Tag: Independent Sacramental Movement
A Consecration I Didn’t Seek, and the Grace I Found
On the Feast of St. Kevin of Glendalough, twenty years ago, June 3, 2006, I was consecrated to the episcopacy and made a bishop within the Free Catholic tradition. It was a day marked by equal measures of challenge and grace, shadow and blessing. The truth is, the day itself…
The God Who Draws Us Into Love
Genesis 1:1-2:4aPsalm 82 Corinthians 13:11-13Matthew 28:16-20 The Sunday after Pentecost, which we often celebrate as Trinity Sunday, can feel a little intimidating. Over the centuries, theologians have filled libraries trying to explain how God can be Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three persons and yet one God. Those reflections have…
The Barefoot Bishop
I suppose there are worse things to be remembered for than bare feet. Over the years, I have worn many titles, some received with humility, some endured with a sigh, and some that never fit quite right no matter how carefully they were polished. Bishop. Archbishop. Abbot. Founder. Successor. Wanderer….
Twenty-One Years at the Altar: A Priesthood Under the Care of Saint Melangell
A blessed Feast of Saint Melangell to you and yours in this year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-six. Today is a tender and meaningful day for me. Twenty-one years ago, on May 27, 2005, the Feast of Saint Melangell, I was ordained to the Holy Priesthood within the…
The Litany of Peace for Memorial Day
The Litany of Peace for Memorial DayWritten By The Most Reverend Karl Prüter Lord, Heavenly Father help us to become peacemakers, that we may be called, “The Children of God.” Lord, hear our prayer, and grant us Thy peace. Lord, Heavenly Father, help us purge ourselves of those attributes which…
Works of Mercy as a Way of Life: A Reflection for the Feast of Dorothy Day
Works of Mercy as a Way of Life: A Reflection for the Feast of Dorothy Day By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Today the Church remembers Dorothy Day, journalist, mystic, troublemaker, penitent, prophet. And for those of us in the Sacramental Community of the Coworkers of Christ, this feast day is…
A Thanksgiving Day Reflection
A Thanksgiving Day Reflection+Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Thanksgiving has always been a quiet teacher for me. It slows my hurried spirit and invites me to look, really look, at the world around me, not just with appreciation, but with honesty. Gratitude, I’ve learned, isn’t simply naming blessings; it is also…
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…
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…