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…
Tag: Sacramental Community of the Coworkers of Christ
Christ Catholic Church
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Christ Catholic Church
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…
Reflections, Musings & Meanderings
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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…
Preaching, Homilies & Sermons
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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…
Reflections, Musings & Meanderings
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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…
Preaching, Homilies & Sermons
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Pentecost and the Breath of God
Acts 2:1-21Psalm 104:25-35,371 Corinthians 12:3b-13John 20:19-23 There is a particular kind of fear that causes people to lock the doors. Not just the doors of houses, but the doors of hearts, communities, imagination, and hope. The Gospel today opens in exactly that kind of room. The disciples are gathered behind…
Poetry, Prose & Prayer
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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…
Coworkers of Christ
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A Reflection on the Living Center: Being a Christ Catholic
A Reflection on the Living Center: Being a Christ Catholic I often catch myself drawn to the temptation of the age I live in: the urge to build my identity around the branches of the Christian Church. It is so easy to wrap myself in labels, traditions, and the banners…
Faith, Conscience & Common Good
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An Anti-Christ In His Own Words Podcast – Episode 1: Dedication and Prologue
An Anti-Christ In His Own Words – Episode 1: Dedication & Prologue Welcome to the first episode of An Anti-Christ In His Own Words. In this opening installment, I share the dedication behind this series and introduce the Prologue: “By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them.” We begin by grounding…