Scripture and Prayer – Listening Prayer “Speak Lord; your servant is listening” 1 Sam 3:10 God speaks to us in many ways: nature, people, and events… In listening to God in prayer, we focus on Scripture as God’s word to me here and now. What the text meant to the original writers/ hearers, to others
I have written previously, if you really want to annoy Anglican clergy … get their titles wrong! Titles are what distinguishes the men from the boys – or whatever the inclusive version of that is. Into this clergy status anxiety steps Pope Francis. He has basically removed the title of Monsignor (those who hold the
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Worship, I contend, is essential in the church’s mission – whatever your denomination. Parish and other Christian community mission statements regularly highlight this centrality. Worship, liturgy, especially the Eucharist is understood by most to be “the source and summit of the Christian life” (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 11). St Ignatius Loyola understood “The human
[Update 20 October 2012: As well as commenting below, you can add your name to the hope that worship/liturgy is included in a revised mission statement here. I have now established that the two representatives to ACC from this province are Archdeacon Turi Hollis and Dr Tony Fitchett. Both have been sent the open letter
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The Sunday Start-Times had a half page opinion article by Simon Cunliffe who says, “I am a Twitter-virgin. I do not subscribe, have not used, and do not intend to become a Twitter devotee.” Having stated that he has no experience of Twitter, he then goes on to assert, “Twitter encourages directness, blunting the social
Christ has no online presence but yours, No blog, no Facebook page but yours, Yours are the tweets through which love touches this world, Yours are the posts through which the Gospel is shared, Yours are the updates through which hope is revealed. Christ has no online presence but yours, No blog, no Facebook page
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An introduction to the Examination of Consciousness – an Ignatian method towards finding God in all things.
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Those who call themselves Evangelical are increasingly turning to liturgy.
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