In this reflection I share the surprise of joy I experienced within a moment of spiritual awareness at an Easter Vigil. This forms part of a convicti
A healthy and moderate contribution to debate
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The Bishop of Liverpool is to be congratulated for his moderate and heartfelt plea to get some of the Churches disagreements into a wiser perspecti
In Praise of Anglicanism
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The Church of England has taken a pounding from critics, but Rowan Williams has reasons to be cheerful as Christmas approaches, says a leading Anglic
Isaac Watts
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Isaac Watts - (1674-1748), English hymn writer
Watts was born July 17, 1674 at Southampton, England, the eldest of nine children. His father was
A new Bishop?
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From the Guardian Diary page......
At this, the beginning of our week, let us give thanks for the elevation of the Reverend Donald Allister. Who is
Charles Simeon
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Charles Simeon was born on September 24, 1759. He attended school at Eton and enrolled at King's College, Cambridge, in 1779. Although bapti
What future for Anglicanism?
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I am no scholar of Church history or skilled commentator on the Church. The conversations that continue over the recent action of Rome offering a 'ho
Rome and Canterbury
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I am, of course, not alone in feeling dismayed by the recent announcement by our sister church, Rome, about the deal to offer Anglican a way into a m