My heart sank, I have to confess. This was not a card-carrying Nigerian Anglican. Just what my children would call a random Nigerian sitting in the foyer of Jury’s Hotel in Dublin. He finished talking to a random Irishman and turned his beatific smile on me. He had been hearing about how wonderful Ireland was [...]
Posts Tagged ‘benedictines’
I’m a Nigerian ..
Sunday, Jul 13th, 2008 by david | 2 Comments
Filed under: Blog Entry | Tags: "Bishop of Limerick", 'trevor williams', benedictines
Filed under: Blog Entry | Tags: "Bishop of Limerick", 'trevor williams', benedictines
Worship ‘n spirituality ‘n authenticity ‘n mission
Saturday, Oct 27th, 2007 by david | 3 Comments
Filed under: Blog Entry | Tags: authenticity, benedictines, liturgy, secular
Filed under: Blog Entry | Tags: authenticity, benedictines, liturgy, secular
Bosco Peters dropped in from what looks like a very comprehensive liturgy website in New Zealand. He’s interested in my more-than-slightly unfocused exploring of the links between worship and spirituality. I think it goes like this.
In a secular age, the church talks only to itself. If the church tries to do [...]