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Liturgy Online & the Papal Mass
I’ve seen a bit of liturgy online this week. Last Sunday I was away from my own community and staying in a place where I had internet access but where there was a (locked) church but no service. What to do on Sunday in order to be part of the community? I settled on going…
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What to say to the Pope
I’m not sure that folk in Scotland know quite what to say regarding the imminent arrival of the Holy Father. Bishop David has had a go, saying, “The Scottish Episcopal Church welcomes the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland. His visit is a moment of great significance, not only for the clergy and people…
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Carmen – Scottish Opera Review
The following review should appear on the Opera Britannia website in due course. Rating: Citizens Theatre 7 September 2010 Carmen has been pared to the bone to provide a workaday touring production that will tour the highways and byways of Scotland. Scottish Opera have for many years toured miniature productions to unlikely places. This production…
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Burning
Oh, I can’t help but wish that the first reports in the press this week had headlined the outrage by Christians about the proposed Koran burning in the USA rather than supporting the erroneous view that this is what Christians do.
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Jim Wynne-Evans RIP
Just back from Edinburgh where I had been to a marvellous funeral service for the Rev Canon Jim Wynne-Evans. Old St Paul’s was packed to the gunnels to mourn Jim and celebrate him too. The kind of service where the Great & the Good and the Riff Raff were there in equal measure and some…
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Marching, we are marching
I do feel a little troubled today by the reports in some of the papers about what seem like heavy handed attempts to ban marches through the city centre in Glasgow. It appears that this is an attempt to limit some of the sectarian marches which affect the city but though I’m no apologist for…
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The Venice of the West
For some reason, I’ve not had much to say blogwise recently. Blogging does come and go. Anyway, its Tuesday today so it was back to stare into the eyes of Stylianos once again for root canal treatment. Indeed today had the excitement of teaching him some new vocabulary – to grind one’s teeth. I hope…
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To Moffat
To Moffat today for the Diocesan Council. “What is the Diocesan Council?”, I hear you ask, your interest piqued and your excitement rising. Well, the Diocesan Council consists of elected people from the different Regions of the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway who meet together several times a year to do the business that needs…
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Whither the Kirk?
I watched with interest the BBC documentary last night about the Church of Scotland. (A Church in Crisis on BBC 1 Scotland) I guess that those who were hoping for a celebration of 450 years since the Scottish Reformation were a little disappointed. The programme was something of a lament and really rather sad. They…
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What’s in Kelvin’s Tooth
If its Tuesday, it must be root canal treatment and another session of gazing into the eyes of Stylianos whilst he does things inside my mouth which feel like someone is twanging a rubber band behind my nose. Again. After some time poking and twanging, Stylianos shakes his head sadly and says, “No, the infection…