This is a first and hopefully a last - someone asked me to unbaptize them. It was a woman who appeared to be in her thirties. She was soft spoken and a bit weepy. “I need to be unbaptized. Is there a ritual you can do for that?” It's not a totally outlandish...
Guilty. On all thirty-four counts. We had a first in this country yesterday. For the first time in history, a former U.S. President was convicted of a crime. Since this same former president is the Republican nominee for the upcoming presidential election,...
Last Sunday, we had an especially joyful service of Holy Eucharist for the Day of Pentecost, a Principal Feast in the Church. This included a jazz quartet, reading the first lesson in different languages, a prayer activity with candles representing the fruit...
This Sunday, we are marking our celebration of Pentecost with a new liturgical element during the service. Every year at Pentecost, we read from Acts 2, which tells the story of the first Pentecost, and the giving of the Holy Spirit. Verse six of Acts 2...
The icon now mounted in the Chapel of the Resurrection was acquired by me in Rhodes when I traveled there with friends in 1989. It is an Eastern Orthodox representation of Jesus' Incarnation. All of the ‘traditional’ personnel of the Christmas story can be...