Over the course of the last week, several people have asked me how to begin using the Book of Common Prayer. Here is a brief introduction for those who might be interested in exploring this historic resource for individual and corporate prayer. THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER (1979 edition) Tradition is the …
My wife and I were privileged to have participated in the Iconic Life: Baptism and Music Conference on April 20th. It was a fascinating and fruitful time, and a joy to connect with other music directors and pastors from the Central Valley. We were reminded of how blessed we are to be serving in a local …
This is the best quote I have read over the last few days about Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis I). The original source for this quote is from an article in The Weekly Standard that can be found here. I was made aware of this article through Peter Leithart’s blog over at …
“Judas is not the first or the last to betray the love of God for weak and willful human beings. Betrayal began with Adam and Eve; it runs like a thread through the story of Israel, and through our own.” -from Magnificat 3/26/13 This song was written with the biblical …
This is seed-time, not harvest. God sows the seed, and some time or other he will do the reaping. The one thing I must do is to make sure the seed falls on fertile ground. And I must arm myself against the pain and depression that sometimes almost defeats me. If this is the way God has chosen-and everything indicates that it is-then I must willingly and without rancor make it my way.
-Father Delp (died 1945) was a German Jesuit priest condemned to death by the Nazis in Berlin, Germany.
The 2013 Lenten season is almost upon us. This coming Wednesday marks the beginning of the forty days leading to the Easter celebration. Here are a few resources to enrich your Lenten journey this year. Lent Resources 2013 What is Lent? The Christian year centers on the major events of …
Slavoj Zizek commented on the “Gangham Style” phenomenon at a recent lecture in Vermont. He makes the case that the hysteria surrounding the phenomenon is a form of spirituality that creates its own kind of sacred space, It’s disgusting, so you have to watch it 40 or 50 times a …
via Altar Video Magazine
The announcement of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord from the Roman Martyrology draws upon Sacred Scripture to declare in a formal way the birth of Christ. It begins with creation and relates the birth of the Lord to the major events and personages of sacred and secular history. The …
It has taken me more than a few weeks to work through all fifty-eight tracks of Sufjan Steven’s Silver and Gold. My daughter Rachel is fascinated with Sufjan’s version of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” So much so, that she made me play it for her five times in …
