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Most commented
Someone said to me that yesterday’s post looked like the most commented upon post on the blog. Not so, in fact. Most discussed posts so far have been: The Advent Candle Controversy – 47 comments and counting Two Literary Questions – 42 The Episcopal Brown Shoe Scandal – 33 Collecting things (the Collaborative Ministry thread)…
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Liturgy should say what it means, and …
The chiasmus that is so often quoted about liturgy these days is that liturgical writing should say what it means and mean what it says. By and large, I agree with that, though we do have to allow space for the times when we cannot grasp or explain all that God is. However, I have…
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My Modern Scotland
I’ve just had a go at the Sunday Herald Blog Competition. You have to write a blog entry on My Modern Scotland. My entry is not up yet, but here it is here: I walk back from the Mitchell, having deposited books. I pass a restaurant which is world famous around here. Outside, one of…
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Blogger betrothed
Congratulations to Fr Raspberry on the news of his nuptials.
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It has been a busy weekend
Well, it had been a busy weekend. Yesterday involved several trips down to the SECC to take down the exhibition stuff and also to ask Hayes and Finch whether they could have a look at the big thurible we have which is broken and sad. And then there was the big wedding in the afternoon.…
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Hallam Foe
After a hard day’s slog at the Nexus exhibition mentioned earlier, it was back to St Mary’s for a wedding rehearsal and then off to the Glasgow Film Theatre. It was a treat – the Glasgow première of David Mackenzie’s new film Hallam Foe, complete with chatter with the director at the end. It is…
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Beginning a conversation
Yesterday, I entered the 20th century. I’ve long since embraced 21st century geekery with the blog, facebook, flickr, pvr etc. However, one piece of last-century technology which I have quite firmly, and uncharacteristically eschewed has been the mobile phone. Although I have carried a mobile for a long time, it has been on a very…
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Mobile access
I was interested to learn on Sunday night (in the aforementioned pub) that this blog was not terribly accessible on a mobile phone or a pda. The truth is, I had never thought about it being accessed on a mobile phone or a pda when I set up the template. Anyhow, new template now installed…
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Nexus
Here is a quick headsup for the Nexus event taking place at the SECC from Thursday to Saturday week. In their wisdom, they have changed the name of the Christian Resources Exhibition to Nexus Scotland. It makes it sound like a dating agency to me, but what would I know? (And anyway one might get…
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Teenage Kicks
I have to confess that I had never understood what John Peel was on about. However, on viewing this version of Teenage Kicks, it all fell into place.