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by George Conger, Anglican Ink
Grace, not aid, the path to salvation Kenyan archbishop declares
The Archbishop of Kenya has criticized idolatry of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) saying faith in Christ, not works performed in his name, is the path of salvation.
The 22 February 2012 letter written by Archbishop Eliud Wabukala on behalf of the Gafcon [...]
by Michael Kirke, MercatorNet
Russia’s national parliament will soon begin consideration of a bill to outlaw homosexual propaganda aimed at minors throughout the country, according to a report on the American website, LifeSite News yesterday.
"The bill," the website reporrted, "which was submitted to the parliament yesterday by a regional government legislature in Siberia, is similar to [...]
by Dale O'Leary
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind,” (Rom. 12:2)
Advances in neurobiology may be on the verge of explaining what St. Paul knew by inspiration – the interaction of the mind and the flesh. (Rom.7: 23-25 KJV).
While we may think of the flesh of the part of us below the neck, the brain [...]
By Matt Kennedy, Stand Firm
After reading David’s piece on the Interstate Sacrament of Abortion, I thought to myself, “Self, I’ll bet someone somewhere has ginned up a liturgy for women getting ready to kill their babies.” And sure enough, I was right. After a moment’s googling I found a ritual entitled, “A Liturgy For Seeking [...]From Christian Today
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has welcomed the first conviction in the case against perpetrators of the communal violence against Christians in India's Orissa state in 2008.
Kartik Paramanika was found guilty of murdering Ramesh Digal in a fast-track court in Orissa on 24 March and sentenced to life imprisonment. He also received five years for [...]From Mass Resistance
The Obama administration has announced that it is taking the unbelievable role of pushing the homosexual agenda around the world and punishing countries that don't comply.
Back in July, MassResistance reported how the Pakistanis angrily denounced the US Embassy's open homosexual parties as "cultural terrorism." Well, that was just the beginning.
Now, foreign countries which [...]By Nina Lakhani, Independent
A girl aged five and an 87-year-old woman were among almost 1,500 forced marriage victims helped by the Forced Marriage Unit in 2011, new figures reveal.
The figures emerge as the Government considers whether to criminalise forced marriage or focus its efforts on protecting potential victims through the civil courts. A three-month consultation, [...]By Timothy Herrmann, LifeSite News
The UN Commission on Population and Development is considering “sexual and reproductive health and rights” for children as young as ten.
Even the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon agrees. In a statement recently released he said, “Young people, as much as all people, share the human right to health, including sexual and reproductive [...]
Announcements in the Church Times, Church of England Newspaper and The Times have started the consultation process ahead of consideration by the Crown Nominations Commission as to who will follow Dr Rowan Williams as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury.
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FIFTH SATURDAY OF LENT - John Donne, Priest, 1631
LITURGICAL THEME FOR THE DAY: John Donne was born in about the year 1571 and brought up as a Roman Catholic. He led a somewhat debauched youth and was extremely skeptical about all religion. He eventually discovered his Christian [...]
: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , March 31, 2012 John Donne John Donne was the most outstanding of the English Metaphysical Poets and a churchman famous for his spellbinding sermons . His poetry is noted for its ingenious fusion of wit and seriousness and represents a shift from classical models toward a more personal . style Donne was born in London to a prominent Roman Catholic family but converted to Anglicanism during the 1590s . At the age of 11 he entered the University of Oxford , where he studied for three years . According to some accounts , he spent the next three years at the University of Cambridge but took no degree at either: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , March 31, 2012 Innocent of Moscow Was born in Siberia on August 26, 1797, and was named John Popov . While in seminary at Irkutsk , he spent so much time with Bishop Benjamin that the dean gave him the name Veniaminov son of Benjamin He married Catherine Sharina in 1817 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1821. The Russian-America Company had requested the bishop to send a priest to the Aleutian Islands . Fr . John heard of this and volunteered . He enthusiastically worked to establish the Church in America and to evangelize the native peoples . Metropolitan Theodosius , in 1997, characterized St . Innocent asFrom Thanet Extra
I am opposed to the concept of “gay marriage” and I shall, given the opportunity, vote against it in the House of Commons. I shall do so because I believe that “marriage” describes the union, in Church or out of it, of one man and one woman and it is not a term [...]By Josie Ensor
Children are now half as likely to know the text of the Lord's Prayer than they were 40 years ago, according to a survey.
The study, which compared the answers of children aged 6-12 years old and adults who would have been that age 40 years ago, found that children today are less [...]By Gerri Peev, Mailonline
A quarter of children have parents with drug or alcohol problems, a year-long study shows.
The 3.6million youngsters were found to be seven times more likely to develop similar problems themselves.
Researchers found that 2.6million children live with a ‘hazardous’ drinker and 705,000 with a ‘dependent’ drinker. A further 350,000 live with a parent [...]By John Smeaton, SPUC
Below is my summary of the address (full text and slides) given by Professor David Paton to SPUC's "Defending the Rights of Parents, Protecting Children" children conference in Belfast on 10 March, which I blogged about on 13 March. Many readers will know that he is professor of industrial economics at Nottingham [...]From AAC
As we prepare for Palm Sunday and Holy Week, the transition from the "Hosanna's" of the palm-strewn road to the grief of the Via Dolorosa becomes quite jarring. Although it all was within God's larger plan for our redemption, the betrayal of Jesus by one he trusted, the crowds shouting "crucify him," and his [...]By Graeme Paton, Telegraph
Ministers were embroiled in a fresh row over faith schools today after suggesting they should reserve just half of places for children from religious families.
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, said a decision to cap the number of believers admitted to a new Roman Catholic comprehensive in London “seems very sensible”.
In a [...]From CARE
Baroness Howe of Idlicote introduced her ‘Online Safety’ Private Members Bill to the House of Lords today. It requires those companies that supply internet services – whether at home or on a mobile device – to filter pornographic content, unless an adult user specifically asks for access to such content. This mechanism is called [...]
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By John Bingham, Telegraph
Civil partners have “identical” rights to husbands and wives, three senior judges established yesterday as they settled the first multi-million pound homosexual split to come before the courts.
Don Gallagher, a West End actor, saw his £1.7 million “divorce” settlement from Peter Lawrence, a wealthy City analyst, reduced by amost £300,000 at the [...]: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Thursday , March 29, 2012 John Keble April 25, 1792 March 29, 1866 was an English churchman , one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement , and gave his name to Keble College , Oxford 1870 John Keble , born 1792, ordained Priest in 1816, tutor at Oxford from 1818 to 1823, published in 1827 a book of poems called The Christian Year , containing poems for the Sundays and Feast Days of the Church Year . The book sold many copies , and was highly effective in spreading Keble's devotional and theological views . His style was more popular then than now , but some of his poems are still in use as hymns , such the three : beginning
This week (March 26-30) Anglican International Development and St Helens Church Bishopsgate are holding a week of Bible Teaching in Juba Cathedral for 50 pastors. One of the needs expressed was that many pastors do not have a Bible in the Bari language. These are available from Nairobi for £5 sterling each. They are needed [...]: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , March 28, 2012 Tuathal of Saint-Gall When St . Gall , the companion of St . Columbanus , died in Switzerland in 640, a monastery was built over the place of his burial . This became the famous monastery of St . Gall , one of the most influential monasteries of the Middle Ages and the center of music , art , and learning throughout that . period About the middle of the ninth century , returning from a visit to Rome , an Irishman named Moengul stopped off at the abbey and decided to stay , along with a number of Irish companions , among them Tuathal , or Tutilo . Moengul was given charge of the abbey schools and: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Tuesday , March 27, 2012 Charles Henry Brent During the Spanish-American War 1898 arising from a dispute over Cuba and Puerto Rico , the United States also acquired Guam and the Philippines . For a brief note on the subsequent history of these territories , see Kamehameha , 28 November . In 1902, the Episcopal Church appointed Charles Brent at that time serving as priest in charge of a slum parish in Boston as Missionary Bishop of the Philippines . He arrived on the same ship with the American Governor , William H . Taft , and carried with him the unofficial but very real prestige of the American . establishment Brent
Dear Friends, Even at 6.30a.m. it is amazing what an experience driving to church on a Sunday morning can be! Apart from having to allow an extra 1/2 hour or 1 hour (depending on how late in the morning you are), there are check points galore, and probably even more completely closed roads. But I, [...]
By Mary Eberstadt, Wall Street Journal Spring came early to most of the 50 states this year—and with it, at least in the political fields, the usual crop of mixed truths, untruths, and wildly growing falsehoods. Let’s yank up one of those weeds for a little inspection: the idea that a national “war on women” [...]
By Robert J Gagnon Part 1: What does the Bible actually say about “gay marriage”? That question is the title of a a recent op-ed piece in the Huffington Post written by Lee Jefferson, a visiting assistant professor of religion at Centre College. According to Jefferson the answer is: “Nothing,” or at least “Nothing negative.” [...]: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , March 25, 2012 Passion Sunday Passion Sunday is a term sometimes used to denote the fifth Sunday of Lent in the Christian liturgical . calendar In Traditional Catholic and Prayer Book Anglican circles , Passion Sunday continues to refer to the fifth Sunday in Lent Passion Sunday is sometimes called 1st Sunday of Passion Time , with the 2nd Sunday being Palm . Sunday Under the old calendar , Passion Sunday was also known as Judica Sunday , after that day's Introit : Judica me , Deus Judge me , O Lord from Psalm 42 43 and was called Black Sunday in Germany . This alternate name originates from the fact that after: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , March 24, 2012 Walter Hilton Walter Hilton was an innovator . He was the first man to write a book of mysticism in the English language . At that time , Latin was the language of the church--although Wycliffe and his Lollards had worked hard to circulate manuscripts of an English . Bible Hilton urged holiness . Every Christian is called to overcome sin , he said . As he saw it , this would come through ascetic practice and contemplation of God . His Ladder of Perfection sets out to describe the steps by which a soul attains the new Jerusalem . According to Hilton , the soul is formed in the image of God , first
Chris Sugden Evangelicals Now April 2012 During the emergency debate on Nigeria in General Synod on February 8th, Anglicans in Nigeria were listening in on the internet. After the debate I received a text saying they were in tears at the expression of support, concern and prayer in the Synod debate. Archbishop Sentamu had said [...]: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Friday , March 23, 2012 Gregory the Illuminator The ancient kingdom of Armenia was the first country to become Christian , and it recognizes Gregory as its apostle . Armenia was a buffer state between the powerful empires of Rome and Parthia Persia and both of them sought to control it . Gregory was born about 257. When he was still an infant , his father assassinated the King of Parthia , and friends of the family carried Gregory away for protection to Caesarea in Cappadocia , where he was reared as a Christian . About 280 he returned to Armenia , where he was at first treated severely , but eventually by his preaching
More than 200 delegates from 30 Provinces of the Anglican Communion will gather in London in April to build on the work of the GAFCON conference in Jerusalem and in the words of the organisers to ‘help turn the present crisis moment into a visionary future’. The leaders are clergy and laity, men and women [...]: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Thursday , March 22, 2012 James de Koven was born in Connecticut in 1831, ordained to the priesthood in 1855, and promptly became a professor of Church history at at Nashotah House , a seminary of the Episcopal Church in Wisconsin . In 1859 he became Warden of Racine College , an Episcopal college in Racine , Wisconsin . Nashotah House was from its inception dedicated to an increased emphasis on the real presence of Christ in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper , and on the use of ritual practices that recognized and honored that . presence In the General Conventions of 1871 and 1874, de Koven became the chief spokesman for: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , March 21, 2012 Thomas Cranmer 2 July 1489 21 March 1556 was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI . He helped build a favourable case for Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon which resulted in the separation of the English Church from union with the Church of Rome . Along with Thomas Cromwell , he supported the principle of Royal Supremacy , in which the king was considered sovereign over the Church within his . realm During Cranmer's tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury , he was responsible for establishing the first doctrinal and: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , March 21, 2012 Thomas Ken in the course of his lifetime was both rewarded and punished for his firm adherence to principle . He was born in 1637 and reared by his half-sister Anne and her husband the well-known angler Izaak Walton . He became a clergyman and served for a year at the Hague as chaplain to Mary , Princess of England and Queen of Holland , niece of King Charles II of England and wife of the Dutch King William of Orange . During this year he publicly rebuked King William for his treatment of his wife the said Mary , which may be why he was chaplain there for only a year . Upon his return to England : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Tuesday , March 20, 2012 Christian Quote of the Day We be now with Him in His Pains and His Passion , dying . We shall be with Him in Heaven . Through learning in this little pain that we suffer here , we shall have an high endless knowledge of God which we could never have without that IT is God's will , as to mine understanding , that we have three manners of beholding His blessed Passion . The First is : the hard Pain that He suffered , beholding it with contrition and compassion . And that shewed our Lord in this time , and gave me strength and grace to see it . And I looked for the departing with all my might , and: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , March 18, 2012 The Fourth Sunday in Lent Laetare Sunday The . Collect GRANT , we beseech Thee , Almighty God , that we , who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished , by the comfort of Thy grace may mercifully be relieved through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . . Amen The Epistle Galatians iv . 21. TELL me , ye that desire to be under the law , do ye not hear the law For it is written , that Abraham had two sons , the one by a bondmaid , the other by a freewoman . But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh but he of the freewoman was by promise . Which things are an allegory : for: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , March 17, 2012 Cyril of Jerusalem from 18 March was born in Jerusalem around 315, and became bishop of that city in about 349. The years between the Council of Nicea 325 and the Council of Constantinople 381 were troubled years , in which the Church , having committed itself at Nicea , over the strenuous protests of the Arians , to the proposition that the Son is one in being homo-ousios with the Father , began to backtrack and consider whether there was some other formula that would adequately express the Lordship of Christ but not be divisive . Experience with other ways of stating what Christians believed: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , March 17, 2012 Patrick of Ireland was born about 390, in southwest Britain , somewhere between the Severn and the Clyde rivers , son of a deacon and grandson of a priest . When about sixteen years old , he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland . Until this time , he had , by his own account , cared nothing for God , but now he turned to God for help . After six years , he either escaped or was freed , made his way to a port 200 miles away , and there persuaded some sailors to take him onto their ship . He returned to his family much changed , and began to prepare for the priesthood ,
By Penny Starr, CNS Were Congress to outlaw the transporting of a minor without her parents’ permission across state lines to get an abortion, an abortion- and gay-rights activist testifying on Capitol Hill Thursday she would break the law to continue to help girls end their pregnancies. Appearing as a Democratic Party witness at a [...]
The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced this morning that he has accepted the position of Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, with effect from January 2013. He will accordingly be stepping down from his present office at the end of December. The text of Archbishop Rowan’s announcement is at www.archbishopofcanterbury.org Dr Williams’ intentions have been conveyed [...]: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Friday , March 16, 2012 Rowan Williams to Resign Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has announced he is to stand down in . December He will take the position of Master of Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge from January next year , his website . says Dr Williams , 61, was appointed the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002. In a statement on his website , the head of the 85 million-strong Anglican Communion said serving as archbishop had been an immense privilege He said stepping down had not been an easy . decision Read More from the BBC Posted by Kevin at 10:18 Labels : Anglicanism Anglicans England: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Thursday , March 15, 2012 Longinus the Centurian Centurion at Calvary Gaius or Lucius Cassius called Longinus by tradition . In the Gospel of St . Luke beginning in the 15th Chapter and the 39th Verse it is written , So when the centurion saw that Jesus had breathed his last he said , Truly , this was the Son of God . And in the Gospel of St . Luke beginning in the 23rd Chapter and the 47th Verse it is written , When the centurion saw what had happened he glorified God , saying , Certainly , this Jesus was a righteous Man Several legends and stories have been written about Longinus following the Crucifixion of Our Lord .: The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , March 14, 2012 Matilda of Saxony Daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark she was raised by her grandmother , abbess of the Eufurt . In 913, Matilda left the abbey , and married King Henry the Fowler of Saxony Henry I who had received an annulment from a previous marriage . Queen of Germany . Mother of Otto , Holy Roman Emporer Henry the Quarrelsome , Duke of Bavaria Saint Bruno the Great , Archbishop of Cologne , Germany Gerberga , wife of King Louis IV of France Hedwig , mother of Hugh Capet . Founded several Benedictine abbeys . Well known throughout the realm for her generosity , she