Richard Peers
@richardpeers.bsky.social
Retired Anglican priest. Living in rural France.
Lover of poetry, my husband and Teilo our dog.
Lover of poetry, my husband and Teilo our dog.
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Just got back from watching "One Battle After Another" to find a feed full of videos of ICE raids in the US and Badenoch promising to introduce it here. Whatever horror you put on film can't beat reality.
October 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Just got back from watching "One Battle After Another" to find a feed full of videos of ICE raids in the US and Badenoch promising to introduce it here. Whatever horror you put on film can't beat reality.
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To my Jewish friends, Tzom kal (“Easy fast”) this Yom Kippur. I’ll be with you in shul tonight and tomorrow.
And to my friends with a devotion to St. Francis, may we have a blessed Transitus, followed by the feast of St. Francis on Saturday. Anyone have a blessing of the animals planned for Sun.?
And to my friends with a devotion to St. Francis, may we have a blessed Transitus, followed by the feast of St. Francis on Saturday. Anyone have a blessing of the animals planned for Sun.?
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
To my Jewish friends, Tzom kal (“Easy fast”) this Yom Kippur. I’ll be with you in shul tonight and tomorrow.
And to my friends with a devotion to St. Francis, may we have a blessed Transitus, followed by the feast of St. Francis on Saturday. Anyone have a blessing of the animals planned for Sun.?
And to my friends with a devotion to St. Francis, may we have a blessed Transitus, followed by the feast of St. Francis on Saturday. Anyone have a blessing of the animals planned for Sun.?
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"For an increasing number of us... these are times of crisis. How will we take care of each other now? Do we even feel like an “us” now?"
My sermon from Kol Nidre services:
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My sermon from Kol Nidre services:
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Together, In the Now: Kol Nidre 5786
The first known Black mutual aid society was the African Union Society, formed in Newport, Rhode Island in 1780. Seven years later, African Americans in Philadelphia formed the Free African Society…
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October 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"For an increasing number of us... these are times of crisis. How will we take care of each other now? Do we even feel like an “us” now?"
My sermon from Kol Nidre services:
velveteenrabbi.com/2025/10/01/t...
My sermon from Kol Nidre services:
velveteenrabbi.com/2025/10/01/t...
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Jane Goodall made the world a better place.
She helped shape how we view the world around us, fought vehemently for the environment, and her love of chimpanzees was infectious. She will be greatly missed.
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She helped shape how we view the world around us, fought vehemently for the environment, and her love of chimpanzees was infectious. She will be greatly missed.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91
"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wedne...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Jane Goodall made the world a better place.
She helped shape how we view the world around us, fought vehemently for the environment, and her love of chimpanzees was infectious. She will be greatly missed.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
She helped shape how we view the world around us, fought vehemently for the environment, and her love of chimpanzees was infectious. She will be greatly missed.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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I was invited to add a reading for Kol Nidre tonight. This is what I chose. I was also able to read it at the service.
October 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I was invited to add a reading for Kol Nidre tonight. This is what I chose. I was also able to read it at the service.
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A great privilege to be at Castel Gandolfo for the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ ecological encyclical Laudato Si. What an impact it has had for how we care for our common home. But more to do! This afternoon we were addressed by Pope Leo and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
October 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A great privilege to be at Castel Gandolfo for the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ ecological encyclical Laudato Si. What an impact it has had for how we care for our common home. But more to do! This afternoon we were addressed by Pope Leo and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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RIP Jane Goodall, who has died at 91.
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
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She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
October 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
RIP Jane Goodall, who has died at 91.
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
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Pope Leo XIV: “Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life”
October 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Pope Leo XIV: “Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life”
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Why is Starmer becoming more confident criticising Brexit? Because quietly, without any great drama, a consensus has been reached. It's a disaster inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Why is Starmer becoming more confident criticising Brexit? Because quietly, without any great drama, a consensus has been reached. It's a disaster inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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What does Luke's Prologue tell us about his sources? #ntpod #ntpodshorts #jesusandthegospels youtube.com/shorts/HBnIJ...
What does Luke's Prologue tell us about his sources? #ntpod #ntpodshorts #jesusandthegospels
YouTube video by Mark Goodacre
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October 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What does Luke's Prologue tell us about his sources? #ntpod #ntpodshorts #jesusandthegospels youtube.com/shorts/HBnIJ...
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This novel is already a bestseller, which is not at all why I reviewed it. I reviewed it because it’s an important book about spiritual practice.
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans | Review | Spirituality & Practice
A novel about living with vitality.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This novel is already a bestseller, which is not at all why I reviewed it. I reviewed it because it’s an important book about spiritual practice.
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Hospital waiting room reading. This book is still fabulous after all these years.
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Hospital waiting room reading. This book is still fabulous after all these years.
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Graham Greene once said that the marks of a Christian civilization were 'the divided mind, the uneasy conscience.' In that case, we must indeed be post-Christian.
September 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Graham Greene once said that the marks of a Christian civilization were 'the divided mind, the uneasy conscience.' In that case, we must indeed be post-Christian.
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Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles.
Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.
Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.
September 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles.
Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.
Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.
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Never have we needed more to experience God—to feel God. In this new e-course, an independent scholar known for his many books about St. Francis has identified 20 ways of experiencing God from early Franciscan sources. You can do these things. Join us
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September 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Never have we needed more to experience God—to feel God. In this new e-course, an independent scholar known for his many books about St. Francis has identified 20 ways of experiencing God from early Franciscan sources. You can do these things. Join us
www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/cou...
www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/cou...
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Is Mark a Gospel of Christ Crucified? #NTPod
#NTPodShorts #JesusandtheGospels www.youtube.com/shorts/NsWMv...
#NTPodShorts #JesusandtheGospels www.youtube.com/shorts/NsWMv...
Is Mark a Gospel of "Christ crucified"? #ntpodshorts #ntpod #newtestament #JesusandtheGospels
YouTube video by Mark Goodacre
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September 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Is Mark a Gospel of Christ Crucified? #NTPod
#NTPodShorts #JesusandtheGospels www.youtube.com/shorts/NsWMv...
#NTPodShorts #JesusandtheGospels www.youtube.com/shorts/NsWMv...
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“We are no longer just relying on the strength of our values but the value of our strength!”
“Our public square is loud, diverse and free.”
“Think of Canada!” 🇨🇦
Masterful 10 min speech by Prime Minister Mark Carney👏
More on Friday’s OShow #CanadaSky
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“Our public square is loud, diverse and free.”
“Think of Canada!” 🇨🇦
Masterful 10 min speech by Prime Minister Mark Carney👏
More on Friday’s OShow #CanadaSky
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
PM Carney Addresses Council on Foreign Relations
Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a conversation with Michael Froman, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations. The speakers are discussing Canada’s foreign policy priorities and the n...
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September 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“We are no longer just relying on the strength of our values but the value of our strength!”
“Our public square is loud, diverse and free.”
“Think of Canada!” 🇨🇦
Masterful 10 min speech by Prime Minister Mark Carney👏
More on Friday’s OShow #CanadaSky
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
“Our public square is loud, diverse and free.”
“Think of Canada!” 🇨🇦
Masterful 10 min speech by Prime Minister Mark Carney👏
More on Friday’s OShow #CanadaSky
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
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We'll be dropping an Instant Classics episode about the Parthenon on Thursday...https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/instant-classics/id1831429397
September 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We'll be dropping an Instant Classics episode about the Parthenon on Thursday...https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/instant-classics/id1831429397
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The president ordering the murder of 3 more human beings on a boat didn’t even make the list
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The president ordering the murder of 3 more human beings on a boat didn’t even make the list
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THIS is why I get annoyed. We are three people, working out of a basement, while holding down full time jobs.
It took us UNDER TWO MINUTES to sum up the framework within which the Jimmy Kimmel suspension sits, and begin the conversation *with what he actually said*.
How can it be beyond BBC News?
It took us UNDER TWO MINUTES to sum up the framework within which the Jimmy Kimmel suspension sits, and begin the conversation *with what he actually said*.
How can it be beyond BBC News?
September 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
THIS is why I get annoyed. We are three people, working out of a basement, while holding down full time jobs.
It took us UNDER TWO MINUTES to sum up the framework within which the Jimmy Kimmel suspension sits, and begin the conversation *with what he actually said*.
How can it be beyond BBC News?
It took us UNDER TWO MINUTES to sum up the framework within which the Jimmy Kimmel suspension sits, and begin the conversation *with what he actually said*.
How can it be beyond BBC News?
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Bishop says Pope urged him to celebrate liturgy for LGBT event
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Bishop says Pope urged him to celebrate liturgy for LGBT event
Bishop Francesco Savino, vice-president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, has disclosed that Pope Leo XIV personally encouraged him to celebrate Mass for LGBT Catholics during a recent Jubilee year ...
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September 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Bishop says Pope urged him to celebrate liturgy for LGBT event
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I can only think of three reasons why a church leader who ought to be trustworthy would say something like this. Either they are deluded, they’ve been paid, or they are brainwashed. I increasingly think it is a kind of brainwashing.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan on Fox & Friends on Charlie Kirk: "This guy is a modern day St Paul. He was a missionary, he's an evangelist, he's a hero. He's one I think that knows what Jesus meant when he said 'the truth will set you free.'"
September 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I can only think of three reasons why a church leader who ought to be trustworthy would say something like this. Either they are deluded, they’ve been paid, or they are brainwashed. I increasingly think it is a kind of brainwashing.
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On being stewards of creation.
"Who stewarded the dinosaurs? Who stewards Alpha Centauri?"
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"Who stewarded the dinosaurs? Who stewards Alpha Centauri?"
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We are not stewards
The language we use about creation may be contributing to the Climate Crisis rather than solving it.
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September 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
On being stewards of creation.
"Who stewarded the dinosaurs? Who stewards Alpha Centauri?"
thurible.net/2025/09/19/w...
"Who stewarded the dinosaurs? Who stewards Alpha Centauri?"
thurible.net/2025/09/19/w...
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Clergy friends, if you ever need a last second 3-minute homily, this should do the trick. From ‘Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart.’
September 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Clergy friends, if you ever need a last second 3-minute homily, this should do the trick. From ‘Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart.’