SUNDAY’S READINGS | September 12, 2021 Prov. 1:20-33 or Isa. 50:4-9a Ps. 19 or Wis. 7:26-81 or Ps. 116:1-8 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-3 The confession of St. Peter is no indication that Peter possesses special knowledge or privilege in and of himself. He indeed is the first to say of Jesus, “You are the Christ,” but he is also quick to deny the necessity of Jesus’s suffering and, … [Read more...] about 16 Pentecost, Year B: Death Unto Life
Archives for September 7, 2021
Tiffany’s Triumph of Light
All photos (c) St. Michael's Episcopal Church | Hover cursor over image to pause rotation By Dennis Raverty In 1894, Louis Comfort Tiffany patented his new processes for the production of stained glass, and the following year the seven magnificent lancet windows over the high altar in Manhattan’s Episcopal Church of St. Michael were completed, a marvelous tour de force of … [Read more...] about Tiffany’s Triumph of Light
It Took Some Time to Praise
By Michael Smith A Reading from the Gospel of Mark 16:1-8 1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the … [Read more...] about It Took Some Time to Praise