We continue our discussion of the Lord’s Supper, and bring in what the Prayer Book’s prayers of consecration and the Articles of Religion mean for some of our Eucharistic theology. The Catechism Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week…
Today is the First Sunday After Trinity, when we begin this second half of the Church Year, in which the focus shifts from following in the footsteps of our Lord’s earthly life to growing in our faith. We’ll see the readings become more topical and less seasonal. We’ll see a focus on growing in virtue…
We discuss the Holy Trinity using the framework of the Creed of St. Athanasius
Today is Trinity Sunday, the Feast of the Blessed Trinity, when we celebrate (as you probably guessed) the Holy Trinity! This is actually the latest major feast to show up on our Liturgical Calendar. In ancient times today would have been the Octave of Pentecost instead. In fact, our Collect, Epistle, and Gospel assigned for…
“A Man of God is one who depends on the Grace of God, preaches the Word of God, stays in the Will of God, fulfills the Purposes of God, respects the Servants of God, edifies the Family of God, is filled with the Spirit of God, devotes himself to the Ministry of God, loves the…
In which we conclude our discussion of Baptism and begin our discussion of Holy Communion from our Diocesan Catechism. The Catechism Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17
Main Text: Acts 2 Today is the Feast of Pentecost, traditionally known as Whitsunday or Whitsun in Anglican circles, especially among folks who (like us) use one of the older forms of the Book of Common Prayer. As Lillie pointed out in your bulletin, this traditional name is a contraction of “White Sunday,” which is…
Text: John 15:26-16:4, 1 Peter 4:7 This past Thursday was the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord, which is always celebrated 40 days after Easter. The Ascension celebrates Christ rising bodily into heaven to return to his Father. But this event was far more than the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity returning from…