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Lenten Iconoclasm
This is a couple of days early, but my little oratory is in Lenten Array for the first time. I modified the altar frontal from the old chapel to fit the smaller altar and to eliminate the wooden frame. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Lent, Lenten Array, Mystery of Evil, Reflections, War and Peace
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Traditional Anglican Church in Britain
I have been contacted by Fr Michael Gray of The Traditional Anglican Church in Britain. He asked me to update the link in the sidebar of this blog. He refers me to the site of the TAC, which now refers … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Catholic Church, Continuing Anglicanism, TAC
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Ten Years
I have overshot the tenth anniversary of this blog. The first posting was Invitation of 17th January 2012, in which my desire for change was apparent. Change from what? I had been one of the co-authors of The Anglo-Catholic (now … Continue reading
From Despair to Light
I read something yesterday which turned over in my mind, but at the same time I felt quite revolted about it. It was someone’s opinion about his refusal of all notion of God or meaning to life. He was not … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Mystery of Evil, Nihilism, Philosophy, Reflections, Romanticism
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Validity of a Church’s Orders
There has been a recent scuffle on the internet about the validity of Orders in the Anglican Catholic Church. The person concerned is a priest of one of the American continuing Anglican Churches and seems to be drifting towards the … Continue reading
The Ungodly Dystopia
A friend of mine who is a scientist wrote this on his Facebook: * * * “The Church has degenerated into factional disputation. As Paul VI said it is “engaged in a process of self-destruction.” The Magisterium equates “love” with … Continue reading
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Homage to Francis Jackson (1917-2022)
I have just done a video in homage to Dr Francis Jackson. I have had a little correspondence with some of the old York people I knew in the 1970’s – those who are still alive and remember that “community” … Continue reading
Be Brave
I was reading Rob Riemen’s little book Nobility of Spirit last night, which I have already read several times. The book is divided into several narratives to illustrate the main question of the human soul and the real meaning of … Continue reading
Dr Francis Jackson (1917-2022)
I have just found out that Dr Francis Jackson, organist of York Minster from 1946 to 1982, passed away yesterday at the age of 104 years. He was one of the greatest inspirations to me as a schoolboy and it … Continue reading
Epiphany 2022
What can I give him? Poor as I am If I were a shepherd I would give a lamb If I were a wise man I would do my part But what I can I give him Give him my … Continue reading
The Blue Flower 