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A Christian Mystery School
These few words are the reflection of a long process of thought in my mind from my university days. It has been brought home to me when I have seen the state of parish life here in France and elsewhere, … Continue reading
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Tagged Monastic life, Pastoral matters, Philosophy, Romanticism, Theology
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British Left-Wing Press admits the Historical Evidence of Christ
This is quite impressive coming from the mainstream left-wing press in England: What is the historical evidence that Jesus Christ lived and died? The article was written by Simon Gathercole, Reader in New Testament Studies at the University of Cambridge. One … Continue reading
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose…
The more it changes, the more it’s the same thing. My attention has just been drawn to We Have Never Been Medieval. As I read though this piece, I find myself ever more confirmed in my adhesion to philosophical Idealism, even … Continue reading
Logos Option
My e-mail address is on the list of Dr Robert Moynihan, and sometimes there are some lovely spiritual reflections. Most recently, he has sent out a letter with the title The Logos Option. It might seem somewhat corny after Benedict … Continue reading
Conference in Oxford
I have just successfully applied for the possibility to attend a conference to be held at St Stephen’s House, Oxford, on 25th and 26th April this year. It will be just a few days after our Diocesan Synod in London … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglicanorum coetibus, Canterbury Anglicanism, Continuing Anglicanism, Ecclesiology, England, Theology
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The Blue Flower
In the light of my postings about Dr Ray Winch and the old Gregorian Club, a correspondent suggested that I might set up some kind of quarterly journal which I would set up and publish in a pdf file. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiology, Medieval Catholicism, New Goliards, Philosophy, Romanticism, Spirituality, Theology
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Epistemology?
In my previous posting, I was concerned with “truth claims”. The truth one person believes in, alone or in consensus with a number of others, has to apply to all – by force if necessary. I don’t have a scientific … Continue reading
Catholics
I saw an article from Tony Equale’s Blog about the film Catholics (aka The Conflict) that was made in 1973 from a novel. My attention was first brought to this film when I went on a trip to the USA … Continue reading
Analogies: the Bank, the Law Court and the Hospital
I found this on Facebook from Fr Guy Winfrey. What is Orthodox Christianity? Finding a starting place is difficult, but I think the best place is to say that Orthodoxy focuses on healing the soul of man. It is not … Continue reading
Enthusiasm
Fr Jonathan has gone and fired up my mind again between getting my “hard bastard” week in my boat ready, rebuilding rotten french windows and biting the bullet with a 8,000-word job last night that I wasn’t counting on. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Moral questions, Philosophy, Reflections, Romanticism, Spirituality, Theology
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