The Church Must Be Salt Against the Ice By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Beloved of God, It is winter in the United States. Across the country, the land is held in the frigid grip of snow and ice. And anyone who has lived through winter knows this: snow can be…
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Coworkers of Christ
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My Profession Is My Work, My Vocation Is My Calling: A Reflection on Being a Worker Priest
My Profession Is My Work, My Vocation Is My Calling: A Reflection on Being a Worker PriestBy +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC I have been clergy for more than twenty-five years, and in all those years I have also been something else: a worker clergy. A bi-vocational servant. A man who…
Reflections, Musings & Meanderings
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Religion, Relationship, and Being Spiritual: A Reflection
Religion, Relationship, and Being Spiritual: A Reflection By Abbot Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard someone say, “I’m not religious. I’m spiritual.” Every time, a little voice in the back of my mind whispers, I’m not sure you know what you mean…
Faith, Conscience & Common Good
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When We Fail the Least of These
When We Fail the Least of These By Abbot Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” -Matthew 25:45 Beloved in Christ, There comes a time when silence…
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Following the Prince of Peace
Following the Prince of Peace By Abbot Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” — Matthew 5:9 Beloved in Christ, When we call Jesus the Prince of Peace, we invoke more than a comforting title; we proclaim a truth about…
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St. Martin’s Day Invitation to the Day of Prayer for Peace
Invitation to the Day of Prayer for PeaceThe Feast of Saint Martin of Tours November 11thOpening of St. Martin’s Lent “Lord, Heavenly Father, help us to become peacemakers, that we may be called the children of God.”— From the Litany of Peace by Archbishop Karl Prüter On the Feast of…
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The Clergy Collar: A Visible Witness of Consecration
The Clergy Collar: A Visible Witness of Consecration A Pastoral Reflection from the Sacramental Community of the Coworkers of Christ By Abbot Bishop Brian Ernest Brown,CWC In the Sacramental Community of the Coworkers of Christ, the wearing of the clergy collar is more than tradition or uniform, it is a…