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Museum Christianity?
I have no desire to speculate on the ins and outs of western Christians who decide to embrace Orthodoxy. Many do and find happiness in the eastern liturgical and spiritual tradition, especially with the Russians, a half-way house between Byzantium … Continue reading
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Dum esset Rex
This was an old joke, referring to an antiphon of the Vespers of Our Lady, between a liturgically articulate friend and myself when talking about my dog Rex. Dum esset rex in accubitu suo, nardus mea dedit odorem suavitatis. We … Continue reading
The Underlying Aspiration
Update: increasing numbers of comments here – some incredibly intolerant, others on the mark – you decide… The Roman Catholic Church at least has a system of canon law designed to be both predictable and equitable. The only kind of … Continue reading
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia Rains on the Parade
Update: a couple of blogs discussing the question with some interesting comments: Modestinus. Byzantine, TX. HT – Young Fogey on ROCOR stops its Western Rite * * * I put his link – ROCOR Synod meeting – on the Orthodox … Continue reading
Pristinos dies?
The title comes from the Vulgate version of Hebrews x.32: Rememoramini autem pristinos dies in quibus inluminati magnum certamen sustinuistis passionum But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings This … Continue reading
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The Barque of Peter?
I love this one! Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the island of Lampedusa and someone seems to want the celebration to be relevant to seamen. Well, let’s see. The vessel seems to be about eight feet in length excluding the … Continue reading
Mystical Aestheticism
I come to a subject that is quite related to some other posts I have written on Romanticism and “neo-medievalism” in the nineteenth century and up to the outbreak of World War I. This term is coined by Embryo Parson … Continue reading
Herding Cats and Continuing Anglican Ecumenism
I often get comments lamenting the disunion of various jurisdictional bodies of Continuing Anglicans with their various emphases in matters of theology, notably the appeal of historical Catholicism on one side and fidelity to the rigour of the Reformation on … Continue reading
New Blow-Out Departments
I thought I had better set up the pages in case anyone would like to use them. Try to keep it civil and I will only moderate trolls (one sent a really juicy comment yesterday, containing swear words and profanities, … Continue reading
New Article on The Anglican Catholic
An Alternative to the Church of England? by Deacon Jonathan Munn
The Blue Flower 