Podcasts about anglican cathedral

Have you ever sat in church, said your prayers, and still felt... nothing? Like your faith was stuck in neutral? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. In this deeply honest episode, Reverend Dr. Kyle Norman shares how his wife’s cancer diagnosis led him into one of the darkest seasons of his life, shaking the very foundations of his faith. But instead of giving up, he discovered something unexpected: God hadn’t left. In fact, Jesus was closer than ever—meeting him not in strength, but in surrender. If your spiritual life feels dry, discouraging, or just plain confusing, this conversation is here to remind you: your struggle is not a sign of failure. It may be an invitation to meet Jesus in a deeper, more personal way than you ever have before. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why spiritual numbness doesn’t mean you’ve failed How to reframe discouragement as sacred invitation Real stories from scripture of people who wrestled with their faith What it means to find “holy ground” in moments of disappointment One simple but powerful practice to reconnect with God right where you are Meet the Guest: Reverend Dr. Kyle Norman is the rector of St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Kamloops, British Columbia. He holds a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation and is the author of Alive, Loved & Free: A Spiritual Journey of Coming Home. Kyle is passionate about helping others experience the real, living presence of God—even (and especially) in the midst of life’s deepest struggles. Connect with Kyle: Website: kylenorman.ca Instagram: @revkylenorman Book: Alive, Loved & Free – available wherever books are sold ______________________________________________________ Connect with Gem on Instagram and learn more on the Unhurried Living website and her new book, Hold That Thought: Sorting Through the Voices in Our Heads Learn about PACE: Certificate in Leadership and Soul Care Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Father Michael Weeder, retired Dean of St George's Anglican Cathedral joined Clarence to pay tribute to Pope Francis. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. Listen live – Views and News with Clarence Ford is broadcast weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) https://www.primediaplus.com/station/capetalk Find all the catch-up podcasts here https://www.primediaplus.com/capetalk/views-and-news-with-clarence-ford/audio-podcasts/views-and-news-with-clarence-ford/ Subscribe to the CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://www.primediaplus.com/competitions/newsletter-subscription/ Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTalk   CapeTalk on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@capetalk   CapeTalk on Instagram: www.instagram.com/capetalkza  CapeTalk on X: www.x.com/CapeTalk  CapeTalk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Why doesn't God answer my prayers? Is God even real?" Especially around Easter, when faith is supposed to feel joyful and full, these questions can feel even heavier. In this special Easter episode, host Julie Rose speaks with Reverend Kyle Norman—Rector and Dean of St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral and author of “Alive, Loved, and Free: Finding Jesus When Faith is Hard.” Together they talk through the hidden struggles of spiritual discouragement, doubt, and the quiet shame that can follow when life falls apart—especially for those who deeply believe. Kyle shares how his wife's battle with cancer led him to some of the hardest faith questions of his life: “Is God judging my family? If we were better Christians, would this not have happened?” Julie and Kyle explore what it means to keep seeking God, even when He feels far away—and how Easter can be a time of renewed hope for those stuck in spiritual dry seasons. If you've ever felt like you're doing faith “wrong,” or wondered why prayer feels pointless, this conversation is for you. Learn more about Kyle's work, including his new book: https://revkylenorman.ca Share your “Uncomfy” story: uncomfy@byu.edu or @uncomfy.podcast on Instagram Listen to Julie's other podcast, Top of Mind with Julie Rose: https://lnkfi.re/TopofMind

"I was inspired to create a piece reflecting the complex history of this World Heritage Site via the personal recollections of a centenarian with fond memories of growing up on such a cosmopolitan coast. And yet if we go further back, more complicated histories also reside here - and so I wanted to refer to that ambiguity sonically - especially in a place which is now such a tourist destination.  "I used the field recording to create a portal in and out of the space and also to make a few new sounds scattered around the piece. It's a beautifully vibrant street soundscape to be able to springboard from in various ways. This is a place where I have travelled and experienced sonic histories constantly emanating - each element telling a different origin story - looping back to the present day where sounds reveal the past and present intertwined. "I included sounds of a call to prayer, ocean and also words from a guide at the Anglican Cathedral - the music also includes Indian vocals, a background Swahili church service and my own musical response. I wanted diverse sounds reflecting the different communities and elements revolving within and around such a rich and multi-layered place." Market in Stone  Town, Zanzibar reimagined by RADIA. ——————— This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world's most famous sights. Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

Christmas brings a new choral collaboration for Quote the Raven as they join Newman Sound Men's Choir for a Christmas concert at the Anglican Cathedral in St. John's on Saturday night. The duo Quote the Raven.drop by the On The Go studio along with Newman Sound's artistic director. (Krissy Holmes with Jordan Coaker, Kirsten Rodden-Clarke and Jennifer Hart)

 I was invited alongside Louise Adler AM to co-deliver the 13th annual UN International Day of Peace Brisbane lecture  The St John's Cathedral International Day of Peace event was co-hosted by the United Nations Association of Australia — Queensland Division and Just Peace It was recorded at St John's Anglican Cathedral on September 21, 2024. A special thanks to the organsing team behind the event and especially The Very Rev'd Dr Peter Catt, Anglican Dean of Brisbane The entire event was recorded by the ABC Big Ideas and you can listen to the entire event including Louise's speech using the link below. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/louise-adler-nasser-mashni-a-plea-for-peace-in-the-middle-east/104362472    

The skills of local stitchers, quilters and rug-hookers is lighting up the Anglican Cathedral in St. John's. We drop by the annual show for a peek and a chat with the project chair. (On The Go's Francesca Swann with Donna MacTavish)

Can you believe the audacity of the Christchurch Cathedral Reinstatement Project asking the Government for another $60 million? Quite rightly Finance Minister Nicola Willis has said no and the Anglican Cathedral is now likely to be mothballed. Which leaves us with the question: what do we do now with Cathedral Square? There are two options, as I see it. We could leave it to linger as it has since the earthquakes. And keep tip-toeing around waiting for the cathedral to be finished. Which, let's face it, could be another 20 years away. Or we could forget about what might or might not happen with the cathedral and just get on with redeveloping it. Fixing it up. Bringing the Square back to life. And that's the option that gets my vote. Because I think we should stop being hamstrung by the cathedral and get on with the job of making the Square somewhere people go again. And top of my list, is getting a road going through there. Re-connecting Colombo Street and getting the area back to what it used to be in terms of vibe and energy. I know that flies completely in the face of what all the urban development people say we should be doing in places like the Square. But what we need in the Square is people. And, in some respects, for the next wee while, anyway - we're going to have to pretty much force people to go back there. And the best way of doing that, in my opinion, is sticking a road back in. So we'd have Colombo Street going through the Square, and we'd have bus stops there. I know we've already got the new-ish Bus Interchange but I reckon buses going into the Square and having bus stops there would bring people into the area. Because, if I think about how I want the Square to be in 10 or 20 years time, I want there to be restaurants; I want it to be the place for the kinds of events and activities that don't need all the space of Hagley Park. But we are dreaming if we expect hospitality operators to set-up shop in the Square the way it is at the moment. They're the ones who have skin in the game, who take the risk, who put it on the line. So the city needs to do its bit, and make the Square a place full of people again. One of the barriers, at the moment, to having decent-sized events there is the way the Square sits at different levels in some parts - with little stairs. So, as well as bringing traffic back-in, I want to see it levelled-out and I want to see a lot more greenery there. I'm not just talking trees - I'm talking about grass. Because people don't stop and put a blanket down and have lunch on grey tiles, do they? People are attracted to green spaces. Something the Square hasn't been for years. Putting a road back in, levelling it out and making it greener wouldn't necessarily come cheap. It would still be a decent amount of money. But the time for waiting for the cathedral to be finished is over. I had a look at the weekend. And, if we wanted to keep the door open for the cathedral to be worked on over the next 20 years or whatever - the road couldn't just run straight to link up Colombo Street, from where it stops on either side of the Square. In fact, back in the day when there was traffic in the Square, the road curved around the front of the cathedral anyway. So I reckon we should do the same - but curve it out even wider to leave enough space for the footprint of the reinstatement work. That way, the option would always be there for the work to crank up again. If that ever happens. And by doing all this, not only would we have people going into the Square again, the cathedral would also become more of a curiosity than an impediment. Because I know people bang-on about finishing the cathedral being important because it would be symbolic of a city's recovery from a terrible natural disaster. But I think that, now things have dragged-on for so long with nothing else happening in the Square, it has become just a big advertisement for lack of progress. It doesn't say that we have triumphed over adversity - as much of the rest of the central city does. It just says that adversity has been the winner. And that won't change, until we get over this idea that nothing can happen until the cathedral is finished. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Halifax artist Brandon Auger uses radio static for an unorthodox series of performances. Auger is in St. John's this week for the Sound Symposium. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts met Auger at the Anglican Cathedral crypt while he was setting up, to talk about his process.

The Suzuki Talent Education Program of St. John's is hosting the Suzuki Strings group from Nashville. They joined us in studio this morning just ahead of their 1pm performance at the Anglican Cathedral in St. John's.

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Mark 5: 21-43 The Very Reverend Naomi Cooke is an ordained Anglican priest and is currently the Dean of the Cathedral of Grafton in regional NSW's Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr country.  Naomi's spiritual formation has been shaped by a rich tapestry of ecumenical experiences. Her childhood faith was nurtured within the vibrant parish and youth movements of the Roman Catholic Church alongside the invitational discipleship of Sydney Anglican youth groups. She studied at a Baptist theological college, developed her vocation within the gentle and inclusive Anglo-Catholic traditions of regional QLD and NSW, worked within the democratic and inclusive ethos of the Uniting Church of Australia, and served for two decades as a School Chaplain in Independent Schools. With degrees in Theology and Arts (English Literature), she was amongst the first women in Australia to be ordained by a female Anglican Bishop and is only the 9th woman in Australia to be installed as a Dean of an Anglican Cathedral. Naomi works closely with First Nations communities in the journey towards Reconciliation and her ministry includes the creativity of Godly Play, Taize prayer, Prayer Spaces and Labyrinth reflections.

In the past few years, we have seen the rise of the public debate around gender and transgender. What makes a man a man and a woman a woman? Is this a new debate or an ancient one?  Jonathan Youssef welcomes Claire and Rob Smith from Sydney, Australia to Candid Conversations. Rob Smith lectures in theology, ethics, and music ministry at Sydney Missionary & Bible College. He also serves as the Assistant Director of Ministry Training and Development for the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. He is currently undertaking doctoral studies in the theology of sex and gender.  Claire Smith is a writer and women's bible teacher. She is a nurse by background. She has a Ph.D. in New Testament from Moore Theological College and is the author of God's Good Design: What the Bible Really Says About Men and Women.  Claire and Rob are members of St. Andrew's Anglican Cathedral in Sydney and have contributed to Desiring God and The Gospel Coalition (Claire Smith and Rob Smith).To ask Jonathan a question or connect with the Candid community, visit https://LTW.org/CandidFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/candidpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/candidpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thecandidpod

Full steam ahead with plans to re-build Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral on the same site as before. Following a survey, the Catholic Diocese has selected their 160-year-old Barbados Street site as the cathedral's future location. The former cathedral stood there before being demolished following earthquake damage. Mayor Phil Mauger told Mike Hosking the city may see a Catholic Cathedral before an Anglican one. “The Anglican Cathedral is practically building a new church within an old one. This will be built from new, but it will be a lot cheaper and may be able to get it finished a bit quicker.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Father Weeder, known for his activism and love for humanity was ordained as a priest in 1985 during the height of apartheid and his priesthood was nurtured in Elsies River.  He has now retired from the role of Dean at St George's Anglican CathedralSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we visit the largest cathedral organ in the UK to follow the organ builders from David Wells as they begin installing a new echo division to the main organ at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral. As one of the largest cathedrals in the world, the building has its own micro climate which impacts the tuning of the organ.https://liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/cathedral-music/organ/www.dwob.org/ David Pipe, organist at Huddersfield Town Hall, talks about the collaborations he gets involved with to bring the organ to new audiences. He explains why the organ is proving to be a success in a growing sub-genre of he heavy metal music, called Organic Doom Metal.www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/06/uk-churches-keen-to-host-heavy-metal-bands-after-duet-with-organist-is-a-hit And RCO Chief Executive Sir Andrew Parmley talks about his musical background, his remarkable journey from accidental childhood organist to Lord Mayor of London, and the College's outreach work and vision for the organ in modern cultural as well as spiritual life.www.rco.org.uk/internationalorganday2024.phpSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and do get in touch at: theorganpodcast@rco.org.ukhttps://www.rco.org.uk/

“We enriched each other.” Luci Shaw speaks with Nate about her rich friendship with Madeleine L'Engle and how they made one another better writers and better followers of Jesus.Show Notes + TranscriptNate: Lucy, we get to talk about your friend today. How did you first come to meet Madeline?Luci: Well, Madeleine and I met originally at Wheaton College at a conference on, on literature, and she was a speaker and I was a speaker, and so we just happened to connect at that, at that time, and we discovered we had a lot in common.Madeline had just written a couple of poems that she wanted published. So, since my husband and I had just started the publishing company, Harold Shaw Publishers, I asked Madeline if she would like us to publish her poetry. Which is one of the things we had planned to do, was publish poetry people of faith. So, we did. We published two of her books. One was called A Cry Like a Bell. And the other one was Oh, I can't even remember the name of it. But this was very early on. And we discovered the more we talked, the more we found we had in common. We loved Bach. We loved the music of Bach. We had a number of common friends. That was way back when. Nate: Now, was this before she'd written Wrinkle in Time?Luci: She had written A Wrinkle in Time.Nate: And then you two went on to write some books together.Luci: That's right, yeah, we had our publishing company, and we were trying to publish, books by people of faith who had a literary bent. Anyway, that was the beginning of a really fruitful friendship. We found that, though Madeline had a number of people who were devoted to her and looked up to her, she didn't have many colleagues who were sort of meeting her at the friendship level, not just the sort of worshipful level that she had managed to accumulate.So, the first book that we did together, I asked her to write a book on faith, how faith and literature work together. So she, at one point, handed me this very untidy typescript. Piles and piles of typed notes and possible chapter headings and so on.So I had to just take the whole thing, pull it apart, I emptied my dining room, got the table out of the way, and started making piles. of different ideas that would flow together. We called it the Weather of the Heart. She needed someone who could sort of say, Madeline, you can't say that. You know, that's... not orthodox. We'll have to talk through that one. So, we did. We did a lot of discussion. She came from a very liberal background in New York City. I came from a very conservative background. And we sort of met in the middle and discovered that we loved each other's works. And we learned a lot from each other and through each other.Nate: What did you learn from her? Luci: I learned to be a lot more open about what faith in God was all about. That you didn't have formulas by which to describe your faith. That this was a freeing thing, that the Holy Spirit of God could work in different ways. We just enjoyed each other's experiences with the Spirit of God. We shared so much. We found that working together was truly an act of worship to God. I remember after working through an entire manuscript, The Weather of the Heart, we finished all the copy editing and so on, we spontaneously stood to our feet and sang the doxology, "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow." Nate: What do you want people to remember about her?Luci: I want them to remember that she loved God with all her heart. That she wanted to be God's child and servant. And I think that what I could bring to her was a sense that God was larger than either her understanding or my understanding of God. That God was so magnificent and so wide, in the ways we could reach to God through the Holy Spirit.So it was a very Trinitarian friendship. She loved Jesus, and you know, the fact that God was both Jesus and also the Divine Creator of the world. Nate: How did you see her work influence people spiritually?Luci: I think she asked a lot of questions that people had. People you know, had a lot of questions because God is knowable through various ways, but not always easily understood. And because Madeline had a very great respect for the Bible and for Holy Scripture, and she realized that, throughout Scripture, God speaks to us through metaphors.God spoke to Moses with the Ten Commandments, but also through acts of grace and love. It was, an ongoing, free flowing relationship that God wants to have with us as his children, as his followers, and both Madeline and I wanted to have that characterize our life and our writing.Nate: Mm-Hmm. . Do you miss her?Luci: I miss her a lot. I think I was the only true friend she had at the level where we could be honest, really honest with each other. We rescued each other several times. Once she was in California speaking at a conference and she became very ill and was hospitalized. And I was living in the state of Washington. And she phoned me and she said, can you come down and be with me? So I went down to the hospital in Santa Cruz and spent three weeks. I lived in a motel nearby, and came in and spent time with her, telling jokes, writing things together, just conversing at the deepest level about what our lives were meant to be, and what was truly significant and important for us to believe and to do with our writing. And of course, I was a poet. She's a fiction writer. And sort of, we met in the middle, which was a really good place. We enriched each other at that wonderful level. I also got to know her family. I spent quite a bit of time visiting New York and staying with her in her apartment on the Upper West Side.Most days we would walk over to the cathedral, Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Divine. And go to communion there at noon.And that was the sort of thing that we were able to join in wholeheartedly with no reservations. But also, when we had questions, we were able to share our questions with each other and search what the great theologians had to say and what Scripture had to say about topics and about themes.When we had doubts, when we had huge questions about what God was doing in the world. We could share those with each other and pray together. We did a lot of praying. Nate: Sounds like a really special friendship that you two had. What was the role she filled for you?Luci: She filled for me a challenge. She would ask me to move beyond my evangelical faith and open up to various other questions about who we were to be in the world, how we were to reflect the Holy Spirit's wide ranging creativity in the world.So we can be part of that flow of creativity that comes through the Holy Spirit into the created world.Nate: What was she like as a person?Luci: Well, she was quite-- she was, pretty strong minded. Yeah, she didn't suffer fools gladly, but she was very loving to people who were questioning, who were seekers after God.I think one of the things that blessed me was that ...

Amy-Jill “AJ” Levine, a Jewish scholar of the New Testament and author of The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus, sits down with Zac and Ashley at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, an Anglican Cathedral in New York City. It's a dynamic interfaith conversation in an ecumenical setting, and AJ helps break open Jesus' Jewish identity and context for the hosts. They discuss:  AJ's Jewish upbringing in Massachusetts and how she became interested in studying the New Testament Common anti-Jewish tropes and misconceptions in New Testament interpretation How interfaith dialogue can help Catholics and Jews better understand each other and ourselves And a final reminder that the deadline to apply to the O'Hare Fellowship is fast approaching. O'Hare Fellows spend a year living in New York City and working at America's offices in midtown, where they will generate content for America's multiple platforms: print, web, digital, social media and events. If you or someone you know might be interested in the O'Hare Fellowship, the final deadline to apply is February 1, 2024. Apply here! Jesuitical is going on the road in 2024! We hope you'll join us. Please email us if you plan to attend any of the events below at, jesuitical@americamedia.org Feb. 28: Crystal City Marriott Hotel in Arlington, VA Live interview with Cardinal Wilton Gregory on “A Listening Church in a Divided Nation” from 7-8 p.m. Reception to follow from 8-9 p.m. Please RSVP here. March 18: Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. Live interview with American TV Newscaster Carol Costello. Time and venue TBD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warmly welcome dear Mma Ramotswe lovers. In this episode we will meet Dr. Howard Moffat a very intersting person both in the books and in real life. Dr. Howard Moffat appears from time to time as a character in the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books. He is a real person and is an old friend of the author of the novel serie professor Alexander McCall Smith. And believe it or not Dr. Moffat is a relative of the legendary Dr. Livingstone. I belive its partly because of Dr. Moffat and his wife Fiona Moffat that the No1. Ladies Detective novell serie exists. They first introduced Alexander McCall Smith to Botswana in the 1980ties and that's how he started to develop his love for the country and its people

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Susan Currie This is a reprise of season 23 episode 1 of The Discerning Leader Podcast. “During Advent, we give space to the waiting. All of us are waiting for something.” – Susan Currie Susan serves as the Director of Leadership Transformation's Selah Certificate Training Program in Spiritual Direction. Over the past 30 years, she has offered retreat leadership and formation ministry to various church and parachurch bodies. Susan also serves as Affiliated Clergy with All Saints' Anglican Cathedral in Amesbury, MA. In our 21st century life we do not like to wait for anything. Sharing from the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Susan Currie returns to the podcast and invites us to come alongside the Biblical characters. We consider their longings, their waiting, and the things we ourselves are waiting for. She reminds us that all of us are waiting for something. In Advent, we are invited to slow down enough to recognize our longings and offer them to the only one who can come and make all things right. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.LeadershipTransformations.org and consider participation in our online and in-person program offerings. Additional LTI spiritual formation resources can be found at www.SpiritualFormationStore.com and www.ruleoflife.com and www.healthychurch.net.

Season 4, episode 22Two peoples, Jews and Palestinian Arabs, lay claim to the same piece of land. But who does it really belong to? Scripture, history, and contemporary politics add to the volatile conflict in the Middle East. Today we're joined by Rev. Colin Chapman, author of Whose Promised Land, to address the current, continuing conflict in the Middle East.Rev. Colin Chapman was born in India and brought up in Scotland. He was ordained in the Episcopal Church in Scotland and has taught at Coptic Evangelical Seminary, and served on staff at the Anglican Cathedral, in Cairo, Egypt. In the mid-70s, early 80s – Colin was the Regional Secretary for the Middle East with IFES (the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students) based in Beirut, Lebanon. He taught at Trinity College in Bristol, and taught Islamic Studies at Near East School of Theology, in Beirut, Lebanon. Since retirement, Colin has also taught at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, Beirut, and Bethlehem Bible College. Resources:https://bookstore.vineyardcolumbus.org/reads/p/whose-promised-land-the-continuing-conflict-over-israel-and-palestinehttps://www.amazon.com/Christian-Zionism-Restoration-Israel-Scriptures/dp/1725297337https://www.holylandtrust.org/aboutBooks of the Bible for meditation during times of violence:Lamentations; Habakkuk; Daniel

What are we to do with a Bible passage about child sacrifice? Father Goodrich preached this sermon, based on Genesis 22:1-14, Romans 6:12-23, and Matthew 10:40-42 to a live congregation of St. George's Anglican Cathedral, Perth, Western Australia.Subscribe to the Father Goodrich Newsletter 

It's a magazine programme today as Paul Keeys, Regional Director of Walk Through the Bible reflects on the day of teaching he led on the Island recently, and also talks about his second job - as Chair of the Trustees of The Garden Tomb in Jerusalem. Linda Wildman is Schools Worker for Scripture Union Ministries Trust on the Island, and is trained to deliver the Walk Through The Bible course to 10 and 11 year olds. Listen as she explains the value of her work in equipping young people to make their own informed decisions - and why she loves presenting it so much. And the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool is a great place to go for a tasty lunch - and to admire the most amazing architecture. But better even than that is the warm welcome given by members of the Cathedral's clergy team. I talk with Rev'd Debs Davies, about the life of the Cathedral, and the people who engage with it. Plus there's beautiful music from Tim Price's orchestral suite of original compositions "Gem Of God's Earth" inspired by the beauty of the Island, and an invitation to a very special film show at Ramsey Independent Methodist Church, based around the music and the images that inspired it. And there's a packed notice board with full details of 'Gem of God's Earth' and other events in the coming week. Notice board information can be sent via email - judithley@manxradio.com

On Today's Show: Prayers from the Book of Common Prayer (1552 and 2019) 2019 Book of Common Prayer downloadable here - https://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/  Reading from Daily Readings From the Life of Christ by John MacArthur Monday Meanderings! Continuing to talk about GAFCON IV and Global Anglicanism, this time with David Ould, Senior Associate Minister at St. John's Anglican Cathedral in Parramatta, NSW, Australia The Christian Podcast Community website - https://podcasts.strivingforeternity.org/  Five Day Bible Reading Plan - https://fivedaybiblereading.com/  The full LSB Bible, Old and New Testaments, are now available on the LSB app and on Accordance! http://accordancebible.com/LSB/  Theme music: Enfield's recording of “Crown Him With Many Crowns” © 2010 by Resolved Music. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

I remember years ago when the Anglican Church was being bullied by every Tom, Dick and Harry about fixing up the Cathedral in Cathedral Square after the earthquakes, and I was having a conversation with a person who was involved in the campaign with Jim Anderton and all those guys. And he was telling me how imperative it was that the cathedral be rebuilt or restored, how it was part of the fabric of Canterbury society blah blah blah. And I remember asking him about his memories of going to the Cathedral and he told me was an atheist! He didn't believe in God but he was demanding that God's house be fixed, come hell or high water. And I think that exchange coloured my whole attitude towards the Anglican cathedral. I'm not an advocate - put it that way. Because what really hit home when I was being lectured at by the atheist, was that his misguided passion for the Anglican cathedral was all about architecture - and nothing more. A monument. It wasn't about the people. It was all about architecture and a physical presence. Which is the same tension that the Catholic Church in Christchurch is dealing with, with some members of the church very unhappy that it's pouring a truckload of money into a new cathedral development in the central city. About $100 million by the time you take the land and the construction costs into account. And what these 300 are saying, is that if the church is going to spend that sort of money, it should be spent in the community and around parishes. So instead of building an edifice in the centre of town - which, if it goes ahead, will only be a few blocks away from the Anglican Cathedral - these parishioners are saying the Catholic Church should be focusing its attention on where the people actually go to church. Which is all the Catholic churches and parishes around Canterbury. And I think they have a very good point. That's because I think that, when it comes down to it, churches are actually all about people - not buildings. And I come at this with a bit of knowledge and experience. I grew up going to Mass on Sundays. I did the altar boy thing, first communion, confirmation - the whole nine yards. Actually, last night, I was having a conversation with a couple of people about the last time they went to Mass. It was a while ago for me. So I'm not exactly a card-carrying member of the Catholic Church these days but, you know, you can take the boy out of St Mary's Kaikorai in Dunedin but you can't necessarily take the St Mary's Kaikorai out of the boy. And I'm with these parishioners who have gone to the Vatican saying the church is about the people and the parishes, not a cathedral in the centre of town. That's because, as a Catholic - however lapsed I might be - it's not the church buildings I remember. It's what happened inside them and how it seemed that whenever something happened in the community, the church people were the ones who rallied to help out or share the celebration. It was all about the people. It was me and my mates turning up to be altar boys and me getting told off by the priest for asking when we were going to put the dresses on. “They're not dresses boy!” Or all of us kids traipsing into the church to learn how to do the confession thing and bouncing up and down on the kneeling pad to make the light outside the confessional flash on-and-off. And the ill-fated altar boys picnic up Flagstaff hill in Dunedin - and the Deacon thinking he knew a shortcut, and all of us getting lost and the army having to come and search for us. Also my vivid memories of the time a kid at school was killed in a road accident and all us kids going to the Rosary and the funeral. Everyone coming together. Don't ask me about the architecture at the church. It was all about the people. And it's no different today. And it's why these Catholic parishioners in Christchurch have looked up and said ‘hold on a minute. Why are we pouring money into a brand new Cathedral?' They're saying ‘isn't our church about people and parishes?'. And they've gone to the Vatican with a legal challenge against the new Catholic Cathedral going ahead, and the Vatican has sat-up and taken notice - and the Catholic cathedral development is on hold until the case is considered. Like I say, I'm with the parishioners on this one. That's because I think that, when it comes down to it, churches are actually about people - not buildings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Susan Currie “During Advent, we give space to the waiting. All of us are waiting for something.” – Susan Currie Susan serves as the Director of Leadership Transformation's Selah Certificate Training Program in Spiritual Direction. Over the past 30 years, she has offered retreat leadership and formation ministry to various church and parachurch bodies. Susan also serves as Affiliated Clergy with All Saints' Anglican Cathedral in Amesbury, MA. In our 21st century life we do not like to wait for anything. Sharing from the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Susan Currie returns to the podcast and invites us to come alongside the Biblical characters. We consider their longings, their waiting, and the things we ourselves are waiting for. She reminds us that all of us are waiting for something. In Advent, we are invited to slow down enough to recognize our longings and offer them to the only one who can come and make all things right. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.LeadershipTransformations.org and consider participation in our online and in-person program offerings. Additional LTI spiritual formation resources can be found at www.SpiritualFormationStore.com and www.ruleoflife.com and www.healthychurch.net.

Donald Macleod journeys into the varied musical landscape of Adolphus Hailstork, in conversation with the composer himself. American composer Adolphus Hailstork has written in many genres ranging from orchestral and chamber, to choral, song cycles and operatic scenes. Of African-American heritage and now in his eighties, Hailstork's works have been performed by major orchestras in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, and leading conductors have championed his music including Kurt Masur, Daniel Barenboim and Lorin Maazel. Born in 1941, his early instrumental studies included the organ, piano, violin and the voice, but it was his experience both in the Anglican Cathedral tradition, and hearing and singing spirituals, that have had a significant impact upon the development of his own musical language. For many years he's been a Professor of Music at the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, and he resides in the state of Virginia, USA. His own list of teachers is impressive, not least of all Nadia Boulanger at the American Institute at Fontainebleau. Hailstork's own reputation has been significant, and he's been called the Dean of African-American composers. Music Featured: Symphony No 3 (Vivace) The Lamb String Quartet No 3 (Moderato) Piano Sonata No 2 Symphony No 3 (Scherzo) Fanfare on Amazing Grace Three Spirituals for Orchestra Symphony No 2 (Adagio) Three Spirituals for String Trio Symphony No 1 I Will Sing of Life (Songs of Life and Love) Eight Variations on Shalom Chaverim Arabesques Whitman's Journey: I launch out on the endless seas Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Luke Whitlock For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Adolphus Hailstork (1941) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001cgkd And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we've featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

It was so nearly lost. As the Christ Church Anglican Cathedral is being rebuilt, historian Edmund Bohan is releasing a history of the distinctive Gothic building. It shows it was controversial even before work started on designing it, let alone building in. From the laying of the foundations to the official opening, it took 40 years, after squabbles over pretty much every aspect of its construction - not to mention the huge problems raising the money to build it in the City Centre. In Heart of the City: The Story of Christchurch's Controversial Cathedral, Edmund is critical of the former Anglican Bishop Victoria Matthews' determination to demolish the badly-damaged cathedral after the Canterbury earthquakes, to replace it with a modern church. And he tells Lynn Freeman he's very much looking forward to seeing the Cathedral restored to its former glory after a lengthy and pricey rebuild. But first he sets the scene. Back in the 1860s, there was controversy over where the cathedral should go, its design, whether it should be in stone or timber - even if there should be a cathedral built at all! Heart of the City: The Story of Christchurch's Controversial Cathedral, by Edmund Bohan is published by Quentin Wilson Publishing.

A Napier woman has decked out her home in Union Jacks to commemorate the Queen's passing. Dorothy Galloway was one of the first in line at the Anglican Cathedral this morning to sign the condolence book and pay her respects. Our Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin has more.

In the past few years, we have seen the rise of the public debate around gender and transgender. What makes a man a man and a woman a woman? Is this a new debate or an ancient one?  Jonathan Youssef welcomes Claire and Rob Smith from Sydney, Australia to Candid Conversations. Rob Smith lectures in theology, ethics, and music ministry at Sydney Missionary & Bible College. He also serves as the Assistant Director of Ministry Training and Development for the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. He is currently undertaking doctoral studies in the theology of sex and gender.  Claire Smith is a writer and women's bible teacher. She is a nurse by background. She has a Ph.D. in New Testament from Moore Theological College and is the author of God's Good Design: What the Bible Really Says About Men and Women.  Claire and Rob are members of St. Andrew's Anglican Cathedral in Sydney and have been contributors to Desiring God and The Gospel Coalition (Claire Smith and Rob Smith).To ask Jonathan a question or connect with the Candid community, visit https://LTW.org/CandidFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/candidpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/candidpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thecandidpod

Little red lyin hood Jen Psaki and Biden are saying MAGA Americans are extreme while Elizabeth Warren and others are screaming and looting in the name of baby murder. We dive into all of this. Also, we break out the CPAC vault for a best of interview with Willie Montague, congressional candidate for district 10 in Florida. Also it is Freedom Foundation Thursday with Lauren Bowen from Ohio and Dmitriy Sashchenko from Oregon are here to discuss the progress from people breaking away from the unions. Samaritan Ministries International (samaritanministries.org) member Kevin Clark, who is passionate about offering children Biblically based classical education widely practiced in America's founding era that produced our nation's early leaders. In 2019, Clark opened the Ecclesial Schools Initiative (ESI) at St. Alban's Anglican Cathedral in Oviedo, Florida. Support the show --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-buff-show/support

In this episode we talk about Ellen's grandmother Irene Reid along with several other family members' experience with millinery, dress making, knitting, embroidery, and other textile work. We also touch on Ellen's experience with the wool stall at the Anglican Cathedral, and some of the work of the St. John's Guild of Embroiderers. Ellen Reid has been contributing to the local arts scene for over 30 years. A poet, playwright, visual artist, a blogger and an arts patroness! She is a grateful and frequent contributor to the Cosmic Show! She has been an early childhood educator for 20 years.

We visit NSW and Australia's first inland city in 1863, Goulburn is a proud historic town thriving with museums, festivals, restaurants and galleries. There is also plenty of surrounding outdoor adventure, from canyoning and rock climbing to abseiling and caving.Standing on Goulburn's fringe is the Big Merino – one of Australia's iconic ‘big things' and symbolic of the city known as the fine wool capital of the world. For a beautiful panorama of Goulburn, head to the tower lookout in the Rocky Hill War Memorial and Museum.Soak up Goulburn's beautifully preserved history on a self-guided walk or guided tour, which includes the towering St Saviour's Anglican Cathedral. You can also visit historic Riversdale Homestead, which dates back to the 1830s. Rail buffs will love the Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre. Did you know that you can speak to us to feature this show on your community radio station, or website, we would love to talk with you.  If you would like to reach out and help us with this fiercely Australian and independent podcast with sponsorship or product support, please contact us.We love your feedback and comments, and if you have something that you think we should feature, review, visit or discuss, then please drop us an email at  phatcat@iinet.net.au Like us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramSupport us on PatreonListen on SpotifyListen on AppleListen on GoogleListen on iHeartRadioThank you for supporting us, visit www.phatcatmedia.com.au for more informationSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27844421) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our news wrap Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the annual "ball drop" festivities will move forward as planned on New Year's Eve. The FDA will reportedly authorize Pfizer's COVID vaccine boosters for 12 to 15-year-olds. Mourners lined up in South Africa to pay respects to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu as he lay in state at St. George's Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For ten minutes every day this week, the bells will toll at Saint George's Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town, in honour of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

A weekly up-close and personal 'Profile' interview with some of the best-known entertainers, influencers, and personalities in SA and beyond.  Previous guests have included Lucifer actress Lesley-Ann Brandt, Reyka star Kim Engelbrecht, singer Kelly Khumalo and movie director Liesl Tommy. This week it's the Dean of St George's Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town, Father Michael Weeder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A community conversation on human trafficking in the Capital City area will take place October 15-16 at St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral. To talk about that and how human sex and work trafficking in our area is such a pervasive issue are: Carolyn LeBoeuf, prime organizer of the upcoming Summit; Robin Hassler Thompson, head of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center; Wendy Strickland, executive director of Anglewing; and Second Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jack Campbell.

Series: Micah - Who is like God. Passage: Micah 6. Preacher: Reg Piper. Date of Talk: 13 September 2021 To Obey is better than Sacrifice – Micah 6 St Michael's Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong, livestream am, 12/9/21 a.d. Micah is commanded to prosecute God's people His complaint is before the witnessing hills v1-2 The Lord's examination and warning The Lord challenged Israel v3- 5 How have I wearied you? “I brought you out of slavery” “I delivered you into the land of promise” Israel responded to the Lord v 6- 7 Shall we express greater religious zeal? Shall we offer abundant sacrifices? Shall we offer our sons? The Lord answered Israel v8 Summary of the Lord's prophetic message Act justly Love chesed/steadfast love Walk humbly with your God The Lord warns Israel v 9- 16 Fear the Lord & heed his Assyrian rod I have begun to ruin the Jerusalem wealthy They deceive and act violently like Ahab They will experience hunger, poverty, failure, and sword Nations will scorn you in your distress Israel's Response and Ours? King Hezekiah repented Jer.26:17-19 He reformed the religious system He reformed life under the Lord The Lord wasted the Assyrian besieging Jerusalem Any Lessons for us? Do we face a powerful enemy? Are we suggesting greater religious zeal? Act justly personally and corporately Love chesed/covenant love “in Christ” Walk humbly before God, not be proud in piety

In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with community leader, business consultant and innovator Christopher Campbell. Raised in Trinidad, Christopher was educated at an English prep school before the family moved to the United States when he was 16. He says the transition to a new country and culture was made a little easier by having a British accent and a Beatles haircut -- very popular in 1966. A successful career in telecommunications and consulting allowed Christopher to pursue his passion to impact the world around him. He was an award-winning leader with the Boy Scouts, served on various boards, was a founder of St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral and is a longtime Rotarian. Christopher received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Florida State University College of Business for his work with their online MBA program. He has also put his love for sports to good use. He and his wife, Tina, worked together managing marketing and sponsorships for a NASCAR team and helped convince the British Olympic team to train in Tallahassee for the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Christopher is best known for creating the Biletnikoff Award honoring the best receiver in college football. He was the catalyst in the creation of The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, which sponsors the presentation of the annual award and provides scholarships to local student-athletes. He remains focused on finding ways to give back to the community and serve others.

Eddie Fitzhugh is a Anglican priest at St. VIncent's Anglican Cathedral. This episode is sponsored my Anchor.fm, start your podcast today, and Poddecks.com, use promo code "TCLIVE" to get 10% off your first purchase. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tclive/support

The company running the restoration of Christchurch's Anglican Cathedral is confident it will be able to raise the extra $51 million still needed to finish the job, and says potential large donors are already being approached here and overseas. The building has sat derelict since the 2011 earthquake and now the cost to fix it has soared from an original estimate of $104 million to $154 million. Some Cantabrians are finding the price hard to justify. The director of the restoration project Keith Paterson speaks to Corin Dann.

In the past few years, we have seen the rise of the public debate around gender and transgender. What makes a man a man and a woman a woman? Is this a new debate or an ancient one?  Jonathan Youssef welcomes Claire and Rob Smith from Sydney, Australia to Candid Conversations. Rob Smith lectures in theology, ethics, and music ministry at Sydney Missionary & Bible College. He also serves as the Assistant Director of Ministry Training and Development for the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. He is currently undertaking doctoral studies in the theology of sex and gender.  Claire Smith is a writer and women's bible teacher. She is a nurse by background. She has a Ph.D. in New Testament from Moore Theological College and is the author of God's Good Design: What the Bible Really Says About Men and Women.  Claire and Rob are members of St. Andrew's Anglican Cathedral in Sydney and have been contributors to Desiring God and The Gospel Coalition (Claire Smith and Rob Smith).To ask Jonathan a question or connect with the Candid community, visit https://LTW.org/CandidFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/candidpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/candidpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thecandidpod 

  Claire Smith is a New Testament scholar, women's Bible teacher, and the author of God's Good Design: What the Bible really says about Men and Women. Listen as Claire talks to Tori Walker about these topics as well as the value of other aspects of ministry.   EPISODE NOTES Claire Smith is married to Rob, and attends St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, Sydney. They have a married son. Claire is a New Testament scholar, women's Bible teacher, and the author of God's Good Design: What the Bible really says about Men and Women, 2nd ed. (Matthias Media, 2019), and contributor to the ESV Women's Devotional Bible (Crossway, 2014) and Word-filled Women's Ministry: Loving and Serving the Church (eds. Gloria Furman and Kathleen Nielson, Crossway, 2015). Claire serves on TGCA editorial panel, working to develop women writers and content.   LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Claire Smith Profile on The Gospel Coalition Equal but Different   SHOW SNIPPETS: "I went home that night thinking “I can't possibly become a Christian"."   "He stuck in there with me for six years, sharing the gospel with me as my life progressively fell apart."   "The whole subjective view of gender identity is entirely at odds with the embodied  view of personhood you see in Scripture."   "I do think committees are a form of ministry."   "The Gospel Coalition Australia is a way of helping those different gospel networks talk to one another and resources one another with articles, podcasts & resources….trying to  serve Christian people with good evangelical thought-provoking material that is going to help them."   "What we all want to be as Christian people is faithful servants of Christ - what better summation of our lives could there be than that we've poured ourselves out for Christ."   Can't see clickable links? Copy and paste this into your browser: tlpcwcw.podbean.com

Our guest preacher is Fr. Christopher Jones from St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral in Tallahassee, FL. Fr. Chris comes to us once or twice a year to encourage and remind us that the Gospel is our hope. We hope you enjoy! If you like what you hear, you can learn more about us at https://www.servantsanglican.org/ https://linktr.ee/servantsanglican

The Interior Minister comes under pressure at the House Human Rights Committee to rectify the situation at the Pournara detention camp; St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral holds a book fair to replenish the coffers after lockdown

The Coming of the Magi - Epiphany is the Christian festival that draws the Christmas season to a close, and it is celebrated on PRAISE today in Bible readings, poetry and music - Plus there's the first in our new series - PRAISE ON PILGRIMAGE - interviews with those who went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Reverend Steve Ingrouille in November 2019, as they share their thoughts on the places they visited, and the memories they will treasure - plus interviews with people they met on the journey. Today's interview is with Very Reverend Richard Sewell, who is a Canon of St George's Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem and also Dean of St George's College which is located close to the Cathedral and is a centre for pilgrimage, education, hospitality and reconciliation.

With funding from New Horizons, the Anna Templeton Centre is proud to present the We ❤ Craft Skill Sharing Series - 10 tours, presentations, and workshops that showcase craft in and around St. John's. The events will facilitate the sharing of craft skills between seniors and their community, including other seniors, youth, and the general population. The focus is not just on traditional Newfoundland and Labrador craft, but also adaptive and international craft and skills. There has been one event, a tour of the embroidery and silver of the Anglican Cathedral, where Joyce King gave a tour of the history and architecture of the Cathedral, Don Beaubier discussed the history and workmanship of some of the silver housed there, and Susan Furneaux discussed the embroidery on display, some of which was made locally by Bunty Severs. Over November they will host a panel at the Quidi Vidi Village Plantation where three generations of knitters will demonstrate some methods for tricky and difficult techniques, and will take audience questions. At the end of November they will have three workshop on Iris folding, a Dutch technique of using scraps of paper, and because it is hosted by Sheila Ford, a quilter, scraps of fabric, to create beautiful images on cards. Dr. Lisa Daly is the project organizer for We ❤ Craft, working with a board of women who are passionate about crafting. Lisa is also a member of the Heritage NL board, and has been working in heritage and tourism for almost two decades.

Making Mary the Queen of Our Lives: why to do it and how it can change your life. Bishop delivers sermon from a carnival ride/helter skelter installed in Anglican Cathedral. Important to reserve our sacred spaces to bring souls to Christ. Revisiting the concept of meditation: being attentive to God, encountering Jesus. Have you ever […] All show notes at (PD) Queenship of Mary, Carnival in Anglican Cathedral, Meditation, Weddings 8.22.19 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

Walking pilgrimages are increasingly capturing the popular imagination; Bernadette Kehoe joins pilgrims on a new pilgrimage route in Kent. The ‘Augustine Camino’ winds its way from the Anglican Cathedral in Rochester to the Catholic shrine of St Augustine. Jean Vanier, the Catholic theologian and founder of the L’Arche communities, died this week. We pay tribute to his life and work with John Sargent, national director of L’Arche UK and Tim, an adult with learning difficulties and a member of L’Arche Manchester who knew him. The first Muslim to row for Team GB, Double Olympian Mohamed Sbihi. He tells our reporter Tusdiq Din how he has coped with Ramadan over the recent years where the demands of his faith and those of an elite athlete have found a compromise. Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner and Professor Neil Lawrence (Professor of Machine Learning at Sheffield University) discuss ethical and religious perspectives on Artificial Intelligence. Azeem Wazir says he will be killed if he is deported back to Pakistan for protesting against the arrest of Asia Bibi and the country’s blasphemy laws. He speaks to Emily from Colnbrook immigration removal centre. Producers: Carmel Lonergan Harry Farley Editor: Amanda Hancox

MESSAGE SUMMARY: Easter -- I Am the Resurrection – (Holy Cross Anglican Cathedral; Loganville, GA). We are bombarded with news reports, today, about death in all forms and from a multitude of sources -- our earthly culture, today, is a culture of death. This Holy Week and this Easter Day, God gives us the means of Grace and the Hope of Glory for Life. The Resurrection of Jesus contradicts our culture of death; and God's Grace, through Jesus' Resurrection and life after His death on the cross. Jesus' Resurrection, gives us, today, a culture of life! Steve Jobs was a Billionaire, at his death; and he was the founder of Apple. Jesus is the Christ (Messiah) and, as God, the Creator of the Universe. From his death bed, Steve Jobs wrote his perspective on his life in comparison to his impending death. Earthly death is a fact which we all must face. On the other hand, Jesus gives us his perspective on human death, earthly life, and Eternal Life (John 11: 25– 26): “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”. In our message today, Archbishop Beach provides a summary of these two different perspectives on living our earthly lives while always considering that our earthly death is inevitable. However, for those of us that follow Jesus, earthly death is only the predecessor event for our Eternal Life. With your faith in Jesus as the Son of God and through God's Grace, you can live your life, both your earthly life and your eternal life, to their fullest with God as your Lord. Yours will be a culture of life even though the world is a culture of death. He has risen! He has risen indeed!!   TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM RIGHTEOUS IN GOD'S EYES. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21).   THIS SUNDAY'S AUDIO SERMON: THIS SUNDAY'S SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach's Current Sunday Sermon: “Surprise – Jesus is Not Dead; Jesus Is Alive to All Who Accept Him in Faith", at our Website: www.AWFTL.org/listen/.   WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH'S DEVOTIONAL VIDEO: www.AWFTL.org/watch/   DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB   A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org   SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV):   John 11:25; 1 John 5:10-12; Psalms 101:1-8; Mark 16:1-8: 1Peter 3:18; John 3:3-5; John 10:10.   SCRIPTURE REFERENCE SEARCH: www.AWFTL.org/bible-search/

MESSAGE SUMMARY: Easter -- I Am the Resurrection – (Holy Cross Anglican Cathedral; Loganville, GA). MESSAGE SUMMARY: We are bombarded with news reports, today, about death in all forms and from a multitude of sources -- our earthly culture, today, is a culture of death. This Holy Week and this Easter Day, God gives us the means of Grace and the Hope of Glory for Life. The Resurrection of Jesus contradicts our culture of death; and God's Grace, through Jesus’ Resurrection and life after His death on the cross. Jesus' Resurrection, gives us, today, a culture of life! With your faith in Jesus as the Son of God and through God's Grace, you can live your life, both your earthly life and your eternal life, to their fullest with God as your Lord. Yours will be a culture of life even though the world is a culture of death. He has risen! He has risen indeed!! TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM RIGHTEOUS IN GOD’S EYES. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21).   THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON: THIS SUNDAY’S SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon: “Surprise – Jesus is Not Dead; Jesus Is Alive to All Who Accept Him in Faith", at our Website: www.AWFTL.org/listen/. WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH’S EASTER VIDEO – “Easter -- I Am the Resurrection – (Holy Cross Anglican Cathedral; Loganville, GA)”:  www.AWFTL.org/watch.   DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE LINK: www.awordfromthelord.org   SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV):    Mark 16:1-8: 1Peter 3:18; John 3:3-5; John 10:10.   SCRIPTURE REFERENCE SEARCH: www.AWFTL.org/bible-search/

MESSAGE SUMMARY: Contemplating the Mighty Acts – Palm Sunday and Holy Week (Holy Cross Anglican Cathedral; Loganville, GA) To understand Holy Week and Palm Sunday, we look to the beginnings of Passover and how it had evolved until Jesus’ time.  While we were still sinners, Jesus died for us. It is through Jesus’ death and Resurrection that we are able realize God’s Grace of Salvation from our sins and to gain our Eternal Life. Holy Week is all about God’s Grace; Jesus’ death on the cross; Jesus Resurrection; and our Salvation. All sinners need what Jesus did on the cross for us. The message of Palm Sunday, of Holy Week, is that the Passover Lamb, Jesus, has entered the city of Jerusalem, just as prophesied in Zachariah 9:9 more than five hundred years before Jesus’ birth: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.". The lambs brought into the city for Passover would be inspected, for any blemishes, by the Levites so that the perfect lambs for the celebration of Passover could be selected. At the same time, Jesus was being “inspected” by the various Jewish and Roman “inspectors”, including the Levites and Pharisees, during the week leading up to the Jewish Passover celebration. As prophesied, Jesus was the perfect Passover Lamb, the Lamb of God, to be sacrificed for the sins of the world for all time. On the Monday of Holy Week, Jesus reentered Jerusalem and cleansed the Temple. As told in Mark 11:17, Jesus drove from the Temple the sacrificial animal vendors who had booths in Temple’s Courtyard. This Courtyard was set aside, when God had established the Temple, for the Gentiles to pray so that the Temple was the place for all to worship: “And he was teaching them and saying to them, ‘Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.’”. Tuesday and Wednesday, of Holy Week, were days of both doctrinal challenges and teaching for Jesus – further “inspections” for the perfect Passover Lamb, Jesus. Thursday, of Holy Week, is the day which Jesus washes the Apostles’ feet and eats the Passover meal, which is when Jesus institutes our Sacrament of the Communion. Also, this is the day that Jesus gives the new commandment of “Love one another”. The Apostle John expresses Jesus’ love and His role on our behalf in John 15:12-14: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.". Also on Thursday, Jesus has His agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus prayed, in the Garden to God, to have the responsibility of His Crucifixion, death, and His separation from God, as Jesus took on the sins of the world, be taken from Him. However, Jesus prayed to God (Matthew 26:39): “And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.’”. Additionally, Judas betrays Jesus; and Jesus is arrested – we refer to this Thursday, of Holy Week, as Mundey Thursday. On Mundey Thursday, we begin a period of prayer and mourning. On the Friday of Holy Week, we come to Jesus’ Crucifixion and death on the cross. On Friday, the Apostle Peter denies Jesus three times; and Jesus has three trials. After His death, Jesus was buried; and His tomb was sealed and guarded by the Roman soldiers. On the Saturday of Holy Week – the day of rest, the Jewish Sabbath – Jesus is bound by death and in the grave – Jesus is dead. On the Sunday of Holy Week – the day of Jesus’ Resurrection, Jesus arises from death as the Passover Lamb, “the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world!”.   TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, I AM FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke 11:13).   WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH’S RECENT VIDEOS:  https://awftlvser.podbean.com/.   A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE: www.AWFTL.org.   DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB   SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Exodus 12:1-25; Zechariah 9:9; Luke 19:30; Matthew 24:1-2; Luke 19:41-44; Mark 11:20-25; Matthew 21:33-46; John 15:12-17.

This week David talks to Charlie about how the liturgy and not socio-economic factors is the most powerful influence on the culture. And how it is the beauty of an authentic liturgical culture that is the driving force. We quote John Paul II from his encyclical Centesimus Annus[...I]t is not possible to understand man on the basis of economics alone, nor to define him simply on the basis of class membership. Man is understood in a more complete way when he is situated within the sphere of culture through his language, history, and the position he takes towards the fundamental events of life, such as birth, love, work, and death. At the heart of every culture lies the attitude man takes to the greatest mystery: the mystery of God. Different cultures are basically different ways of facing the question of the meaning of personal existence. When this question is eliminated, the culture and moral life of nations are corrupted., and Pope Pius XII who wrote the encyclical Mediator Dei on the liturgy, and included reference to sacred art. We refer to the following passage:"195. What We have said about music, applies to the other fine arts, especially to architecture, sculpture and painting. Recent works of art which lend themselves to the materials of modern composition, should not be universally despised and rejected through prejudice. Modern art should be given free scope in the due and reverent service of the church and the sacred rites, provided that they preserve a correct balance between styles tending neither to extreme realism nor to excessive "symbolism," and that the needs of the Christian community are taken into consideration rather than the particular taste or talent of the individual artist. Thus modern art will be able to join its voice to that wonderful choir of praise to which have contributed, in honor of the Catholic faith, the greatest artists throughout the centuries. Nevertheless, in keeping with the duty of Our office, We cannot help deploring and condemning those works of art, recently introduced by some, which seem to be a distortion and perversion of true art and which at times openly shock Christian taste, modesty and devotion, and shamefully offend the true religious sense. These must be entirely excluded and banished from our churches, like "anything else that is not in keeping with the sanctity of the place."And consider the following pictures. From the Baroque period of the 17th century: St Jerome Reading by Georges De La Tours, French 17th century A portrait painted by St Anthony Van Dyck when a teenager and a student of Rubens. Flemish, 17th century. Landscape by Corot, French, 19th centuryAnd we consider the following buildings in our discussion of the Victorian Neo-Gothic St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, designed by AW Pugin, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, england, 19th century. St Mary's Newcastle-upon-Tyne, interior. The Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert-Scott, begun early 20th century, completed 1978. Paddy's Wigwam - the Catholic Cathedral, Liverpool, start and completed in the 1960s. The K-2 telephone box, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, with Queen Elizabeth Tower housing Big Ben, in the background, designed by AW Pugin. Street furniture that is derived from and points to the liturgical culture. Icons of the English landscape - the red letter box and the red phone box.

Religion is one of those funny things, isn't it. I've known a lot of people who really struggle with their beliefs and their sexuality, as if the two cannot exist together. Some people think you can only have one or the other which seems kind of crazy to me.   ​ I'm not a religious person but I'm so interested in what religion can and does do to the mental health of gay people. Having been on the receiving end of some good old fashioned hate mail recently, it's only made me more curious about this idea that gay people are sinners when I'm pretty sure I remember Jesus only ever preached love.

John 2:1-11 Samy Shehata is the Canon of the Anglican Cathedral in Alexandria Egypt and also the Dean/President of the Anglican Theological Seminary in Alexandria. A winsome, intelligent Egyptian, he is abreast of all the tensions in the Middle East.

What does religion have to do with technology? Many people think that religious practitioners are inherently opposed to new technological developments. The reality of the situation is that religious communities have a very complex relationship with technology. Heidi Campbell, professor in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University, examines the intersection religion and technology in When Religion Meets New Media (Routledge, 2010). Her main query is what responses do Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities have to new forms of media. Campbell pinpoints the various structural components of religious communities’ engagement with technologies through a number of case studies, including the Amr Khaled phenomenon, the Gulen Movement, Shabbat in an Orthodox Jewish home, the “Pause, its prayer time” ad campaign, the Anglican Cathedral in Second Life, Islamic apps, and the kosher cellphone, among several others. In When Religion Meets New Media, she offers a comprehensive theoretical model for investigating religion in the digital world, the “Religious-social shaping” approach, which frames a study in a religious community’s core beliefs and patterns, history and tradition, negotiation process, and communal discursive framing. As one of the leading scholars in the area of religion, media, and digital culture, Campbell is well-suited for the task. In our conversation we discuss the history of religion online, religious authority, communal interactions with traditional texts, the media as a conduit, mode of knowing, and social institution, and the future of the study of digital religion. Campbell also gives us a sense of where the field is moving and topics that are gaining purchase among scholars. Her efforts with the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies are helping scholars across disciplines connect for collaborative research. We also briefly discussed one of the products of this network, Campbell’s edited collection Digital Religion: Understanding Religious Practice in New Media Worlds (Routledge, 2013). The chapters of this volume include theoretical and methodological introductions to themes in the study of digital religion (Ritual, Identity, Community, Authority, Authenticity, and Religion) with two corresponding case studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does religion have to do with technology? Many people think that religious practitioners are inherently opposed to new technological developments. The reality of the situation is that religious communities have a very complex relationship with technology. Heidi Campbell, professor in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University, examines the intersection religion and technology in When Religion Meets New Media (Routledge, 2010). Her main query is what responses do Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities have to new forms of media. Campbell pinpoints the various structural components of religious communities’ engagement with technologies through a number of case studies, including the Amr Khaled phenomenon, the Gulen Movement, Shabbat in an Orthodox Jewish home, the “Pause, its prayer time” ad campaign, the Anglican Cathedral in Second Life, Islamic apps, and the kosher cellphone, among several others. In When Religion Meets New Media, she offers a comprehensive theoretical model for investigating religion in the digital world, the “Religious-social shaping” approach, which frames a study in a religious community’s core beliefs and patterns, history and tradition, negotiation process, and communal discursive framing. As one of the leading scholars in the area of religion, media, and digital culture, Campbell is well-suited for the task. In our conversation we discuss the history of religion online, religious authority, communal interactions with traditional texts, the media as a conduit, mode of knowing, and social institution, and the future of the study of digital religion. Campbell also gives us a sense of where the field is moving and topics that are gaining purchase among scholars. Her efforts with the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies are helping scholars across disciplines connect for collaborative research. We also briefly discussed one of the products of this network, Campbell’s edited collection Digital Religion: Understanding Religious Practice in New Media Worlds (Routledge, 2013). The chapters of this volume include theoretical and methodological introductions to themes in the study of digital religion (Ritual, Identity, Community, Authority, Authenticity, and Religion) with two corresponding case studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does religion have to do with technology? Many people think that religious practitioners are inherently opposed to new technological developments. The reality of the situation is that religious communities have a very complex relationship with technology. Heidi Campbell, professor in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University, examines the intersection religion and technology in When Religion Meets New Media (Routledge, 2010). Her main query is what responses do Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities have to new forms of media. Campbell pinpoints the various structural components of religious communities’ engagement with technologies through a number of case studies, including the Amr Khaled phenomenon, the Gulen Movement, Shabbat in an Orthodox Jewish home, the “Pause, its prayer time” ad campaign, the Anglican Cathedral in Second Life, Islamic apps, and the kosher cellphone, among several others. In When Religion Meets New Media, she offers a comprehensive theoretical model for investigating religion in the digital world, the “Religious-social shaping” approach, which frames a study in a religious community’s core beliefs and patterns, history and tradition, negotiation process, and communal discursive framing. As one of the leading scholars in the area of religion, media, and digital culture, Campbell is well-suited for the task. In our conversation we discuss the history of religion online, religious authority, communal interactions with traditional texts, the media as a conduit, mode of knowing, and social institution, and the future of the study of digital religion. Campbell also gives us a sense of where the field is moving and topics that are gaining purchase among scholars. Her efforts with the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies are helping scholars across disciplines connect for collaborative research. We also briefly discussed one of the products of this network, Campbell’s edited collection Digital Religion: Understanding Religious Practice in New Media Worlds (Routledge, 2013). The chapters of this volume include theoretical and methodological introductions to themes in the study of digital religion (Ritual, Identity, Community, Authority, Authenticity, and Religion) with two corresponding case studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I sing the 'Our Father' at the end of this programme. Consideration of the preparations for Easter and my upcoming visit to Cornwall, where I intend to do soundseeing tours of St Materiana and at Minster Church in Boscastle. Photos already on www.maryinmonmouth@blogspot.com The birth of Gwynlliw to Glwys King of a district of Gwent. Gwynlliw (Woolos)has to kill a lot of people to establish pace, then can't stop and uses Pill (Pill gwenlly-literally an inlet of water belonging to Gwynlliw)to raid passing ships. steal their booty and kill the crews. Cadoc (his son) andsaintly wife Gwladys pray for his conversion from his wicked ways. Gwynlliw has the vision of an angel and changes, living the life of a celibate couple with Gwladys until they separate and she joins a convent at Bassaleg-or nearby to Bassaleg Church, and he remains a hermit there on Stow Hill, having built his Church and dedicated it to Our Lady. The statue of the bull placed in Newport town centre should be white-to reflect the next world,and his tomb can still be seen in the centre of the present Anglican Cathedral. The Catholic Church on Stow Hill is dedicated to our Lady as well, and is the Church where I was married and our Son christened. There are marvellous stained glass windows of the Newport Saints in both churches. Finally I sing the Our Father -my own recording. Please enjoy it as an Easter gift. Please leave feedback at maryinmonmouth@googlemail.com Blog at www.maryinmonmouth.blogspot.com Check out the shows at www.sqpn.com and www.catholic.com  

This Week the Guest List returns to the European Capital of Culture -Liverpool where Anne-Marie Minhall presents the show from the stunning Albert Docks… On the show will be one of world’s most popular living composers Karl Jenkins whose new work ‘Stabat Mater’ will be premiered at Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral on Saturday 15th March….Also on the show is scouse comedian , writer and actor Alexei Sayle who tells the Guest List about reconnecting with his scouse routes in a new TV series…