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Question of the Week: Does Orthodoxy Matter?
This is not a yes or no question, but one which invites discussion. First, what is orthodoxy? The word itself means “right opinion.” Christianity historically defines orthodoxy by means of the seven ecumenical councils that stretch from the fourth through … Continue reading
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Question of the Week: What is the Greatest Challenge to Your Faith?
The Second Sunday of Easter always focuses on Jesus’ appearances to the disciples. The story of Thomas is always read. Thomas has virtually become synonymous with “Doubt,” perhaps not a bad thing, as we perhaps need a patron saint of … Continue reading
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What (or Was It Who) Spoke to You in Holy Week?
We in the Church say a lot of words during Holy Week. Two long Passion stories are read, one on Palm Sunday and the other on Good Friday. A dozen or so psalms are read during Tenebrae, in addition to … Continue reading
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Question of the Week: “Stay here with me”—How?
The gospels of Matthew and Mark tell us that Jesus requested his disciples to watch and pray during his agony in the garden. In a variety of ways the Church endeavors to keep that request during Holy Week, sometimes providing … Continue reading
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Practicing the Practices
The following are some reflections on the evening of March 26, 2012, at the Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde and Brian McLaren. A good many of us at St. Stephen’s have been reading, along … Continue reading
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Question of the Week: What has your baptism to do with Easter?
There was once a day, long years ago, when, for example, in Rome, one could come to the Christian assembly on Easter Day and assume that everyone there was mindful that it was the liturgical anniversary of their baptism. Baptisms, … Continue reading
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How Do We Decide Which Causes Deserve Our Support?
George Clooney was arrested today (Friday) in a demonstration in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. Speaking before the large crowd that gathered to watch the protest, Clooney said, “We need immediate humanitarian aid into Sudan before it becomes … Continue reading
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Which Practice Do You Practice?
Lent, we are reminded on Ash Wednesday in the Call to a Holy Lent, is a season of penitence and fasting. The Book of Common Prayer enjoins us to observe it by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; … Continue reading
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Question of the Week: What Does Lent Mean To You?
Ash Wednesday, February 22, begins the season of Lent, forty days, excluding Sundays, prior to Easter. Ordinary days of Lent and Holy Week are days of special devotion for Episcopalians (Book of Common Prayer, page 17). Ash Wednesday and Good … Continue reading
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Question of the Week: What is the Second Most Compelling Issue?
When she visited St. Stephen’s a week ago, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde said that she had declared immigration reform to be her number one public issue to concentrate on in the first phase of her episcopacy. She explained that she … Continue reading
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