Epiphanytide Decorations
A more personal reflection today dear readers….since I have been living in an extended household situation, I have more flexibility to decorate your parish rectory more seasonally. Empty nesting seems
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Epiphany’s Collect
O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the Peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where
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Three
Like Advent and Christmas, Epiphany enjoys some customary hymnody. I am pleased to share this first significant American contribution to the classic holiday hymnody of the Episcopal Church. Yep, We
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Egeria Interuppta
Dangit, dangit, dangit! Why O Lord, why?! Of all the sections of Egeria’s Journal, our almost sole, priceless 4th century AD/CE eyewitness to the creative Christian worship arising straight out
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Beloved
The First Sunday of Epiphany is anchored by the final Incarnation cycle theophany, a shockingly intimate and surprising appearance of God at the Baptism of our Lord. This day always
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Magical Magi, Part Two
Hard to fit all this consequential Epiphany material into just one day! Magic’s just like that! So, our Matthean magi dressed up by Christian legendariums then…(and legendariums are blocks of
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Magical Magi, Part One
“The Magi were not kings, but kings of kings!” I still remember that impressive claim of the Reverend Mark Link, S.J. (Society of Jesus, or Jesuit) from my 9th grade
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Theophany
Let’s continue today to recover and unpack from our Epiphany theology overload from yesterday. Theological hangovers take time from which to properly recuperate, like the brain freeze from drinking a
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Epiphany Prison Break
O….M….G!!!! My head is spinning, dear readers, help anchor me to this earth!! Stop, stop roller coaster of church traditions, I want to get off! First and foremost, welcome to
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28
A point of personal privilege, dear readers, if anyone is still reading after our first Epiphany-geek-fest overload earlier today. Today is my 28th anniversary of ordination to the Sacred Order
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