Author Archives: cristian

While researching for my MA thesis, I have come across a nice passage in Roger of Wendover’s chronicle (mid-13th century) quoting a vernacular English song (“canticum illud Anglico idiomate”) whose composition Roger ascribes to the early 1170s and mentions in connection with an apparition of the Virgin to St. Godric. He then gives the LatinContinue reading “Vernacular song in English, c. 1170”

By The Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, bishop of Manchester 7:30AM BST 14 Aug 2011, The Telegraph I shall never forget the scenes of destruction I saw in Manchester on Wednesday morning. Not even Northern determination to get things back to normal could disguise the thuggery of the night before. For hours I talked with shopkeepers, metContinue reading “UK riots: the erosion of morality is responsible, says the Bishop of Manchester”

“Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work.”  — Psalm 92:4 Do you believe that your sins are forgiven, and that Christ has made a full atonement for them? Then what a joyful Christian you ought to be! How you should live above the common trials and troubles of the world! Since sin isContinue reading “The joy of forgiveness of sin”

One of these changes ought to be the way we acknowledge a FB post. Instead of “liking” it, we could simply “think it relevant” or “acknowledge it” or “take heed of it” or “consider it”. This would certainly avoid those awkward situations and circumstances when the post cannot warrant a “like” statement. And in theContinue reading “Facebook should make some changes”

Most accounts of “religion” in the context of secularism and atheism bear no resemblance to gospel Christianity. Meeting loved ones in heaven? fear of the unknown? morality? These people should read uncle john before claiming to describe Christ’s law. More to follow.