I recently attended a workshop to improve photography. The presenter worked through a list of photography rules: the rule of thirds hotspots the effect of lines … I regularly make a parallel between worship (or liturgy) and grammar – trying to stress that liturgy “rules” are more descriptive than prescriptive (sure, there’s a prescriptive component
In response to the sexual abuse crisis, the leader of New Zealand’s Roman Catholics said it is “time to stop calling priests ‘Father'”.
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Let us pray (in silence) [that we rejoice in the Spirit guiding our lives] pause O God,on this day you taught the hearts of the faithfulby the light of your Holy Spirit,may we, by the same Spirit, be truly wiseand ever rejoice in your consolation;through Jesus Christwho is alive with you,in the unity of the
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We, in the Southern Hemisphere, are celebrating the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity between Ascension Day and the Day of Pentecost, as originally suggested by the Faith and Order movement in 1926 and Pope Leo XIII in 1894. Christians, in the Northern Hemisphere pray for Christian Unity at a different time of year. Christians
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Some people snuff out the Easter Candle today, Ascension Day, concluding the Easter Season today. Don’t!!! The Easter Candle is lit through the Day of Pentecost. It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty to react to such silliness with wrath, rage, and other such responses… Easter is fifty days. Count them: 50. Get
As the 200 cyclists gathered in Hagley Park [Christchurch, New Zealand] there was not a cloud in the sky. The inaugural Interfaith Memorial Bike Ride was organised on Sunday to bring people together after the tragic mosque shootings on March 15 and there was an air of excitement as we waited in the autumn sunshine. We met
Let us pray (in silence) [that the God who entices us may also enable us to be transformed] pause Almighty and everliving God,conform our wills freely to yours,and direct our heartsto share your glory by our undivided service;through Jesus Christwho is alive with you,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever.Amen.
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There are new ways developing for a young person to explore faith, spirituality, justice, etc. This week on twitter “Anglican Religious” (each week a different group or individual tweets) is Young Franciscans (website here). What ways can you add (in the comments) that draw from the past and adapt it to our new, 21st Century,
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