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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · May 29

Procession of the Holy Blood on Ascension Day in Bruges.

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · May 27

Possible. Somehow more depressing (though less morally reprehensible) is the possibility that Anglican factionalism has just reached such a state that decision-making is now nigh impossible.

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · May 27

More democratic and decentralised than whom? My comparisons here are all within the CofE: Carey, Williams, Welby.

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · May 27

There was a month or so between Carey and Williams; nearly 3 between Williams and Welby; it looks to be at least a 10-month vacancy this time. I’m gonna try not to extrapolate…

The Church of England @churchofengland.org · May 27

The full membership of the Canterbury Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) has now been appointed.

Read more at cofe.io/DioCanterburyCNC.

Diocese of Canterbury members of Canterbury CNC appointed | The Church of England

The membership of the Canterbury CNC is now complete with the appointment of representatives from the Diocese of Canterbury.

cofe.io

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · May 27

Meta, I know (pun totally intended!), but I’m enjoying @chaykak.bsky.social’s @newyorker.com essay on BlueSky…yes I’m finally catching up on my backlog…

The Church of England @churchofengland.org · May 27

The full membership of the Canterbury Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) has now been appointed.

Read more at cofe.io/DioCanterburyCNC.

Diocese of Canterbury members of Canterbury CNC appointed | The Church of England

The membership of the Canterbury CNC is now complete with the appointment of representatives from the Diocese of Canterbury.

cofe.io

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · May 12

What I want for Christmas is for politicians to stop scapegoating immigrants for the UK’s inability to build and maintain infrastructure, while also desperately needing foreign labour to prop the same infrastructure up. It is disingenuous and ugly.

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Apr 18

Finished.

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Apr 16

Stations and Chrism Mass done; now to prepare for Tenebrae.

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Apr 13

A lovely day for a Palm Sunday procession in the South Downs.

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Feb 20

Dear @simonmayo.bsky.social, is it possible to overdose on Vocalzone?

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Jan 18

I’m going to put this out on #AnglicanBlueSky or indeed just church-friendly Bluesky: a tree fell in our churchyard, which nearly crushed it. The bill for its removal is a big chunk of our annual budget. So, we’re raising funds to help us defray costs! underthedowns.co.uk/cockingchurc...

St Catherine of Siena Churchyard Appeal 2025 – Under the Downs

underthedowns.co.uk

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 27

Sim Kwangyang died 10 years ago today. He was my 干爹, a sort of secular godfather. Among the things he introduced to me were the word "theist", philosophy as an academic subject, and the Lord of the Rings. I owe him a lot, and am sorry not to be back in Malaysia to pay my respects there.

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 26

It’s Charles Schultz’s birthday today. He would’ve been 102. My mother learnt to read English by reading Peanuts comics. I’ll forget be grateful for that.

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Chine McDonald @chinemcdonald.bsky.social · Nov 26

"As we approach the vote on assisted dying this week, I’ve been struck by how arguments in favour have held to very white, Western concepts of what it is to be human."

Got a few things off my chest about race and #AssistedDying

@theosthinktank.bsky.social

www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2024...

We need to talk about race and assisted dying

Chine McDonald looks at assisted dying and the underrepresented (and different) perspective of black people. 26/11/2024

www.theosthinktank.co.uk

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 21

A snowy day in beautiful West Sussex.

A small snowman with almonds for eyes and a carrot for a nose.

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 18

The problem with binge-reading the @newyorker.com.web.brid.gy, say, once a month is that I’m only now reading the early November issues, and bloody hell, it’s depressing on this side of the election.

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 18

Does someone have a list of honorary cathedral canons appointed in 2024, and--in particular--how White this year's slate is (or isn't, he says, optimistically)?

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 17

For those among you who have access to the FT, @chinemcdonald.bsky.social wrote a very good piece for yesterday’s edition. For those of you who don’t, DM me…

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 15

I might eventually have to replace this copy, having turned its pages so very often. I don’t ever get tired of reading it to the kids, even repeatedly each night. Now there’s an endorsement.

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 15

Somehow when I tell myself that I spend my mornings “dealing with correspondence”, I feel a bit better than when I think of it as “doing emails”.

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 15

On this Feast Day of St Albert Magnus www.theschooloftheology.org/posts/essay/...

St Albert the Great: Patron Saint of Scientists — St Mary Magdalen School of Theology

The Church has a patron saint of natural scientists, though I confess that I have never availed myself of his intercession. Albert—called Magnus (the Great) even during his lifetime—is now best known ...

www.theschooloftheology.org

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Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 14

A note to my parishes about the John Smyth report and the resignation of the Archbishop. underthedowns.co.uk/resignation-...

Resignation of the Archbishop – Under the Downs

underthedowns.co.uk

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 12

A sermon for Remembrance Sunday. underthedowns.co.uk/remembrance-...

Remembrance Sunday 2024 – Under the Downs

underthedowns.co.uk

Jonathan Lewis-Jong @msgjonhere.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi everyone! For context, I started by looking up the philosophy, psychology, and Anglican lists when I signed up.

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