Lay Anglicana
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Lay Anglicana aspires to be the online voice for lay people from the pews of Anglican churches the world over, and a place where Christian laity from all denominations may seek to understand each other.
Lay Anglicana
Dec 22 2016, 12:11
Latin: O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti. English: O King of the Gentiles and their desired One, the Cornerstone that makes both one; Come, and save humanity, whom You formed from the dust of the earth. Isaiah had prophesied: For a [...] Continue reading »
Lay Anglicana
Nov 05 2016, 11:14
I fear for Anglicanism, or at least the liberal, discerning version that we practice in our rainy corner of Northern Europe. Above all I fear for its relevance. More Britons play chess each week than go to church. Though a Scots-Irish descendent of the Manse on both sides of my family, I’ve come to love [...] Continue reading »
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Aug 20 2016, 10:17
For those not old enough to remember, ‘That Was the Week That Was’ was a satirical television programme of the 1960s, starring David Frost, Millicent Martin, Bernard Levin and Willie Rushton who used their considerable talent and insight to comprehensively demolish the pretensions of the ‘establishment’ as part of the satire boom which also produced the [...] Continue reading »
Lay Anglicana
Jul 12 2016, 11:08
Yesterday was the Feast of St Benedict and many of my online friends were tweeting and blogging to remind of this fact. The Revd Bryony Taylor @vahva tweeted: “For leadership advice we couldn’t do much better than the Rule of Benedict in these turbulent times.” I replied “Roughly translated as ‘The Abbot [...] Continue reading »
Lay Anglicana
Jul 10 2016, 08:35
Like most of my fellow compatriots, the last fortnight has felt so tumultuous that the very basis of our communal lives seems threatened. This blog deals with the Church of England, so at first glance you might argue politics is an area we should steer clear of. But Church and State are not separated in this country, [...] Continue reading »