The Synod of Bishops has concluded in Rome. The theme of this, the thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, was the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith. Here is the the Message of the Synod of Bishops to the People of God. A taster: …The beauty of faith must
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor
The International Anglican Liturgical Consultation (IALC) is reporting to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC15) starting its meeting today. That reporting will include the new Statement from the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation, Rites Relating to Marriage (PDF) In the current more-heat-than-light Anglican controversy about committed same-sex couples I have often thought that we need to work
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I’m sure we can all get into an unquestioned way of doing things. For confirmation I’m used to seeing people kneel, facing liturgical East (in the same direction as the congregation, so those being confirmed have their back to the congregation), with the bishop laying on hands facing liturgical West. Within the safety of this
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Regulars here realise I initiated a call to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Consultative Council, beginning their meeting in Auckland this weekend, to revise the statement of the Marks of Mission. This included providing people the opportunity of signing their name to this. The best first draft so far of a possible revised
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Let us pray (in silence) [that God’s love strengthen us to do God’s will] pause Almighty everliving God, increase within us your gifts of faith, hope, and love, and make us cherish what you command, so that we may obtain what you promise; through Jesus Christ who is alive with you in the unity of
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The Archbishop of Canterbury addressed the Synod of Bishops in Rome, fifty years after the opening of the Second Vatican Council. He connected contemplation and evangelisation. This comes synchronously as we, here, urge worship, liturgy, the contemplative life to be seen more explicitly centrally to our life and mission as church (also see here). …To
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With much fanfare the New Zealand Herald announced Christian faiths losing out to other religions: “In the battle for believers, Christianity is losing out to religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. A Massey University study, Changing Patterns of Auckland Religion, has found that with the exception of Catholicism, membership of all mainstream Christian denominations
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