March 22 TLC Online March 6, 2015 News The March 22 edition of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. In the cover feature of this edition, the Rev. Mark Michael writes about the development and the treasures of the Great Litany: The Litany is a text forged out of tragedy. The eruptions of fourth-century volcanoes, the perils of the Black Death, and wars of the 16th century all left a mark on its historical development. It is a text that speaks to pastoral need, the Church’s gift for times of crisis. When you do not know how else to pray, there is always the Litany. … A wise Episcopal priest once told me that, during his years of ministry in several different parishes, he had come to know the Litany best during a particularly contentious time in one of them. “We read it every Sunday,” he remembered, “until we could work together again.” It reminded that particular company of “miserable sinners” that they stood together under God’s judgment, sustained only by his grace. They could only begin to love each other and serve God together faithfully when their common life had been renewed by calling these particular truths to mind week by week. NewsA Most Complicated Parish FeaturesGood Lord, Deliver Us | By Mark A. MichaelPreach from the Soul | By Jonathan MitchicanQuality vs. Quantity | By Ragan Sutterfield BooksThat They May Be One? | Review by Paul AvisA Thicker Jesus | Review by William O. Daniel, Jr.Seeds for Church Growth | Review by Bruce Robison Catholic VoicesEntrepreneurs for Mission | By Scott Anson BenhaseDress for the Banquet | By E.T. Malone, Jr. CulturesLent in Image and Verse | By Mary McCleary and Rowan WilliamsOn the Downbeat: Whiplash | Review by Leonard Freeman Other DepartmentsLettersPeople & Places TLC on Facebook ¶ TLC on Twitter ¶ TLC’s feed ¶ TLC’s weblog, Covenant ¶ Subscribe Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)