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 Hallo
again to all.
 Today,
12 December, is not only the Third Sunday of Advent, it's also the Feast
of Our Lady
of Guadalupe. According to California newspapers, the Basilica of
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the second most-frequently-visited Christian
shrine in the world, after St Peter's in Rome. It was the destination
of Pope John Paul II's first overseas trip in 1979.
Our Anglican
tradition does not commemorate the event in AD 1531 in which the Virgin
Mary appeared
to an Aztec born Quauhtlatoatzin, who had been baptised with the
Christian name Juan Diego. But she is the patron saint of most of Latin
America. The Good News of Jesus Christ was first brought to the people
of Latin America by Spanish soldiers, whose style managed few conversions.
Acts 2 says that Peter converted 3000 people in one day. As a result
of the appearance of Nuestra Seņora de Guadalupe, 3000
 people
were converted every day for seven years. The
Anglican Communion is undergirded by scripture, tradition, and reason.
California, where Anglicans Online is published, is much closer to Guadalupe
than to Canterbury. Other traditions are slowly finding their way into
parish churches. For example, the Diocese of El Camino Real, in the
heart of Silicon Valley, operates La Mision
Episcopal Nuestra Seņora de Guadalupe as an Anglican mission in
this heavily-Hispanic diocese.
This week's
News Centre carries the story that the
Synod of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn has asked Bishop Browning
to reconsider his resignation, and he has done exactly that. We at Anglicans
Online have always fretted that there is too much fuss about sex and
sexuality in our church, and that we need to find a way to move beyond
that. We think that this could turn out to be a fine step in that direction.
We've added
a 'Fridge Art' link to our Advent Resources
page: you'll need to have a  look
to see just what this is... A special Advent gift for us (and we suspect
for many of you) is the appearance, at last, of
BBC Radio 3 via Web audio stream.
The home page for Radio 3 is filled with complete information, from
programme details and composer biographies
to tips on building a music library.
Finally,
Anglican Motorcar Trivia: Do you know whether Archbishop Michael Ramsey
(of
blessed memory), Lord Coggan, or Lord Runcie ever drove a 1963 Rover
95 (P4) during their tenures as Archbishop of Canterbury? We've an enquiry
from a reader, whose 95 provenance may trace back to one of these distinguished
prelates. If you can assist, please
email us.
See
you next week.
Last
updated: 12 December 1999
URL: http://anglicansonline.org
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