Tag Archives: Easter

Abstinence Dispensed

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

In my office is a calendar.  The calendar is the “Churchman’s Ordo Kalendar” which shows a whole host of good things like the saint of the day, which proper preface is said at the daily Eucharist if you are having … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 13, 2012 by

“When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea.” John 21:7b You just have to love Peter, don’t you?  In John’s gospel, more so than the … Continue reading →

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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Under the headline “Forget the Church, Follow Jesus,” Catholic writer, Andrew Sullivan wrote the recent cover story for Newsweek magazine.  In the article, Sullivan argues that American Christianity is in a crisis: it is too focused on politics and policy, … Continue reading →

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The Jesus of Politeness

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Earlier this week The Rev. Dr. Carol Flett and I attended the monthly meeting of the Washington Episcopal Clergy Association, or WECA for short.  These monthly meetings are designed for the clergy of the diocese to come together for prayer, … Continue reading →

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St. Paul to the People of Athens–and America

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

This coming Sunday in the reading from Acts we will hear the account of Paul’s first visit to the renowned city of Athens.  As the capital city of “the glory that was Greece,” the people of Athens represented the diversity … Continue reading →

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It changes everything?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

On Easter Sunday, Barak Obama, like most of you, went to church.  And, like most of you, the message he heard was about the significance of Jesus’ resurrection.  I haven’t ferreted out a copy of the sermon preached at Shiloh … Continue reading →

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We welcome the Myrrhbearers and the Doubters

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

There is a wonderful term for the women who prepared Jesus’ body for burial – the Myrrhbearing Women.  These were the women, including Mary Magdalene, who faithfully followed Jesus in his final troubled days, stood at the foot of his … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of God

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Essential to the gift of Easter is the affirmation that God reigns over all.  The promise of the Kingdom of God is at the core of Jesus’ teaching and ministry, and through his Passion, Death, and Resurrection, he makes it … Continue reading →

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Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

We celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus yesterday with ecstatic hymns and prayers.  This celebration is the culmination of Holy Week and the beginning of the Easter Season.  Alleluia! The Church is replete with Resurrection symbols, the empty cross, the empty … Continue reading →

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The pilgrim path of Holy Week

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

The church Erin and I served as missionaries in Taiwan did Holy Week with great devotion and energy.  Palm Sunday we processed over a half-mile through the muggy air around a university campus past gawking students and lazy banyan trees, … Continue reading →

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