Via Fr Gregory’s excellent site on Orthodoxy [Fr Gregory also has a blog], I found Anastasis, a wonderful web resource of the liturgical texts of the Orthodox Church. Thanks be to God for Archimandrite Ephrem and his work there. I know I’ll be checking back there frequently to learn and read the many [...]
[Thanks for your messages and suggestions all. Monastic life may feature a bit in the next few weeks as I try and sort out a few things. Writing thoughts down helps me greatly, so more thoughts may be inflicted upon this wiblog in the next few weeks...months...decades... ]
A sad day today: the [...]
Tractor Girl has written a few blog entries on the BBC programme The Monastery. There is also a discussion on the show over at Ship of Fools. The programme was filmed at Worthy Abbey.
I do hope this makes it on television down here. It sounds like it has been a fascinating programme [...]
Say “Hello” to The Emerging Hermit.
Today we commemorate The Third Finding of the Honourable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. I do confess I had a bit of a snigger as I read the feast in my diary this morning.
But relics are a true treasure of the church. As Kallistos Ware says in his [...]
Semele tagged me, so I guess I’m it at the moment.
1. Total number of movies I own on DVD/Video:
Amelie (DVD)
What’s Cooking (DVD)
Run Lola Run (DVD)
A Bug’s Life (Video)
Moulin Rouge (Video)
[not a lot...I only a lot more TV series on DVD and video]
2. Last movie I bought:
Amelie
3. Last movie I watched:
Star Wars — Episode III
[interesting that [...]
Read about it here.
I’m always fascinated by others’ (and my own) experiences of churches they visit: whether in their own tradition or outside it. Perhaps that’s why I’m always checking for updates on the Ship of Fools Mystery Worshipper project.
I enjoyed reading Unordered’s account…it took me back to my first visit, which [...]
I sat down to watch the semi-final of Eurovision, only to be rung by a friend from church ensuring I remembered we were watching Star Wars – Episode III that night. I had thought it was next week. I managed to watch four acts [a very strange salsa-yodel combination from Austria and a [...]
Friday afternoon is here. And I can smell popcorn. Mmmmm. The smell of popcorn gets me every time. I’m off to investigate.
…
I’ve come back with a bowl of it. I do work with nice people. It’s nice and warm, and very, very delicious.
A weekend of assignments ahead. Interspersed [...]
Things have been a bit hectic of late — thanks mainly to all the assignments I have had to complete. Two more to go — and one due one week earlier than I thought! Better get started.
The weekend was filled with only one excitement: catching up with the ever-cheerful Semele for gelato, tea/coffee, [...]