The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why (Hardcover) by Phyllis Tickle (Author) 176 pages Publisher: Baker Books (October 1, 2008) This book is about a very significant development within Christianity – and hence the world. The first point about this book is that it is not large. At around 60,000 words it is
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The latest edition of the newspaper The New Zealand Catholic has the following story: CHRISTCHURCH – Blessed Mary MacKillop and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta could soon feature in Anglican liturgies in New Zealand. In 2006, the Rev. Bosco Peters, Christ’s College chaplain and webmaster of the ecumenical liturgy site www.liturgy.co.nz, proposed a motion to that
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From the Gelasian Sacramentary (7th Century) until the calendar reforms of Vatican II, the ninth Sunday before Easter was called “Septuagesima”. What interests me is that, prior to the Vatican II reforms from Septuagesima right through up to (but not including) the Last Sunday after Pentecost (the Sunday next before Advent) – that whole block
Previously I have provided a brief introduction to the Sunday readings, with context and background (example). I am experimentally trying something new here: You can add your insights, reflections, sermon suggestions, hymn suggestions – anything positive and useful (even layout and web organisational ideas) – in the comments box. I will choose to publish from
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In inviting the Archbishop to preach Roman Catholics appear to be accepting that the Archbishop of Canterbury is validly ordained.
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The English translation of the Catholic Mass is about to change. And with the changes, more people will probably stop attending church.
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