Monthly Archives: November 2010

BBC – interview on Covenant & Communion

“The General synod has voted to press ahead with the Anglican Covenant, a worldwide deal designed to keep Anglicans around the world united. Backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, the Covenant will now be sent to dioceses … Continue reading

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Canterbury rejects CAPA proposal

First published in The Church of England Newspaper. The Archbishop of Canterbury has rejected Africa’s call to suspend the Dublin primates meeting, a spokesman for Dr. Rowan Williams’ tells The Church of England Newspaper, and the meeting will go on … Continue reading

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10 Global South Primates shun Dublin Meeting

This week’s Church Times carries a report of the recent GAFCON primates statement, which was linked here on Wednesday, while the General Synod debate on the Anglican Covenant was still in progress, but which was not known to synod members prior … Continue reading

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Trinity Wall Street – Advent Calendar

News Love Revealed: Online Advent Calendar Trinity Wall Street‘s 2010 Advent Calendar takes a look across America at young people who are growing into wisdom, advocating for change, and creating a better world. Stories this year are drawn from the … Continue reading

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The Advent Promise

I am coming to redeem you, says The Lord ___________________________________________________ Tomorrow marks the beginning of a New Beginning – the rest of our lives in a world that cries out for a new understanding of ‘Redemption’ and how that should … Continue reading

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Two-tier Communion ?

Just as the Church of England General Synod was giving its backing to a mechanism to preserve unity in the Anglican Communion, conservative Primates were issuing a statement declaring that they can no longer give it their support. In a … Continue reading

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G. S. Primates to boycott Primates meeting

AT LEAST ten Primates from the Global South are now expected to boycott the Primates’ Meeting in Dublin in January.  In a statement released on Wednesday, five African Primates, members of the GAFCON Primates’ Council, confirmed that they would not … Continue reading

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Southwark Dean Colin Slee dies suddenly

Liberal Anglicans will mourn the death of Colin SleeThe dean of Southwark would have been a fierce critic of conservative evangelical resistance to the Anglican covenant  Stephen Bates guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 November 2010 12.05 GMT Article history Colin Slee, the … Continue reading

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Catholic Inclusivity – Dom Laurence Freeman

Laurence Freeman OSB, CHRISTIAN MEDITATION NEWSLETTER, Vol. 34, No. 3, October 2010, pp. 4-5. The truly other is essential to the mystical and loving mind. Otherness stimulates the mind to let go of its fixed points and expand beyond itself, … Continue reading

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ADVENT HOPE for ANGLICANS

This could be the sign of a new Dawn for Anglicans around the world. You may have noticed that we don’t have ALL the candles burning here – there would appear to be a fourth candle missing. This could represent … Continue reading

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