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Temporary Altars

I am overjoyed that the Anglican Catholic Fellowship (our diocese in England)  is ministering to house groups and isolated folk. One such group is being established in Whitby, the north-eastern port that represents my own roots and means a great … Continue reading →

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Church Bureaucracy

We have all come up against bureaucracy in our lives, from the moment we need to see a doctor, claim sickness benefit, get planning permission to build a new garage or extension to our home, deal with our tax declarations … Continue reading →

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Honey, I Buried the Church!

The only thing is that a film by this name would hardly draw the crowds that once attracted people to comedy stories about inventive husbands shrinking their children! What inspires this article are two pieces, one on the Church of … Continue reading →

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A Great Sailing E-mail Group

This is one I recommend, called Openboat. It has 1534 members from all over the world, not just England. I have just joined it. This is the official description: Openboat is dedicated to the cruising of open boats in coastal … Continue reading →

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Sarum Calendar

Sarum Ordo 2014 PDF file to be opened with Adobe Acrobat I haven’t always published the Sarum calendar here, but here is the one that begins on the first Sunday of Advent (1st December 2013) and ends on Sunday 30th … Continue reading →

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Quantum Physics Proves Afterlife

I don’t know what to think, not being a scientist, but this news article pointed me to the website of Dr Robert Lanza on Biocentrism. Here is Lanzo’s introduction to his subject. What seems to be the issue is that … Continue reading →

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Ransomware

A relatively new alarm has been sounded – ransomware. You open an e-mail purporting to be from a legitimate company, and a virus self-runs. It encrypts your files and offers you the possibility of buying the code to decrypt them. … Continue reading →

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Jib on a Gaff Rig

Another nautical theme came into my search box. I have already written on the gaff rig in several posts. This one concerns the jib in the precise context of the gaff rig. You don’t strictly need the jib on a … Continue reading →

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Anglican Catholic Broadness

Fr Jonathan Munn has written some fine reflections on his recent experience at our recent ACC Provincial Synod. Broad Birettas and Canterbury Caps is not an article about clerical dress, sacerdotal boulevardiers or curés de salon – but about our … Continue reading →

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The Boulevardier

A couple of days ago, I wrote another musical entry about Joseph Rheinberger, and a comment led me to look at the world of Palm Court and Light music. I suppose I have taken a disdaining attitude to light music … Continue reading →

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