Monthly Archives: December 2016

Decision on future of Christchurch Cathedral delayed Posted on: December 23, 2016 3:06 PM A decision on the future of Christchurch Cathedral in New Zealand has been delayed. Photo Credit: PeterL / Wikimedia Related Categories: Bp Victoria Matthews, Cathedral, Christchurch, … Continue reading →

Primates’ Christmas Message: Archbishop Philip Richardson Posted on: December 22, 2016 12:25 PM Photo Credit: Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki Related Categories: Abp Richardson, Christmas Message, New Zealand A Christmas message on behalf of the three Primates of the Anglican … Continue reading →

Bishop Christopher’s Presidential Address to Diocesan Synod Presidential Address by The Bishop of Southwark, The Rt Revd Christopher Chessun ‘President Donald J Trump.’   No comment.  Except to say, thank God for Hereditary Monarchy. We should not make the mistake of … Continue reading →

by Rt Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool After the uprising of the 17th June the Secretary of the Writers Union had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee stating that the people had forfeited t… Source: Couldn’t We Just “Dissolve the … Continue reading →

Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon interviewed by CoI Gazette Ian Ellis, editor of the Church of Ireland Gazette, recently interviewed Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Secretary General at the Anglican Communion Office. The full interview lasts 45 minutes, and the recordings can be found … Continue reading →

God-with-us ‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel’, which means, ‘God is with us.’ (Matthew 1:23) To speak of God being with us might be good news, or bad news, depending on … Continue reading →

The ‘Madness’ of Mercy What’s at the Center of Francis’s Papacy? The EditorsNovember 30, 2016 – 5:09pm15 commentsPrint When Hannah Arendt reviewed Pope John XXIII’s journals just over fifty years ago, she shared a question posed to her by a … Continue reading →

Wellington Archdiocese to have a Synod next year Friday, December 9th, 2016 – CATH NEWS N.Z. – Cardinal John Dew has announced that the fifth Synod for the Archdiocese of Wellington is to take place in 2017. A diocesan synod … Continue reading →

An Advent Reflection from the Chair of Inclusive Church Advent is upon us-a season of light and a season of darkness.  Christians use Advent to prepare to welcome the birth of Jesus of Nazareth- the light of the world- at … Continue reading →

BY JULIE INGERSOLL DECEMBER 5, 2016 – Religion Dispatches SHADES OF CHRISTIAN RECONSTRUCTIONISM IN TRUMP EDUCATION PICK, BETSY DEVOS Evangelicals befuddled observers with their enthusiastic support for Donald Trump, despite his shocking disregard for the “traditional family values” that have … Continue reading →