might add your own thoughts, experiences, diocesan, parish guidelines and protocols, etc. Obviously there are the usual practices for a Christian funeral. What colour do
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“Or”, the board game, has simple rules. But can take a lifetime to master (sorry – “to mistress”). The board consists of the parishes and ministry units of New Zealand Anglicanism, the Anglican Church of Or. To move along the board one can only move to an adjoining square if both parishes used a same
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My favourite bit above (1:05): This is our new auto-flame feature and that automatically generates a randomly chosen insult that’ll appear as a reply to the comment you clicked on. The great thing about this is that if the user who posted the original comment writes back, auto-flame will automatically reply to their reply. So
The bishops of the Church of England recently produced a plan in the hope of passing legislation to be able to ordain women bishops by 2015. This follows the defeat of legislation attempting to authorise this move in the CofE’s General Synod six months ago. I last wrote about this in November last year. There
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Gregory wanted to become a Christian. Part of that secret, underground group in this, one of the early centuries after Jesus. Gregory had been prepared over a period, but still didn’t know exactly what would happen this night. There was fasting, praying, reading, singing all night… Before dawn he was faced West and asked if
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Consumerism is a religion. The one who dies with the most stuff wins. Shopping malls are the temples… And shopping assistants are increasingly acting like they are the new dispensers of pastoral care: “How are you today?” “Have you had a busy weekend?” (that’s the Protestant/Catholic/Calvinist work-ethic denomination where busy = positive). “What have you
