Transfiguration 2022?
In the Anglican Church of Or, it is possible to celebrate the Transfiguration once, twice, or three times a year. Or never!
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liturgy
Boiling Frogs and a Guru’s Cat
It is past time for many communities to look honestly at their community, their buildings, and their statistics.
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Ordinary 8 2022
Grant, O God,
that the course of this world may be directed by your peaceful governance,
and that your church may be joyful as,
in confidence and serenity,
we serve your purpose;
through Jesus Christ, our Saviour
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Apatheism
I recently met someone who called themselves “an Apatheist”. I’m sure I have met many apatheists previously, but no one, as far as I recall, termed themselves that way. A Theist believes there is a God (or polytheists – gods). An Atheist believes there is no God. The term Agnostic can describe two positions, and
The Joy of Sexagesima
From the Gelasian Sacramentary (7th Century) until the calendar reforms of Vatican II, the ninth Sunday before Easter was called “Septuagesima”, and the eighth Sunday before Easter (this year, this coming Sunday, 20 February 2022) was called “Sexagesima”. The third Sunday in this sequence, the last Sunday before Ash Wednesday (starting Lent), was Quinquagesima. Sexagesima
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Invalid Baptism?
The recent decision that more than a quarter of a century of a priest’s baptisms are invalid is not just legalism gone egregious, it can be challenged as mistaken.
Ordinary 7 2022
Almighty God,
grant that we, meditating always on what is right and true,
may please you in word and deed;
through Jesus Christ, our Saviour
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Valentine’s Day 2022
Valentine’s Day may not be what you think it is.
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