By Robyn Douglass Correspondent Adelaide is nicknamed the “City of Churches,” and while the South Australian capital has some fine places of worship, St Peter’s Cathedral is the standout. When the city was founded by Europeans in 1836, the governor of the colony promised the Church of England a spot in the central square. But the city fathers disputed the gift, arguing he had … [Read more...] about Cornerstones: St. Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide
Archives for November 1, 2021
24 Pentecost, Year B: The Impossibility — The Fullness of God
SUNDAY’S READINGS | November 7, 2021 Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17 or 1 Kgs. 17:8-16 Ps. 127 or Ps. 146 Heb. 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 The Word of the Lord came to the prophet Elijah in a time of great famine, saying, “Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you” (1 Kgs. 17:9). The prophet had already drawn water from the Wadi … [Read more...] about 24 Pentecost, Year B: The Impossibility — The Fullness of God
“Lesser” Saints
All Saints' Day By Ken Asel A Reading from 2 Esdras 2:42-47 42 I, Ezra, saw on Mount Zion a great multitude that I could not number, and they all were praising the Lord with songs. 43 In their midst was a young man of great stature, taller than any of the others, and on the head of each of them he placed a crown, but he was more exalted than they. And I was held spellbound. … [Read more...] about “Lesser” Saints