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Tag Archives: Spirituality
Nostalgia
An excellent article has just been published on The New Liturgical Movement – “What Is Most Deeply Human”: Two Contrasting Approaches to Nostalgia. I have heard the discussions and read the literature for and against the traditional Roman liturgy from … Continue reading
Thomas Traherne
Thomas Traherne (c. 1636-1674) is someone I have only just discovered, through the cantata for high solo voice and string orchestra by Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) Dies Natalis. This piece, completed in 1939, which I only today received from Boosey & … Continue reading
The Eschatological Quest
I had not read Fr Jonathan Munn’s article Etymological Episcopalian Eschatology? when I wrote my piece this morning around the theme of monastic spirituality. We have already arrived at the second Sunday of Advent, well, almost. This “little Lent” is … Continue reading
Liturgy Without Ideology
I remember a conversation with the Abbot of Triors in about 1997 when he insisted on the value of monastic life in transcending the lines of division in Christian communities, whether they be dioceses, parishes, monasteries, groups defined by ideology … Continue reading
If might is right…
If might is right, then love has no place in the world. It may be so, it may be so. But I don’t have the strength to live in a world like that.
Smoke and Mirrors
I suppose that like many people, I feel hurt when I am contradicted and manipulated. But I don’t mind a challenge, and many of my most treasured things are challenged. That is part of a blogger’s lot. You either stop … Continue reading
Another Plea for a Church of Human Dimensions
My brother priest Fr Jonathan Munn has written another cri de coeur – Unashamed Idealism. I added a brief comment, suggesting that my old article Rigorism,Tutiorism and Probabilism had some relevance by analysing the roots of the legalistic and judgemental attitude … Continue reading
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Tagged Continuing Anglicanism, Moral questions, New Goliards, Pastoral matters, Spirituality
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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
Resilience
I have been meaning to write something on this subject for a while, which is resilience – psychological or spiritual, call it what you will. It is our ability to cope with adversity. One thing I admire about the people … Continue reading
As we remember our loved ones…
Another year goes by, and we have celebrated the feast of All Hallows. My wife and niece came to Mass yesterday, and the homily took the form of a dialogue. The origin of these two days in the liturgical calendar … Continue reading
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Tagged Afterlife, All Souls, Life after Death, Salvation, Soteriology, Spirituality
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The Blue Flower 