The Lessons Appointed for Use on the Sunday closest to November 9 Year A RCL Christ Catholic Church Province of the Prince of Peace Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25Psalm 78:1-71 Thessalonians 4:13-18Matthew 25:1-13 The Collect O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the…
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Project 2028: A Way Forward
Project 2028: A Way Forward By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC There’s a reason I’m sharing this Project 2028 graphic. I don’t necessarily regard every line as a finished policy proposal, and a meme certainly isn’t a substitute for the patient work of governing. But it offers a place to begin…
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All Saints’ Day Year A RCL: The Company of the Broken and Blessed
The Lessons Appointed for Use on All Saints’ Day Year A RCL Christ Catholic Church Province of the Prince of Peace Revelation 7:9-17Psalm 34:1-10, 221 John 3:1-3Matthew 5:1-12 The Collect Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son…
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Sunday closest to October 26 Year A Proper 25 RCL: Loving What He Commands
Christ Catholic Church The Lessons Appointed for Use on the Sunday closest to October 26 Year A Proper 25 RCL The Collect Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command;…
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Sunday closest to October 19 Year A Proper 24 RCL: Whose Image Do We Bear?
The Lessons Appointed for Use on the Sunday closest to October 19 Year A Proper 24 RCL The Collect Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith…
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Twenty-Two Years Along the Way
Twenty-Two Years Along the WayBy +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Twenty-two years ago, October 16, 2004, I knelt before Bishop Lawrence Michael Cameron in Toledo, Ohio, where I was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons and received the abbatial blessing as a mitred abbot, entrusted with the pastoral care and…
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The Conscience of the Via Media: Faith, Liberty, and the Common Good
The Conscience of the Via Media: Faith, Liberty, and the Common Good By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC I’ve often found myself too conservative for my progressive friends and too liberal for my conservative friends. I understand why. I believe in universal medical care, free education, fair wages, and our duty…
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Love that Fulfills the Law
Love that Fulfills the LawBy +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Proper 18 Year AExodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 When we hear these readings together, we’re drawn into the very heart of what it means to belong to God and to one another. Exodus takes us back to the…
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The Gospel According to Roddenberry: AI, Star Trek, and the Road Beyond Scarcity
The Gospel According to Roddenberry: AI, Star Trek, and the Road Beyond Scarcity By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC I’ve loved Star Trek since I was a young child. It wasn’t merely entertainment to me. It offered a vision of what humanity might become if we could outgrow some of our…
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A Crown or a Servant’s Mark: Two Ways of Being Church
A Crown or a Servant’s Mark: Two Ways of Being Church By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Church folks have been arguing about haircuts for a mighty long time. That may sound foolish until we remember that human beings have always used outward signs to tell the world who they are,…