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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Today's unexpected sabbatical discovery: I've accidentally stumbled into a sub-field of medical research from Brazil that advocates for Heideggerian-inspired nursing as good practice in pallative care. 😵‍💫

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

George Steiner on Martin Heidegger: 'In short, Heidegger is a man literally overcome by the notion of "is", a man inexhaustibly astonished by the fact of existence, and haunted by that other possibility, which is nothingness'.

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I'm not sure I had "watching a livestream of the opening of Canada's parliament" on my list of things for 2025... 🍁

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I know Pope Leo XIV to be a kind, open, humble, modest, decisive, hard-working, straightforward, trustworthy, and down-to-earth man. A brilliant choice. May God bless him.

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - attr. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Resources for the whole church this month with Canterbury Press 🙌 @canterburypress.bsky.social

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Ayo @aare.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

@frsimoncuff.bsky.social look what the postie brought along, one day late or I would have been at the launch 🤣

A book; Catholic Life in the Church of England by Simon Cuff

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@KathrynCanonsOn @kathrynfleming.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

So tonight there's a rather lovely thing happening,- the launch of a book created by the splendid Fr Simon Cuff, to which I've contributed maybe 3 pages. There will be interesting folks to listen to & the book itself is great www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-event...

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Book Event: Catholic Life in the Church of England at Mary Mags Munster Sq

Join us to celebrate the upcoming launch of a new book exploring Catholic life within the Church of England!

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The Catholic Life book has been printed and arrived just in time for the launch at Mary Mags Munster Square 7pm this Friday. Now you can not only pre-order but buy and get it signed there!! An Easter miracle!

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

This Friday at 7pm (Mass at 6.30pm) we celebrate the publication of Catholic Life in the Church of England at Mary Mags, Munster Square, near Euston. We'll hear from the contributors, and there will be the opportunity to pre-order the book. All welcome! canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978178...

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Catholic Life in the Church of England Good News for Every Body by Simon Cuff - Paperback / softback - 9781786226723

Buy Catholic Life in the Church of England Good News for Every Body by Simon Cuff Paperback / softback from Canterbury Press - ISBN: 9781786226723

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

May Pope Francis rest in peace and rise in the glory of the Resurrection!

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Happy Easter!* *or that stage of Holy Week where you’ve blearily spent the morning calling light switches Alexa trying to get them to work forgetting they’re just a light switch.

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Our wonderful director of music is launching an exciting new ensemble (inaugural concert @stgilescg.bsky.social on 15th May). They're close to their crowdfunding goal, do support this exciting new choir! www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding... Tickets for 15th May: www.eventbrite.com/e/ephemeral-...

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Help raise £3450 to launch Ephemeral Love, a new choir in London. – JustGiving Crowdfunding

Iʼm raising money to launch Ephemeral Love, a new choir in London.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Up to Derby to teach Emmanuel College ordinands, having just finished reviewing Gary Dorrien’s magisterial Anglican Identities. Calm before the Holy Week storm!

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

A full and frank apology to the mother with the toddler who passed me in the street, pointed at me, and screamed “BUT HE’S ALLOWED TO HAVE AN ICE CREAM”. 🍦

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

On April 24th at 7pm @stpetersdb.bsky.social hosts the second UK screening of the amazing Selina Cadell & Eliza Thompson’s La Traviata - a lavish screening of the opera reimagined as a chamber work. Tickets just £12. Come along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/la-traviat... #opera #londonopera

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La Traviata (OperaGlass Works)

A film of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. Intimate, powerful and moving, a beautiful story of love and of loss as you have never experienced

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EOW Without Context @eow-no-context.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

the mystery of God transcends all categories of knowing

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This parish is in the bottom 1% of the deprivation index. Over 30% of adults have no qualifications. Tonight at Lent group we wrote cinquains and had a lively discussion about apophatic and kataphatic approaches to prayer. Never make assumptions about what people are capable of and interested in.

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Sarah Edwards @sarahked.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams & me for @justmoneymvt.bsky.social condemning the cuts announced in today’s #SpringStatement as morally wrong and calling for a #WealthTax to help build strong communities where we can all flourish: www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

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Spring Statement: Charities condemn ‘cruelty’ of deepening welfare cuts

‘Growth alone’ will not build a just society, says Lord Williams as he calls for wealth tax

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Visiting my folks and their new coffee table literature…

A gin and tonic on a coffee table with a bowl of wotsits, holding a copy of st Mary le Bow pictorial history.

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Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

This is a perceptive thread because the author doesn't just discern the relevance of the church for the present moment, he sees that it's the mundane details of worship - not some supplementary innovation - that makes the congregation potentially so subversive.

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Hannah Rich @hannahmerich.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

'We seem hell bent on destroying... our laws, our sense of justice, our values, our welcome of strangers, our climate. Meanwhile small groups of flawed humans gather weekly, some in robes, and talk about saints and peace' - fascinating thread here. H/T @kevinhargaden.bsky.social for highlighting it.

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

It’s a little daunting seeing this in real life! Probably the thing I’ve written that’s most personal, a reflection on sustaining ministry written when I was feeling fairly introspective having celebrated ten years in priestly orders. All good book shops etc!

Photo of book ‘waiting for the lord: reflections for a priestly life’

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David Shervington @dshervington.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Here's lovely thing for a Wednesday morning. Fr Simon Cuff's beautiful reflections on priesthood is in. Perfect whether you have been a priest for years and need to remind yourself why, or you're only just feeling the nudge @frsimoncuff.bsky.social canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978178...

A copy of Waiting on the Lord: Reflections for a Priestly Life, by Simon Cuff. On the cover, against a plain background is an image of large, slightly tarnished chalice, which looks like it has seen lots of life. The book is on a windowsill and some high rise flats are just visible through the window.

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JustMoney Movement @justmoneymvt.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

This is showing tonight! Grateful for @mchshe.bsky.social's support for the #FairBankingAct. Make sure you're following us to join our MP email action launching tomorrow in response to the programme.

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Join me on Saturday 15th March at 4pm on disagreement within the early Church and how the Creed might model disagreement for us today. All welcome!

A poster for the Creed and Disagreement taking place at St Mary Abbots Church on Saturday 15th March at 4pm.

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 02/03/2025

Tailoring fit for a King, President Zelensky 👌

Zelensky & King Charles together in front of fireplace

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Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

love to live in an age when the greatest theologian we got is so committed to letting people know, contrary to common perception, how good and interesting and cool it is to be Christian

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Christopher West @christophernwest.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Tremendous stuff from +Rowan Williams: at the core of both ‘toxic religion’ and ‘toxic irreligion’ is any teaching that convinces you to ignore what is real. He writes, ‘One of the tests of actual faith, as opposed to bad religion, is whether it stops you from ignoring things.’ ⚓🕯️

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

🗣️WATCH: “Pull your head up. We got this. We are in this together.” @tequilamjohnson.bsky.social gets a standing ovation in rural Tennessee as she points to the resilience of Black folks throughout history to say Trump is not a hurdle that 🇺🇸 can’t overcome.

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

A prayer for Pope Francis.

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

"I never expected to be moved almost to tears by the debate on new national governance structures. And then bishops stood up and spoke about the inherent wonder of the cure of souls."

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Rebecca Chapman: Hope in the midst of a painful General Synod

THIS week, I have wept trying to process the saddest General Synod meeting that I have attended as a...

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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Some thoughts on what we might learn when a bishop challenges a president… (it’s a canary-in-the-mineshaft moment, warning us about the wider power dynamics in society). theconversation.com/when-a-bisho...

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When a bishop called on Trump to ‘have mercy’, she was following the old Christian tradition of parrhesia

Christian history shows how bishops have used bold speech to challenge the powerful.

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Church of England in Parliament @churchstate.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Bishop of London: "The best safeguard is the current law. I urge Parliament to reject this Bill. It is neither safe nor compassionate. We should be focusing on providing the best possible palliative care services. Dying people should be offered hope, not fear." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Letter from Bishop of London to The Guardian:

Kim Leadbeater’s proposed amendment to the assisted dying bill has filled me and many others with grave concern. Leadbeater has described the bill as the “most robust piece of legislation on this issue in the world”. However, the removal of judicial oversight significantly weakens the safeguards, raising concerns about what other measures may be dropped through the legislative process or through the interpretation of clinicians.

While it will be essential to involve multidisciplinary teams if the law is changed, this need not have come at the expense of judicial oversight. While we do not yet know who will be appointed to the proposed expert panels, concerns have already been raised that there will inevitably be a self-selection bias to the voluntary assisted dying commission.

My background as a nurse and as a priest tells me that the best safeguard is the current law. I urge parliament to reject this bill. It is neither safe nor compassionate. Instead, we should be focusing on providing the best possible palliative care services. Dying people should be offered hope, not fear.
Sarah Mullally
Bishop of London and lead bishop for health and social care, Church of England

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 17/02/2025

Psychiatrist Allan House was permitted, like me, to speak to the assisted dying committee - but only after it first tried to ban @rcpsych.bsky.social’s testimony. Pls read his letter. How is the committee remotely serious about protecting the vulnerable if it dismisses the doctors who treat them?

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Karen O’Donnell @karenod.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

The Women’s Voices conference is coming to London! 10th May at St Pancras Church. Fab line up of speakers and topics - can’t wait! More info and booking: www.stpancraschurch.org/womens-voice...

Poster describing the speakers and titles of their talks for the conference

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

It was announced at Mass @stpetersdb.bsky.social this morning that, subject to usual pre-appointment checks, I’ve been appointed the next Rector of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside. Please do pray for both parishes & PCCs. My last service is due to be 26 April at 3pm, and my installation Sept 15th at 7pm

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Debbie Weekes-Bernard @debbieweekesb.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Here is my message to all Londoners, organisations, faith & community groups who work night and day to ensure people in London feel #LovedandWanted 💌 Thankyou ❤️

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

If you’ve not seen this, it’s worth every minute. A reminder of the need for safe and legal routes, and why community sponsorship needs to be expanded to de-politicise safe and legal refugee resettlement. www.channel4.com/programmes/g...

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Go Back to Where You Came From

Six Brits experience refugee life up close in some of the world's most dangerous places

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Fr Simon Cuff @frsimoncuff.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

It's quite daunting that more people are reading the proofs of 'Waiting on the Lord' and this will be in print soon. I've had some extraordinarily kind feedback, from those who have discerned lay callings, and from those ordained decades ago. canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978178...

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Waiting On the Lord Reflections For a Priestly Life by Simon Cuff - Paperback / softback - 9781786226556

Buy Waiting On the Lord Reflections For a Priestly Life by Simon Cuff Paperback / softback from Canterbury Press - ISBN: 9781786226556

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