Striving for True Boldness
[…] Testament, the word “boldness” is used to characterize the apostles' deeds and utterances in the Book of Acts. Boldness means plain, truthful, unadorned speech free of defensiveness and self-assertion. Bold […]
GC80 Morning Update: Sunday, July 10
Greetings on the third day of The Episcopal Church’s 80th General Convention in Baltimore. These morning and evening updates from the Office of Public Affairs provide roundups of news, events, […]
Bible Study: Lent 5 (B) – 2012
[…] is a psalm about praise and about God’s mercy. The morning daily devotion in the Book of Common Prayer begins with verses 11-13 from this psalm: “Create in me a clean heart, O […]
Beneath the Trees, Proper 6 (A) – 2017
[…] tree canopied landscape that sustained them. American theologian the Rev. Frederick Buechner wrote in his book Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC, “The place God calls you to is the place where […]
Home, Christmas 2 – 2000
[…] yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature.” In the Baptismal Covenant from the Book of Common Prayer we pledge to “strive for justice and peaceâ¦and respect the dignity of every human […]
God. Is Too Big For…, Trinity Sunday (A) – 2011
[…] Tradition has reduced theological statements about God to writing. You can find them in the Book of Common Prayer, in treatises, and even – in summary form – in the creeds: the Nicene […]
Bow at the Name of Jesus, Holy Name Day – 2012
[…] the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.” Our prayer book deems it so valuable that whenever the eighth day of Christmas, January 1, occurs […]
Open to Healing: Lenten Meditation, 3/9/2013
[…] care; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen (“Prayer for the Sick,” Book of Common Prayer, p. 260, modified slightly).
Saint
[…] lessons for commemorations in the calendar that do not have propers appointed by the Prayer Book, such as Nicholas Ferrar (Dec. 1) and John Henry Hobart (Sept. 12). Lesser Feasts […]
Working group calls Episcopalians to address harms of white supremacy, legacies of colonialism and imperialism
Community, the Presiding Officers’ Working Group on Truth-Telling, Reckoning, and Healing has released a report that includes the creation of a new organization within The Episcopal Church called the Episcopal […]
Claim Your Identity, Holy Name Day – 2011
[…] we have also been given an audacious name. The Catechism in older versions of the Book of Common Prayer used to begin with this question: “What is your Name?” After saying your name, […]
Justified by Faith, Proper 6 (C) – 2016
[…] us when we believe in God’s Son. The Articles of Religion that are printed in the Book of Common of Prayer beginning on page 867, state this idea in words that Episcopalians […]
The Opioid Epidemic: A Deadly Disease
[…] and to those who care for them, give patient understanding and persevering love. Amen. – Book of Common Prayer, pg. 831 Background In 2018, the 79th General Convention of The Episcopal Church approved […]
Passing Peace: Lenten Meditation, 3/18/2013
[…] we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen (A Prayer attributed to St. Francis, Book of Common Prayer, p. 833).
Paul’s Twelfth Chapter…, Proper 17 (A) – 2002
[…] that God has assigned” to us all. In the Catechism on page 855 in the Book of Common Prayer we acknowledge that “according to the gifts we have been given” we are to […]
It Was An Early October Evening…, Proper 14 (B) – 2000
[…] the very midst of our lives. It is a true feast. The Catechism in The Book of Common Prayer has an interesting section on “The Holy Eucharist.” It says, “The Holy Eucharist is […]
GC81 Daily Update: Thursday, June 27
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, the site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which runs through June 28 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. These daily updates from the Office […]
AdventWord 2019: 16. Learn
[…] to pick up your nametag to the foundational information in our Constitution and the Prayer Book), the gatherings would not be possible. Without the gatherings, we would not fully understand […]
It’s Time to Clean House, Advent 2 (A) – 2004
[…] of sins is based in part on the Ash Wednesday Litany of Penitence in The Book of Common Prayer, pp.267-68.) Fill the dumpster high, and let the holy prophets haul it away. Spring-clean […]
Such Good Things, Easter 6 (C) – 2019
[…] Read the collect we prayed for the sixth Sunday of Easter (page 225 in the Book of Common Prayer) daily for one week, and you will begin to see your attitude about the […]