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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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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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 Thorns Are Our Refuge
The Thorns Are Our Refuge By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC My personal ecclesial crest is more than a collection of church symbols dressed up in heraldry. It’s something of a spiritual autobiography. It tells the story of where I’ve been, what has shaped me, and the kind of ministry I’ve…
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The Kindling of Free Catholicism: An Ancient Fire Carried from Hearth to Hearth
By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Before Free Catholicism Had a Name: Celtic Christianity, Saint Willibrord, and Utrecht I offer the following as a historical and theological hypothesis rather than as a claim that can be proven in every detail: the catholic churches of the Celtic lands prior to the Synod…
The Rest We Cannot Earn
Sunday Closest to July 6Proper 9Year ARCL Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67Psalm 45: 11-18Romans 7:15-25aMatthew 11:16-19, 25-30 The Rest We Cannot Earn By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Every single one of us knows what it feels like to be completely exhausted from the inside out. I am not just talking about…
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The Importance of Christ Catholic Church in this Day and Age: A Pastoral Essay by a Bishop of the See of the Prince of Peace By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC In every age, Christ calls His Church to rise and meet the needs of the world with courage, tenderness, and…