All Things Rite & Musical: Rectory Edition
March 14, 2021
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Ian sits down with the Rev. Grey Maggiano to talk about liturgy during the pandemic.
The Archive
Year: 2021
Faith to Go: For God So Loved the World
March 14, 2021
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We talk about one of the most quoted sections of scripture, the verses on either side of it and explore what conversations at home will be like based on this gospel theme.
Subversive Undercroft #189: Pray As You Can
March 14, 2021
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We swap stories about Presiding Bishop’s we’ve met, talk about one of Jon’s favorite Holy Week services and then get into what the catechism has to say about Redemption.
Personal Essay: Stephanie Painter
March 14, 2021
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As a kid growing up in church, I experienced the Sunday morning matinee of miseries. My woes included a hard and unforgiving church pew, unbearably tight Mary Jane shoes, and a droning sermon that I never quite understood. After the service, I would take flight, turning my patent leather atrocities into streamlined track shoes as I raced for the church’s playground. But my vigilant mother always swooped in and steered me toward the line in the narthex.
The Bosom of Christ
March 14, 2021
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“For God so loved the world. . .
God does indeed love the world.
The world is God’s, entirely.”
Mirrors
March 13, 2021
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“No mirror can show our soul and what is in our heart of hearts. A lot of what is there comes out in how we think, act, or talk. In this vein, the Pharisee would come out as someone who was vain and so sure of his status and appearance in the public arena that he didn’t mind reminding God of it. Some would call it out-and-out entitlement. Others might consider it narcissism and egotism.”
Gregory the Multitasker
March 12, 2021
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“Of particular importance to Episcopalians, he is an index ancestor in the story of Anglican Christianity. Gregory first encountered people from the British isles as slaves being sold at the Roman slave market. He was incredibly struck by their pale skin and fine facial features, and likened them to angels.”
Fragments on Fragments #40: Being Human in a Pandemic
March 12, 2021
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Now is the time. The place in which we are living, this moment which is always passing away, this present is the time to make the choice. Not usually a significant or life-changing choice, but in every moment in which we are awake we are continually choosing how we will live our lives.
Sitting Still and Waiting
March 10, 2021
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“I began to wonder whether eyes and ears might not have a wisdom of their own.” – Joanna Field
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