Christmas DayIsa. 9:2-7 • Ps. 96 • Titus 2:11-14 • Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)Our inestimable liturgy is perhaps not so grand after all. The organist drops his foot on a pedal. The soprano sneezes. A young acolyte, asked to fetch a purificator from the sacristy, places his hands on the altar rail with gymnastic poise and leaps over the rail to the horror of his onlooking mother. There … [Read more...] about We Were Made for Love
Archives for December 2011
Bishops Pledge Support to Sudan
The Rt. Rev. David Colin Jones, president of the American Friends of the Episcopal Church in Sudan (AFRECS), is not surprised by the Sudanese church’s renewed statement regarding the Episcopal Church and same-sex couples.Jones, who will retire in January as a bishop suffragan in the Diocese of Virginia, attended the Sudanese church’s provincial synod Nov. 14-16. He said that … [Read more...] about Bishops Pledge Support to Sudan
The Living Church is Growing
The Living Church is pleased to announce improvements to livingchurch.org that offer a more rewarding experience for members and new visitors. Over the next few weeks you will notice changes: larger images, an easier-to-read design, and a crisp, clean look.We are rolling out our changes slowly. This site will soon sport new colors and small design changes. Next, we will reveal … [Read more...] about The Living Church is Growing
‘I Like Surprises’
On reading the works of the Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius (121-180), John Wesley is said to have wondered whether here was one of the “many” whom Jesus said would “come from the east and the west, and take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 8:11).Over the centuries Christians have often asked whether … [Read more...] about ‘I Like Surprises’
Dominus Tecum
The Fourth Sunday of Advent2 Samuel 7:1-11,16 • Canticle 3[or Can. 15; or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26]Rom. 16:25-27 • Luke 1:26-38It is a rare thing for a king to rest from all his enemies, rare indeed for a king to rest at all. So restless is the human spirit, so desirous of accomplishment, so prodigious in pomp and disaster. King David could not sit still. There was no Thomas Merton … [Read more...] about Dominus Tecum
Cranmer’s Elegance and the Wondrous Exchange
Our Unity in ChristIn Support of the Anglican CovenantAn Apologetic SeriesAt the heart of the patristic witness is the “wondrous exchange” (admirabile commercium) — the Eternal Son becomes human so that human beings can become sons and daughter of the Father.The Living Church launched Our Unity in Christ, a series of essays supporting the proposed Anglican Covenant, in February … [Read more...] about Cranmer’s Elegance and the Wondrous Exchange
Two Bishops Plead for Nonviolence
Via the Episcopal Diocese of New YorkFrom The Rt. Rev Mark S. SiskBishop of New York:December 16, 2011As many of you know, Trinity Wall Street is being challenged to provide a small parcel of parish-owned land, Duarte Square, to the Occupy Wall Street movement for encampment or other undefined use.Trinity has clearly shown its support for the wider goals of the Occupy Wall … [Read more...] about Two Bishops Plead for Nonviolence
Covenants and Fragments
Our Unity in ChristIn Support of the Anglican CovenantAn Apologetic SeriesEphraim Radner writes: “The recently disclosed rupture in the relationship of the Rwandan House of Bishops and bishops of the Anglican Mission in the Americas, although hardly yet resolved or completely transparent, illumines at least a couple of key elements about ecclesial existence, especially among … [Read more...] about Covenants and Fragments