Today’s Gospel reading tells us about Jesus appointing & calling the first of His apostles. I am especially struck by the last sentence of the lesson: ” and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.” {Mark 3:19} We 21st Century Christians know, as one of my favorite priests always said” the end of the story” We know [...]
Today’s reading actually one from YESTERDAY’s Daily Office reading. I messed up when I looked for the correct day, so yesterday’s blog is actually on TODAY’s reading….Oooops Anyhow,the Gospel lesson that I am pondering today is a big section from the first chapter of Mark’s Gospel. The particular Gospel is my favorite among the four [...]
This Lenten season I shall blog about one of he readings from the Daily Office each day { except for Sundays,as Sundays are considered feast days during Lent} I wish this was an original idea , I ” borrowed”it from my rector at Small Parish. His blog { also on WordPress} can be reached at [...]
For the first time in two years, I was not an attendee of my Diocese’s Annual Convention. Best Dude & I ha planed a trip long before we knew the dates of DioCGC12, so I took this as a sign from God that it is time fo someone else to experience serving a lay delegate [...]
Once again, the Holy Spirit tells me what I NEED to know, not what I want to hear! Today’s meditation by our Presiding Bishop deals with the ” Total Ministry” of the baptized. By virtue of our baptism, all Christians are ministers. Look in our Prayer Book in the Catechism, and note that the ministry [...]
It is Advent One…and the beginning of our liturgical year in my Anglican tradition. My rector greeted us with ” Happy New Year” this morning. The picture above was on the front cover of today’s bulletin at Small Parish. Every week during Advent, there is a different work of art printed on the bulletin cover. [...]
I’m studying the Early Church documents, councils, ect in Year 3 of EFM. Whew! There is no doubt in my mind that today Arius would be considered a radical heretic. His argument against Trinitarian theology{ God as Three in One} not only got him into a heap of trouble back then, but I would bet that most bishops [...]
Until I moved to the Deep South, I never thought much about Halloween as an anti-Christian celebration. I’ve lived deep in the {Protestant} Bibe-Belt for almost 13 years every Halloween I am reminded of the stark anti-Halloween sentiment that is rampant throughout all the schools & many of the churches in this part of the [...]
My priest says that the shortest & scariest service of the entire Church year the one during the morning of Holy Saturday. I believe him, but I’ve so far no experience of this service, since its held during the day on Holy Saturday. s a matter of fact, the Saturday day service is the only [...]
Today is Holy Friday. I never understood why we call this second day in the Holy Triduum Good ” Friday, since the liturgy shows nothing good bout what Our Lord Jesus Christ went through on this day some 2000 years ago. So I prefer to know this day in the Church year as ” Holy [...]
