“Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sin is put away! Happy are they to whom the Lord imputes no guilt, and in whose spirit there is no guile! While I held my tongue, my bones withered away, because of my groaning all day long. For your hand was heavy upon me … read on
“My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.” ― Woody Allen Bronnie Ware for many years cared for patients in the last twelve weeks of their lives. The Australian hospice nurse has recorded their dying insights in her blog, Inspiration and Chai , and also in her book called The Top Five … read on
Many of you have heard that the Episcopal Church, like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Lutheranism, is a liturgical church. Many tend to think that this means simply that we use prepared scripts for our worship (in our case, texts primarily from the Book of Common Prayer), with congregational responses and set written prayers. But … read on
Sisters and Brothers at Trinity, Some of you have asked about the use of the sanctus bell during the consecration of the Eucharist, as well as some of the small ceremonial practices I use when I celebrate. Here is a beginning of an answer. St. Paul, writing about 25 years after the death of Jesus, … read on
As we work through the season of Epiphany, when the Church focuses on who Jesus is, based on how he has been manifested, the issue of how to describe the divinity and humanity of Christ in modern terms often arises. The Creeds use ancient philosophical categories that are unfamiliar to most of us as habits … read on
The Feast of the Epiphany on January 6 (this Friday) commemorates the manifestation of Christ to the world. The word Epiphany comes from the Greek word for manifestation or to show forth. Epiphany falls on the twelfth day of Christmas and thus ends Christmastide. It begins a period before Lent where the Church focuses on who Jesus really is. The theme … read on
