Category Archives: Rosie Harper

Why do Good People do Bad Things?

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of General Synod   I came back from General Synod last week asking this question: Why do good people do bad things?  I’d met people from … Continue reading →

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Transphobic Letters, Mansplaining & Male Violence.

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of General Synod. How many more ways can some Christians find to express their bigotry and judgementalism? I spent last Saturday morning on a study day, … Continue reading →

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“Enjoy But Don’t Inhale!”

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of General Synod The past few weeks in the church where I work there have seen some of the largest numbers ever, and some of the … Continue reading →

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Remembering, Reliving & Dealing with the Church’s Abuse

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of General Synod So much remembering. We’ve had some very moving events. Poetry and music evoking the darkest moments of WW1. In Great Missenden, the village … Continue reading →

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Toxic Masculinity & Our Use of Pronouns

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham Archbishop Justin has some gay friends. He knows them and likes them, and indeed he thinks their relationships are fabulous. So it’s not personal. There is however a … Continue reading →

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Conventional Thinking At Its Best…

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham It could be so different. The Royal Wedding will be remembered for many things. If you are a ‘Hello’ magazine reader the dresses might be the thing. If … Continue reading →

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Royal Weddings – A New Evangelism Strategy?

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rev Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham & Member of General Synod  It didn’t come naturally. I’m not a Royalist. However in our little Parish in Great Missenden we hired a large screen TV, plugged … Continue reading →

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Are We in Love with Sin?

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of General Synod We all carry our early experiences of Christmas and Easter into our adult life. It’s inevitable and it is the lens through which … Continue reading →

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Apologies, Forgiveness and IICSA

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of the General Synod It has been an extraordinary experience listening to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) on its excellent live streaming site. … Continue reading →

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Is Organised Religion Inherently Abusive?

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of the General Synod Time to think about General Synod. I always find it a very complex experience, and working through last week has been made … Continue reading →

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