A man of peace cut down Alain Woodrow The murder this week of Brother Roger Schutz, founder of the Taizé community, shocked Christians everywhere. But his vision will still draw pilgrims The violent assassination of Brother Roger Schutz, founder of the Taizé Community, on Tuesday 16 August, was all the more ironic in that heContinue reading “A Tribute from The Tablet”
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Requiem Brother Roger
Sad news from the Taizé Community’s web-site: Frère Roger has entered the life of eternity. During the evening prayer on Tuesday 16 August, in the midst of the crowd surrounding the Community in the Church of Reconciliation, a woman – probably mentally disturbed – struck Brother Roger violently with knife blows. He died a fewContinue reading “Requiem Brother Roger”
Musing on the the Research
I’m well into the research project now and its humming along nicely. The next screening, “The Mission” is on Sunday week – it is the only one of the five selections that has an overtly religious theme. One immediate outcome of the research is the number of suggestions for films that I might use inContinue reading “Musing on the the Research”
Catching Up and Synchronicity
One can’t go away for five days, then return and just take up where one left off, it seems. Life moves on while you’re gone, the “in-tray” gets higher and then you have to spend several days playing catch-up. So fret not, o blogger-philes, all is well and I have returned! I am wondering howContinue reading “Catching Up and Synchronicity”
By the way…
I will be incommunicado in cyberspace for the next five days – in retreat (in order to advance for you wise guys!). See you next Friday!
Feedback to blogs
Evidently people are reading this stuff because there have been a few comments (but not posted here). Some are wary of exposing thoughts open to the potential gaze of the world’s millions of net surfers. I wouldn’t put anything here I wouldn’t think out loud on in public anyway – so come on, have aContinue reading “Feedback to blogs”
Trials and Tribunals
Appeared before the immigration tribunal yesterday as witness for yet another genuine refugee denied permanent residency. Beats me how one can be given temporary protection and then be in danger of being sent back to a place that is now more dangerous than when he left it. Such is the world today, driven by fearContinue reading “Trials and Tribunals”
21 today
Our one and only received the metaphoric key today. To all intents and purposes that happened three years ago legally and in every other way that counts. But everyone knows it doesn’t really happen until you’re 21. And that leaves his mum and I feeling three times twentyone. How relative time is! Chronos is tricky,Continue reading “21 today”
100 years of Women’s Ministry in WA
That’s what we’re celebrating this Sunday! Almost evokes a “so?” in this congregation which has not really differentiated ministry along gender lines from its inception. No new thing this – in fact my church would say women’s ministry has been a feature of the Church since Martha and Mary looked after Jesus in their respectiveContinue reading “100 years of Women’s Ministry in WA”
Back to Meeting God at the Movies
The project is now up and running. Did a test run with nine folk the other night, using a little known title – Going Home (2000) – a gentle little drama concerning interrupted careers in relation to aging parents and the dilemmas and confrontations that occur. Our debrief time revealed several triggers for some. ToContinue reading “Back to Meeting God at the Movies”
Wondering Pilgrim 