Readings: Amos 5:10-15, 21-24 Psalm 34:15-22 1 Corinthinans 13:1-13 Matthew 23:1-11
A week ago yesterday, five adults in this parish were confirmed in the Episcopal Church, and three other adults officially reaffirmed their baptismal vows. The evening before Confirmation at the National Cathedral, someone in this Adult Inquirers’ Class asked an important question: “What’s next?” What’s next [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Celebration of Thurgood Marshall
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Holy, Holy, Holy!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty, God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.” Many of us have sung this well-loved hymn for years. In the Episcopal Church, we almost always sing it on Trinity Sunday. Yet while we love this hymn, the truth is that we hope no one will ask us to explain what “blessed [...]
The Church. . .
Posted in Uncategorized on May 18, 2008 | No Comments »
is alive and well and growing, thank you very much. Despite the weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth from some quarters of the Episcopal Church, this priest witnessed Pentecost life and energy and Spirit this morning. Eight St. Philippians–all adults–were either confirmed (five) or reaffirmed their baptismal vows (three) at the Washington National Cathedral, [...]
Feast of Pentecost
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Acts 2:1-21
The Day of Pentecost brings violent wind. Divided tongues of fire. New gifts of language. What is going on in first-century Jerusalem? What is going on is new life for God’s people. New life which always involves birth with its attendant chaos and often surprising results.
Many of you have known what it means [...]
Consonant Beauty in a Dissonant World
Posted in Uncategorized on May 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This week has brought news from the Anglican Poo-Bahs across the Pond that +Gene Robinson–already disinvited to pray and learn with his fellow Bishops at Lambeth this sumer–has now been told he may not even act out of his priestly ordination vows. In other words, he may not preach or celebrate anywhere in Merry Olde England during [...]
