Three years ago, with her permission, I quoted my good e-friend Meredith Gould‘s wonderful reworking of of Teresa of Avila’s prayer: Christ has no online presence but yours, No blog, no Facebook page but yours, Yours are the tweets through which love touches this world, Yours are the posts through which the Gospel is shared,
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We have done those things which we ought not to have done General General Synod Te Hinota Whanui (GSTHW) at its recent meeting quietly acknowledged that our province’s messy liturgical life, not to put too fine a point on it, is illegal. And it set in train an unprecedented process to start remedying this. Since
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Bishop Michael Curry – The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Maybe you don’t hear preaching like this:
In my series on worship environment I have been emphasising interior layout and features. But the building itself is not unimportant. Secular franchises recognise this – the external appearance of a building for many franchises is immediately recognisable (just think how a McDonald’s restaurant is immediately recognisable wherever you go!). It is not either/or –
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This week is the 10th Week in Ordinary Time. Last time we had Ordinary Time (we stopped counting before Lent) it was the 8th Week in Ordinary Time. What happened to the 9th Week? Firstly, let’s be clear about what “Ordinary” means here. It does not mean “usual”, “common”, “every-day”… I’m sure you know there
The Preface of A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa (ANZPBHKMA), by Archbishop Brian Davis, is dated Feast of St Barnabas 11 June 1989; twenty-five years ago today. This might be an invitation to write some posts reflecting on the Prayer Book. In this post it is worth noting positive changes that
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I am an Associate of Kopua Cistercian Monastery, Southern Star Abbey. I am delighted to see these new YouTube clips: The date of foundation is 9 June 1954. This week is the 60th anniversary of their founding.
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Friday was the feast of Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945. The Melanesian Brotherhood is an Anglican religious order with about 600 members based at Tabalia on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. (H/T The Daily Office) “Jisas yu holem hand blom mi” means “Jesus hold my hand”: Jesus hold my hand Hear my
