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Tag Archives: Reflections
The Pit
We are used to catalogues about the woes of modern society. The party’s over is no exception and a breeding ground for simplistic right-wing jingoistic solutions: Spare the rod… Of course, it is all cogent. We have just as much … Continue reading
Perceptio
Perceptio is of a rare subtlety in understanding many of the issues that dog us. Churches concerned with political correctness are described in Make of it what you will. I have given a lot of thought to the issue of … Continue reading
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Tagged Esoterism, Gender identity, Gnosticism, Perennialism, Philosophy, Psychology, Reflections, Romanticism
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Life on a Twelve-Foot Boat
I was relating the Semaine du Golfe with Sophie last night, and she pointed the discussion towards the “domestic” aspect of life on a boat rather than descriptions of places to which she could not relate or the technical aspect … Continue reading
May Travels
I will be spending about half of May away from home, and the 11th to the 17th offline – in my boat at a huge gathering in Brittany, the Semaine du Golfe, of more than a thousand vessels from three-masted … Continue reading
The old label thing…
The subject keeps coming up, especially when it’s a question of “You’re a false one masquerading as one of us true ones“. In the heyday of vagante churches, would-be prelates would invent all kinds of combinations of names to try … Continue reading
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Tagged Continuing Anglicanism, Ecclesiology, Independent / Old Catholicism, Reflections
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Mysterium Paschale
I would like to wish all my readers a glorious Easter full of the joy of this emerging spring (at least those of us in the northern hemisphere) and faith in the victory of life over death that this mystery … Continue reading
The Myth of Genius
This is a subject that has haunted me over the last few months. Many of us look at the music of great composers like Bach, Mozart or Beethoven and the scores of books written by the likes of Charles Dickens … Continue reading
A Meditation for Holy Week
I found a quote from Monsignor Alfred Gilbey (1901-1998). It follows on very nicely from my reflection about ecclesiastical bureaucracy and middle management. Many of us find ourselves in a situation of conflict, namely believing in an ideal (Catholic tradition) … Continue reading
Rev Dr Peter Mullen
I have just discovered this witty and humorous blog by Rev Dr Peter Mullen – All Things Considered.
Prometheus Unbound
I came across a fairly mind-blowing article this morning. A New Way To Be Human: The Plan Is To Replace Existing Humans With ‘Transhuman’ Hybrids I don’t take this sort of stuff very seriously, any more than the ideas of … Continue reading
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Tagged Moral questions, Mystery of Evil, Reflections, Romanticism
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The Blue Flower 