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Live gently on the Earth

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:27:19 +0000

I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone. I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away. I looked, and the fruitful land […]

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Lost treasure

Herbert O’Driscoll — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:27:02 +0000

A tiny incident — a snatch of conversation heard in a city restaurant across an adjoining table. It’s a spot in which you see a fair number of older people. They come out of low-rise condos and apartments for a morning coffee or an afternoon cup of tea. Most of the time, I notice they […]

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A review of Touching Cloth: Confessions and Communions of a Young Priest

Kieran Wilson — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:26:44 +0000

Perhaps you have found yourself wondering, what is the correct response for an Anglican cleric in street clothes when he or she is offered ketamine at a house party? If you are the Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie, the answer comes easily: “It’s all right, thanks. I’m C of E.” Butler-Gallie shares this useful and virtually unanswerable […]

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Pilgrimage: power, transformation and renewal

Ruth Dantzer — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:26:25 +0000

I don’t take the decision to embark on an international pilgrimage lightly. With climate change, I am aware of the heavy carbon footprint of overseas travel. With the conflict in Israel/Palestine, I am also aware of the opinion that pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a practice that doesn’t benefit those who are on the […]

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Both body and soul

Cathy Carphin — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:25:48 +0000

Someone asked this question a while ago, and I have wondered since what would make a “right” reply. The premise was that if Christians believe that the soul leaves the body — and through Jesus — joins the Father, then what is there to be sad about? Shouldn’t we rejoice that our dear ones have […]

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