Let us pray (in silence) [that God will make us one in mind and heart] pause O God, you inspire the hearts of the faithful with a single longing, grant your people to love what you command and to desire what you promise, so that in all the changes and chances of this uncertain world,
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There are lots of wonderful “slow” movements: from slow food to slow sex. Now I fell over a an article about The Slow Professor, challenging what they call the “frantic pace” of contemporary university life. And it made me think about priesthood. Maybe I should write a book, The Slow Priest. Not wanting to be
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A friend recently sent me a link: Liturgy for a missional church. This linked blog post criticised the Church of England’s Common Worship for its “complexity and wordiness.” I empathise with the experience of too many words in liturgy. Particularly in Holy Week and the Triduum, when we are are essentially in one long service
The New Zealand Anglican Church may not have followed the correct procedure in 1970 to allow clergy to marry divorcees. The Church did not follow the requirements of its own Act of Parliament. So, for the last half century, clergy marrying divorced people may have done so without fundamental authorisation. If you are not interested
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Last night we celebrated, In Real Life, a Eucharist as part of A Decade Online of this website. Thank you to all those who made time to be part of this Eucharist and the shared meal and drinks following. Thank you to the hospitality of St Michael and all Angels. Thank you to the many
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We can finally talk publicly about a debate that may end confirmation in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Yesterday the Reports, Bills, and Motions came online for the 62nd General Synod Te Hinota Whanui (GSTHW), which will be held in Napier, 6-13 May, 2016. This includes A Recommended Revision of the
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Let us pray (in silence) [that we may follow the Good Shepherd] pause O God, you shine the light of your truth for those who stray into error, so that they may be able to return to the right path, grant that all who profess the Christian faith may reject whatever is contrary to the
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Virgem Maria correndo para Jesus NOSSA SENHORA CORRENDO? Sim! Pois grande é sua alegria ao ver o Filho ressuscitado! Isso acontece na ocasião da Páscoa, em uma festividade na cidade italiana de Sulmona. Quando ela avista Jesus ao longe, seu manto negro de luto cai, e 12 pombas se põe a voar. Essa é uma
