Spiritual Theology of the Eucharist and Its Practical Implications

  SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY OF THE EUCHARIST AND ITS PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS A Roving Workshop by Bishop Dan Brought to You by the new Ministry Development Commission  Saturday, March 28 Christ Church, Las Vegas 10:00 to 4:00   There is No Charge for the workshop. Donations will be accepted to defray costs of caffeine. We welcome participation [...]

Who Do You Say That I am?

Now it happened as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him; and he asked them “who do the people say that I am?” And they answered, “John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen.” And he said to them, “But who do you say [...]

Impossible Things

“There is no use trying, said Alice; one can’t believe impossible things. I dare say you haven’t had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

Lewis Carroll

Marked By Ashes

Marked by Ashes Ruler of the Night, Guarantor of the day . . . This day — a gift from you. This day — like none other you have ever given, or we have ever received. This Wednesday dazzles us with gift and newness and possibility. This Wednesday burdens us with the tasks of the day, for [...]

hope

Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark.
– Anonymous

What is the simple explanation of Ash Wednesday?

Wednesday begins the season of Lent. It falls 40 weekdays before Easter (Sundays aren’t counted in the 40 days of Lent). Ash Wednesday takes its name from ashes, a traditional Jewish sign of penitence. In some liturgical traditions, palm fronds or palm crosses from the previous year’s Palm Sunday are burned, and then the ashes [...]

“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”

What a statement of trust! Whatever you want me to have is all I want. Some days the plate runs over. God keeps bringing out more food and we keep loosening our belt. A promotion. A privilege. A friendship. A gift. A lifetime of grace. An eternity of joy. There are times when we literally push ourselves back from the table, amazed at God’s kindness. “You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. You revive my drooping head; my cup fills with blessing” (Ps. 23:5 MSG).

julian of norwich

Our soul reposes in God, its true rest, and stands in God, its true strength, and is fundamentally rooted in God, its eternal love. From Revelation of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich

Matthew 13: 31-32

Jesus said: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which someone took and sowed in their field. Of all seeds it is the smallest, yet once it has grown it is the biggest of plants.

Matthew 13:31-32

How the Church Can Help

How the Church can help laid-off workers–like me By Derek Olsen The January unemployment numbers are out and things don’t look good. In January alone the American economy lost 598,000 jobs. The official unemployment number is 7.6% but that’s an artificially low figure; it doesn’t include those unemployed for over a year or contractors who [...]