The Anglican bishops meeting for the Lambeth Conference are following a consultative process called Indaba. This is reminiscent of Benedictine and other styles of meeting.
July 25 1968 Pope Paul VI published his Encyclical letter Humanae Vitae. His commissions, set up in response to the development of oral contraceptives in…
Lambeth Bible Study with Joanna Clegg A famous poet representing the other party (Alexander Pope), once said ‘know thyself, presume not God to scan; the…
Ah! I think I get it now… your inclusion of the duck video … it is a metephor for the other videos, and especially the relationship between the Anglican and Catholic churches, and speaks of liturgical processes. Very clever. Almost too subtle, but it is obvious now: the duck is the Anglican Communion, in theory “chased” by the cat in the funny get-up, but most of the time politely playing a bemused “catchup” with the cat while the dog looks on without taking sides – even if unseen by us most of the time.
I’m still trying to understand the roomba – it obviously goes where it likes, not controlled by the cat (despite appearances), but could the dog be using some remote? If so I cannot see it. Some aspects of this modern parable still elude me. Zigh! :-}
I’m trying to decide which animal to feel more sorry for.
😉 Let us know. Maybe I could start a poll!
Ah! I think I get it now… your inclusion of the duck video … it is a metephor for the other videos, and especially the relationship between the Anglican and Catholic churches, and speaks of liturgical processes. Very clever. Almost too subtle, but it is obvious now: the duck is the Anglican Communion, in theory “chased” by the cat in the funny get-up, but most of the time politely playing a bemused “catchup” with the cat while the dog looks on without taking sides – even if unseen by us most of the time.
I’m still trying to understand the roomba – it obviously goes where it likes, not controlled by the cat (despite appearances), but could the dog be using some remote? If so I cannot see it. Some aspects of this modern parable still elude me. Zigh! :-}
Yes, Mark. Jesus today would obviously use YouTube videos: Matt 13:34; Mark 4:34; John 10:6; Mark 4:10-13. Blessings.