Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
For many churches, it's time to think about the Advent/Christmas season. Maybe you've already started. Maybe you're dealing with serious questions, like...should I ask N to light the Advent wreath after he/she almost burned the church down last year? Or perhaps...is there a reason why the congregation mouths the sermons I'm preaching, they are after …
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As fellow swimmer Gavin Ashenden notes: It has been announced that Michael Nazir-Ali, former Bishop of Rochester, has left Anglicanism and become a Roman Catholic.He was received into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, entering the ordinariate on his name day, the feast of St Michael, two weeks ago.This is without doubt one of …
As the title implies, these elevations expound on events after the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, mostly concerning the visit of the Magi. …Continuation on the Mysteries of the Childhood of Jesus Christ
For a small town on Tyneside, Jarrow has always had an outsized impact on our national story. In the seventh and eighth centuries its church and …The town that was murdered
Recently I commented on a post by Dr. Larry Chapp on his back and forth with Ralph Martin on the number of people who will end up in Hell. My response to this was as follows, from Bossuet's Elevations: As far as the number of people who are going to Hell, probably the best response …
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It's one of Bossuet's most famous quotations, and in my opinion his best. It comes from his discussion of the nature of the Magi, some of which is here: The Magi, are they absolute kings or dependent on a greater empire? or are they only great lords, which gave them the name of kings, according …
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This is a “well worn” path for the Christmas season. In addition to that, there are two distinctly Catholic (well, at least one) themes that Bossuet explores: the perpetual virginity of Mary and the poverty of Jesus as an example to his followers. The elevations here are as follows: Elevations on the Birth of Jesus …
Bishop Gerry calls all Oratorians on the Feast of St. Gregory the Great to observe the 9 Character marks of faithful pastors.Bishop Gerry calls all Oratorians on the Feast of St. Gregory the Great to observe the 9 Character marks of faithful pastors. https://t.co/Mf70h6WPYU
No, they don't: Pope Francis and most of the bishops are, to put it mildly, not generally seen as protagonists among these communities and networks. There is real danger that the pope’s actions will push such communities, either due to manufactured martyr-complexes, a genuine sense of alienation and betrayal, or a combination of the two, …
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In these elevations Bossuet expounds on the early life of John the Baptist. The elevations are as follows: Elevations on the Birth of the Holy …Elevations on the Birth of the Holy Forerunner
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