Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! If you follow the big conversation in the Episcopal Church, you probably had a weird couple of weeks. Two weeks ago, Episcopalians were fighting over the nature of communion and who gets to receive it. And just as that matter seems to have died down, a new debate …
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After the Ascension
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! This week we celebrate Ascension Day, one of the seven principal feasts of the church. And every year, I feel so bad for this poor holiday. It is one of the most important days in the church calendar, and has been for centuries, but we treat it like it is nothing. …
Rest and Renewal
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! There's a funny rhythm to the church calendar. We begin around Thanksgiving with the first Sunday in Advent. Which is a funny, four-week season of anticipation. It is also one that has traditions that we add to our lives, often calendars and wreathes, which we use …
