Monthly Archives: February 2010

This morning was an historic moment in the life of Saint Barnabas’ Church as we began to look seriously at the Pope’s offer of an Ordinariate and at the wider implications for our future as Anglo-Catholics living within a progressively … Continue reading →

A little taster of our parish magazine for March. This is the article I shall include to encourage all Christian people to give time to God this Easter: Holy Week, together with Christmas, is the most important moment in the … Continue reading →

There is a long tradition in scripture of the voice that cries in the wilderness. And whilst we enjoy the long distant rants when read from the lecterns of middle class churches we get quite affronted when asked to deal … Continue reading →

There are a good number of priests who want to wait before making a firm decision as regards the Ordinariate. I have some sympathy with this position. Joining an Ordinariate will require balls and spine rarely witnessed in clergy of … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening over one hundred Roman Catholics and Anglicans gathered in Saint Barnabas’ Church for a special service on the feast of the ‘Chair of S. Peter’. This was the first occasion in many years that we have held a … Continue reading →

The stations of the Cross are a set of images about the Passion and death of Jesus. They lead us prayerfully through the last journey Christ made on his way to crucifixion. Most of the images are drawn from Scripture, … Continue reading →

Tomorrow, Monday 22nd February 2010, the feast of the Chair of St Peter, the Anglican bishops of Fulham, Ebbsfleet and Richborough have asked their parishes to undertake a day of prayerful discernment for the future of Anglo-Catholics, especially in the … Continue reading →

When I pray about the ordinariate, pondering my future and that of this parish, I see it as a rock lovingly dropped into the pond of Anglo-Catholicism. The first ripple is bound to be small but strong and after that … Continue reading →

Biretta tip to Fr. Clive for sending me this very clever video link courtesy of Youtube. It is entitled ‘cancel my liturgical dance lessons’.

Today signals the beginning of Lent. And even those outside the Church know all about Lent! That season when we give something up. When we limit our freedom… Everyone knows they should give up chocolate, tobacco, drink, bad habits. Ration … Continue reading →