Controversy has surrounded invocations at Barak Obama’s inauguration as the 44th President of the United States of America. The controversial Episcopalian Bishop of New Hampshire, Bishop Gene Robinson prayed the invocation at the “We Are One” inaugural concert on Sunday. The time of the Bishop’s prayer was moved to prior to the commencement of the
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I have been requested to produce badges through the liturgical seasons. Here I use the Kiwi idea of growing life represented in the unfurling fern frond for Ordinary Time – appropriately it is green. Many people like, from time to time, to add a badge to their website or blog. If you like the idea
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Various newspapers have run slightly different variants of monastic statistics in the UK. There are a variety of creative responses. The Cistercian monastery with which I am associated has established a resident lay community alongside the monastic community. The article even featured in New Zealand: A chance to stay before you pray Gareth Rubin It
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today in the Northern Hemisphere. More reflections and resources here. Don’t forget you can pray and even light a candle for Christian Unity in the virtual chapel on this site.
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The New Zealand Anglican Lectionary gives one of the titles for today to be “Proper 2”. There is no explanation, nor introduction. Reader further: Improper Sundays Unfortunately and inexplicably the NZ Anglican Church’s website has (a sixth of the way through the Church Year) still not placed the current PDF of its published Lectionary online
My Filipino American e-friend Joshua Migallos Ligan introduced me to Sinulog, the Feast of the Santo Nino [=Holy Child] of Cebu. He wrote to me that the holiday season extends from All Saints’ to Sinulog, the third Sunday of January. The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu
A young preacher appeared before a committee hiring a new pastor for their church. The chair of the committee asked, “Young man, do you know your Bible?” “Yes,” the young man replied, “I know my Bible.” “What part do you know best?” the chair asked. The young preacher replied, “Well, I know it all good—the
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Many readers of this site will use the Grail translation of the psalms. Now there is a new version on the horizon. With many knowing this well-loved version by heart, what are the benefits of the change? Will it move forward complementary imagery and inclusiveness whilst accurately expressing the Hebrew? Will we constantly trip over
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