What do you do if you have too much consecrated bread and wine? Some, confusedly, think that the piscina (sacrarium) is the solution. It is not. There is the tradition, in church architecture, of having a piscina (sacrarium) near the altar, or in the vestry/sacristy. A piscina is a bowl with a drain that goes
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I regularly am bemused to find people (usually calling themselves “evangelical“) asking “what is the Gospel?” and debating and arguing with each other what the Gospel is. Scot McKnight’s 17 minute talk may be quite a challenge for such people. For the rest of us, I also think the talk is worth the watch. Enjoy!
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This is the seventh post in a series on the Creed. The first is Apostles’ Creed. The second is I believe in God. The third is a source of the Apostles’ Creed. The fourth is I believe in the Father. The fifth is Handing over the Creed. The sixth is I believe in Jesus Christ,
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This is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Maori Language Week (1-7 June). [The New Zealand Lectionary notwithstanding – that document has it as the last week in June; two weeks are fine in any case, and the whole month of June would be even better!] Te Reo Māori is one of three official
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I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, This is the sixth post in a series on the Creed. The first is Apostles’ Creed. The second is I believe in God. The third is a source of the Apostles’ Creed. The fourth is I believe in the Father. The fifth is Handing over
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Some time ago I received a question which I answered privately. I do not know which country nor even which communion this question refers to. So if the mitre fits… The diocesan bishop was coming to a church’s patronal festival. The bishop said he would robe and sit in the sanctuary but “play no part
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“Where The Streets Have No Name” (live from Boston) “We can be in the middle of the worst gig in our lives, but when we go into that song, everything changes. The audience is on its feet, singing along with every word. It’s like God suddenly walks through the room. It’s the point where craft
This year, on 4 December, it is the 50th anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium), the first document promulgated by Vatican II. I was invited to write a reflection from an Anglican perspective for Liturgy, the Roman Catholic Auckland Diocesan Liturgy Centre publication. I am grateful that they are happy for
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