
Weekend Roundup for Dec 14
Sweet potatoes, restoring native plants, and a communion-wide youth initiative; it’s our weekly roundup of stories from around the church and the world
Sweet potatoes, restoring native plants, and a communion-wide youth initiative; it’s our weekly roundup of stories from around the church and the world
“What had we gone out to see? That day, as the crowd around us cheered, we witnessed the total eclipse of the sun.”
From New Hampshire Public Radio:
Rather than the traditional three years of training at seminary school, the diocese in New Hampshire will begin offering a certificate program next year that requires students to attend in-person trainings nine weekends a year while completing coursework independently from their homes.
“This really makes it easier for people to answer that call, whether that call to ministry comes in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, we even have people doing this post-retirement,” says […]
The offending phrase appears to be, “as we discover your will for our country,” which some object promotes the view that the General Election will be directly decided by the will of God
Special guest Kathy Wilder, joins to discuss John the baptist preaching and baptizing in the desert
In this episode, Catherine of Alexandria, the possibly mythical martyr who inspired Joan of Arc and St Catherine’s monastery in Sinai
The Rev. Mary Lynn Coulson joins the FtG team to discuss Jesus’ prediction of the coming of the Son of Man
“What had we gone out to see? That day, as the crowd around us cheered, we witnessed the total eclipse of the sun.”
“I heard a jazz pianist play “Linus and Lucy” from the Charlie Brown TV specials from years ago and felt my shoulders drop in relaxation, the hamster-wheel slow down, and a smile come to my face. It made me feel like a kid again in a time where things weren’t so tense and scary, where I felt safe and happy, and where I could open the daily paper and find the Peanuts comic strip.”
“We may find ourselves wondering from whence light will come in this troubled world, with its long nights and short and sometimes gray days. Lucy is a turning point, toward a time when the light will overcome the darkness in hours of daylight, but also when the Light will overcome darkness in giving new understanding of God.”
“During this season in particular, as we wait for the light of Christ to illumine us, and as we light candles on our Advent wreath, I look at that moon under Mary’s feet and think about what a perfect symbol the moon is for what Mary teaches us as a faithful servant of God. Just as the moon itself reflects the light of the sun, Mary’s boldness, agency, and compassion reflects the light of Christ, her son, who was associated with the sun in medieval Christian iconography. The moon with its monthly cycle of birth, growth, death, and rebirth reminds me of the hope we have in resurrection and new life through Christ.”
Sweet potatoes, restoring native plants, and a communion-wide youth initiative; it’s our weekly roundup of stories from around the church and the world
From New Hampshire Public Radio:
Rather than the traditional three years of training at seminary school, the diocese in New Hampshire will begin offering a certificate program next year that requires students to attend in-person trainings nine weekends a year while completing coursework independently from their homes.
“This really makes it easier for people to answer that call, whether that call to ministry comes in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, we even have people doing this post-retirement,” says […]
The offending phrase appears to be, “as we discover your will for our country,” which some object promotes the view that the General Election will be directly decided by the will of God
St Nicholas, Gender Justice, and Anglo-Catholic populism – it’s our weekend roundup of stories from around the church
We offer our final interview of the series with The Rev Courtney Jones of Amarillo Texas
I suppose it is possible to retreat to a cave and avoid humans after too many disappointments. And if one spins it as a “spiritual calling” then I guess one may be perceived as super-spiritual. But I find its best to remain out there, vulnerable but discerning.
We continue our series on the diaconate with an interview with The Ven. Janice Grinnell, Diocese of Rhode Island
A lot of time and energy is spent on talking about the language of the prayer book; maybe greater attention should be paid to the ordering
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