Monthly Archives: April 2023

The rise and fall (and rise?) of the Prayer Book Office

Posted on 18/04/2023 by Scott Anderson

The English Prayer Book of 1549 introduced to the people of England a new daily Office. The monastic Breviary with its eight-fold daily Office (upon which pattern the Breviary recited, at least since the 11th century, by the secular clergy … Continue reading →

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The curious case of the Scottish First Minister

Posted on 03/04/2023 by Scott Anderson

The campaign to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister of the devolved Scottish Parliament provoked storms of ‘Christianophobia’. (I know the word doesn’t exist because the media et al. do not want to recognise it. ‘Islamophobia’ – ‘Homophobia’ – ‘Transphobia’ … Continue reading →

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