Deck the church with airs of Advent
The Very Rev. John McGinty, canon for formation in the Diocese of Long Island, wonders how to make our churches stand out amidst during Advent
The Very Rev. John McGinty, canon for formation in the Diocese of Long Island, wonders how to make our churches stand out amidst during Advent
Perhaps it indicates the shallow nature of my faith, but the best ethical reflection I’ve been part of in the last two years have been
This is the first day of Advent. Every year I ask the question of what I am expecting from the Incarnation. When I was younger(like
The House of Bishops Ecclesiology Committee, the existence of which came as a surprise to me, issued a report on how the church governs itself
Monday, December 2, 2013 — Week of Advent 1, Year Two [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including
Today is The New Yorker about the current status of awareness and action:
“Advent is a quieter time of the year in the Church’s understanding,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says in her Advent Message 2013. “It’s a time to be still and listen, listen deep within to what is growing, ready to emerge into new life.”
What is the melody you hear over and over as the foundation of your spiritual awakenings? Who are the voices you encounter in that duet between your soul and Jesus?
It’s a book in which we see a community in dire poverty pushed up against a community of privilege—in which we hear about a community that is starving, and [another] that has so much excess that at times they actually want to make themselves sick so they can fit in more food.