There’s a new Dutch book by Bert Dicou and Sigrid Coenradie about ordinary sanctity now, “Heilig. Gewoon nu”. It includes a list of ten tips towards sanctity – some possibilities for reflection this Lent: 1. Be open to the possibility of the extraordinary. 2. Dare to let go of certainties. 3. Do not be too
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This is a video of an experiment. It shows a violinist at a metro station in Washington DC playing the violin. He played for about 45 minutes. More than a thousand people passed him during that time. It was three minutes before anyone slowed to listen. Another minute before he got his first coin. A
Some notes about tomorrow, for Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and of course – for all of you interested. Anglican The NZ Lectionary does not provide an email address for questions. I receive emails asking for explanation, not only from the “person in the pew” but also from senior, well-trained clergy trying to make sense of the
Those who have been reading between the lines will not have been surprised at the announcement today by Bishop Victoria Matthews that the Christchurch Anglican cathedral is to be demolished. The building was deconsecrated on 9 November, not something normally done to a building if it is to undergo repairs. The diocesan website already had
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A wonderful nine minute video of the forty days of Christ in the desert. 40 illustrations drawn on Lent by illustrator Si Smith set to the music of Revive’s hug. That is my preferred version – but here is another, shown in less than half the time, set to an Explosions In The Sky song.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer reflected about religionless Christianity: What is bothering me incessantly is the question of what Christianity really is, or indeed who Christ really is, for us today. The time when people could be told everything by means of words, whether theological or pious, is over, and so is the time of inward and conscience—and
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