Pour into our hearts, O God, the Holy Spirit’s gift of love, that we, clasping each the other’s hand, may share the joy of friendship, human and divine, and with your servant Aelred draw many to your community of love;…
Continue ReadingFr. Funston’s sermon for the Baptism of our Lord (First Sunday after the Epiphany) is now posted on The Theology Diner blog.
Continue ReadingSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Medina, OH will be this years host for The Great Homeless Awareness Sleepout and Fundraiser. Teenagers from across Northeast Ohio will be advocating and fundraising to support the homeless. On January 22 starting at 6:30 pm…
Continue ReadingWilliam Laud, born in 1573, was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 in the days of King Charles I. It was a turbulent time throughout, one of violent divisions in the Church of England, eventually culminating in the English…
Continue ReadingKeep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like your servant William Laud, we may live in your fear, die in your favor, and rest in your peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son…
Continue ReadingJesuit priest Fr. Eugene Lobo S.J. writes of today’s Feast: The Baptism of Christ as recorded in all the four Gospels indicates the Trinitarian Revelation and the commencement of the public ministry of Jesus. John the Baptist, the cousin of…
Continue ReadingFather in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have…
Continue ReadingBorn in 1875, Harriet became an Episcopal deaconess in 1922 after attending the New York Training School for Deaconesses. After becoming a deaconess, Harriet became a missionary among American Indian and Alaskan Native peoples. Harriet emphasized health and education rather…
Continue ReadingHoly God, you chose your faithful servant Harriet Bedell to exercise the ministry of deaconess and to be a missionary among indigenous peoples: Fill us with compassion and respect for all people, and empower us for the work of ministry…
Continue ReadingAbout the Feast of Epiphany, Dennis Bratcher of the Christian Research Institute writes: In western Christian tradition, January 6 is celebrated as Epiphany. It goes by other names in various church traditions. In Hispanic and Latin culture, as well as…
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