Lent wristband
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[image: Lent wristband]Our Social Justice Commission is producing
liturgical wristbands (purple, white, red and green). It is not difficult
to see Lent thr...
Lot's Wife by the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska
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*Lot's Wife*
They say I looked back out of curiosity.
But I could have had other reasons.
I looked back mourning my silver bowl.
Carelessly, while ...
LGBTAC: 'Embrace Civil Partnerships' - Bishops told
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Press Release from the LGB&T Anglican Coalition ‘Embrace Civil
Partnerships’ - Bishops told. 2nd February 2012 - for immediate use The
time has come for a ...
Encourage People to Read the Bible? Maybe not
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Devotional reading of the Bible naively presumes that a person, by reading the text, will hear God speak. Meaning depends upon the reader’s modern worldview,...
IEC2012: Answering Ireland’s call
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There are now less than 6 months to go to the 2012 International
Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, Ireland.
Over the years the global movement of Catholics...
Religion and state secularization
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In discussing secularization, it has become conventional to note that the
concept refers to various processes, of which three are particularly
prominent....
St Bridget of Kildare
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An interesting post from catholicity and covenant. I like the last para
especially:
*There was no such thing as a Celtic Church; the concept is unhelpful, ...
Living Without
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In 2009 Merriam-Webster admitted the word ‘staycation’ into its dictionary.
This word appeared as a result of the 2007 financial meltdown when more and
m...
Little things
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(Photo along the MoPac Trail, between Walton, Nebraska, and Eagle,
Nebraska, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
(Originally written for Speaking to the Soul,...
Jawbone of an Ass
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The mandible of the ass, and ours as well, for that matter, is developed
from the primitive mandibular processes in utero, forming on either side of
the pr...
California notebook
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*The future*
‘As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern
California to observe the future.’ —Alison Lurie, *The Nowhere Ci...
Farmer's Challenge Monsanto
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A U.S. District Court hearing in downtown New York today could determine
the eventual fate of several organic farmers from across the country,
including so...
In Defence of Munro Bagging..
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Blue= climbed. Red= Not yet climbed!
Munro-bagging, (defined as the attempt to stand upon each 3000ft+ summit in
Scotland, having climbed from the public...
Wedding at Christ Church
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On Saturday, while the sun shone and the temperature rose just above
freezing, Emeka and Akunna were married at Christ Church. For the first
time we hosted...
Ladies hats
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So we heard last week that the Royal Enclosure at Ascot will be enforcing a
stricter dress code this year. They will be cracking down in particular on
lad...
Learning from Scripture
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The demands and pressures upon a Bible Teacher as faithful as myself truly
are relentless, My Dear Sinners, and these past few weeks have found me
tenderly...
Masking Something.
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Today I'm going to lunch with a volunteer who has worked with us in the
prison for many years, through the organisation Prison Fellowship Scotland.
Pris...
Encounter with a Saint
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Have you ever met a saint?
I've actually met a saint. In the flesh.
Of course, the Christian Church has used the term "saint" in a number of
different wa...
Gospel Comparison:Wedding at Cana
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Sunday's lectionary gospel reading (in the Church of England at least) was
the story of the Wedding at Cana and Jesus turning Water into Wine. In the
CofE'...
Thatcher: Puccini or Sylvie Krin?
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It’s always fascinating but unsettling to see living people walking around
on the big screen — Stephen Frears’ masterful portrait of *The Queen*springs to ...
emmanuel
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Thank you for sharing Advent with us. We’ll be back in 2012. If you would
like to join us for Lent, we will be blogging at Beauty from Chaos. Thus
says God...
Naming holy names
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Today is a good day for a baptism. It is the first day of a brand-new
year…and what better way to start? The weather is unseasonably warm. But
the best ...