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Category Archives: Spirituality
Easter Vigil Meditation
At this year’s Easter Vigil service, I and two others were invited to give testimonies/meditations on what Christ’s death and resurrection meant to us. The following is mine, lightly edited for textual (as opposed to verbal) presentation. When Mother Broderick … Continue reading
I vow Obedience…
In my last two posts I’ve reflected on the vows of poverty and chastity, so today I’m tackling the last of the three: obedience. On the surface, this one seems straightforward. Certainly, a monk or a friar or a nun … Continue reading
I vow Chastity…
Last post, I reflected on the vow of poverty. Today, as is evident from the title, I am reflecting on the vow of chastity. I imagine that many of you hear the word “chastity” and assume it means celibacy. Indeed, … Continue reading
I vow Poverty…
On Friday, September 30th, I will profess my vows as a brother of the Franciscan Community of Compassion. They are based on the traditional vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, adapted to the charism of the FCC. In the time … Continue reading
Follow Me
In the Episcopal Church liturgical calendar, today is the Feast of Antony, Abbot in Egypt, who died in the year 356. Antony lived in a time of tremendous change for the early church. In 312, Emperor Constantine adopted Christianity (there’s … Continue reading
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Bread for the Body, Bread for the Soul
Back when I began blogging here, one of my primary foci was spirituality and, especially, reflections on Daily Office readings. I haven’t done that in a while, and I think it’s about time I did so again. My religious life … Continue reading
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Life Update
A lot of time has passed since my last post, and yet it feels like no time at all. This, I suppose is the nature of life since the COVID pandemic began—days blur into weeks blur into months, and so … Continue reading
Live Your Life
I recently finished a great book called Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, by Rorke Denver and Ellis Henican. LCDR Denver is a US Navy SEAL, most recently assigned as the head of SEAL training. He’s also one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Act of Valor, Book review, Navy SEALs, Tecumseh
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Don’t Wait
A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him. —Ezra Pound Today, the Episcopal Church commemorates William Wilberforce (1759-1833), an English politician dedicated to abolishing slavery. Introducing a motion in Parliament to abolish slavery in 1788 … Continue reading
Sunday Evensong
St. Luke’s Church in Forest Hills (my Episcopalian parish) is “burying the alleluias” this Sunday, March 6th, with a choral evensong service at 4:00pm. I will be one of the scripture readers. In many Christian liturgical traditions, all uses of … Continue reading