Part of celebrating a decade on the web is not just looking back, but looking – and moving – forward. So I have been meaning to see how Instagram might fit into the website – facebook – twitter grouping, so last night I put up my first Instagram image. I used gramblr. And that was
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Pope Francis has managed to do it again! Upset people by declaring by word and action that all are God’s people – God’s children. Remember, after the criticism of Pope Francis washing the feet of women he changed the rules. After careful consideration…To manifest the full meaning of the rite to those who participate in
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Let us pray (in silence) [that through the fifty days of Easter, the Risen Christ will touch and transform our lives] pause Grant, we pray, O God, [or Almighty God] that we, who share in the paschal celebrations, may, through your goodness, hold fast to them in the way we live our lives; through Jesus
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Great Christian festivals begin in the evening after sunset, are celebrated through the day and on into the next evening. Easter begins in the evening with the Easter Vigil and is celebrated for fifty days as one long festival. Easter is a seventh of the year, the Great Sunday of the year, the 50 days
The following post was prepared before the Triduum, and has been published automatically. There will be no further activity on this site until Easter Monday. Those who are not celebrating in church might consider going to the movie Risen. I recently went to the movie, Risen. It is the story of a Roman Tribune, Clavius
Ten years ago, on Maundy Thursday, 13 April 2006, I put my book, Celebrating Eucharist, online for free on this site liturgy.co.nz. I was soon surprised at the number of people visiting the site and, little by little, began to add some more resources. After some time, people urged me to add a blog –
This is the time of year when some Christians organise their own Passover Seder. There are several articles cautioning against doing so. Here are a couple: Why Christians should not host their own passover seders Say no to Christian seders Study the Jewish Passover Seder by all means – but take care about attempts at
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Let us pray (in silence) [that the Risen Christ draw us into the life of God] pause O God, you make this most holy night to shine with the glory of the risen Christ, stir up in your Church a spirit of adoption, so that, renewed in mind and body, we may dedicate our lives
