It seems to me that one rarely sees a priest who happens to be a woman happen to wear a maniple.
Actually, one doesn’t see many people wear the maniple these days, for reasons that I’ve never quite understood.
Why, when one does see such a thing, does it seem invariably to be sported on the left forearm of a priest who happens to be a man?
Your thoughts please.
Congratulations on outdoing the Moderator of the CofS.
Now, like another Provost, will you get a wealthy woman to buy you a copy of this very expensive book? (That will not be me, by the way)
Well well. What exalted company we keep! I’m still working on the camels ….
….sinking other people’s yachts…. ???
Interesting juxtaposition with Grayson Perry. Clearly the article writer has seen the St Mary’s dressing up box!
remind me never to go sailing with you!
The poet Thom Gunn put ‘cheap thrills’ under ‘Recreations’ in his entry. I have always wanted to put that in my CV but have never dared.
Someone’s blogging Lord, kum by ya. Someone’s blogging me Lord, kum by ya. Someone’s blogging Lord, kum by ya. O Lord, kum by ya.http://www.bishopdavid.net
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Every year, I hear people begin to moan about it getting earlier and earlier. It used to be the start of November. Then the end of October. Now, even sooner. The appearance of the first Christmas promotions in the shops. I’ve tended to join in. Can the retailers not wait?
How lovely to read the following quote from Sir Roy Strong, sometime director of all lovely things at the V & A: "I want to make people realise that churches change the whole time. We are so conditioned to look at churches solely as architecture. I want people to see what went on and goes…
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