August 3, 2018 “Those whom God effectually calls, He also freely justifies; not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous; not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ’s sake alone.” Cotton Mather The grace of our Lord…
Chanted Morning Prayer with a homily reading from the 1st Book of Homilies
Text: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Growing up, my brother and I were very close. We were less than two years apart, shared a room until we were teenagers, and often had overlapping circles of friends. But when it came to keeping out of trouble, we could be very different. I was more conflict-adverse, a people pleaser,…
Editor’s note: this was originally published on our old website on October 16, 2014. In light of our recent funeral, I thought it timely to re-post. Wright, N. T., Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. New York: HarperOne, 2008. 332pp. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH One of the most well-known modern New…
Dear members and friends of All Saints, We are solidly into the hot Texas summer. Many people are traveling on holiday. Some people are moving. This means we’ve seen a steady stream of new faces at All Saints, even as we’ve missed some of you in the past few weeks. As promised in my previous…
Today we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, one of the major Holy Days in the Christian tradition, in which we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and the conversion of over 3,000 people in Jerusalem. In our reading from Acts, we read that the converts were pilgrims to Jerusalem present for…
May 20, 2018 Pentecost Sunday “O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son…
Editor’s note: in last night’s introductory class on the Seven Ecumenical Councils, St. Vincent’s Canon was mentioned. Here is the promised re-post of some reflections on St. Vincent from early 2017. Moreover, in the Catholic Church itself, all possible care must be taken, that we hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by…
April 10, 2018, 2nd Week of Eastertide Dear Members and Friends of All Saints, It has been an exciting and encouraging Easter Season so far! We had an exhausting, but amazing Holy Week, followed by a glorious Easter Sunday. It has been a pleasure serving and worshiping with you. Every month or two, I plan…