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…
Tag: The Sacramental Community Church
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…
Preaching, Homilies & Sermons
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“Get Up and Do Not Be Afraid” The Last Sunday after the Epiphany Year A
“Get Up and Do Not Be Afraid” The Last Sunday after the Epiphany Year A Collect O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to…
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Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: The Flavor of Justice and the Light of Mercy
February 8, 2026The Fifth Sunday after the EpiphanyRevised Common Lectionary The Collect of the Day Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who…
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Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: The Foolish Light of God
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: “The Foolish Light of God”Micah 6:1–8 • Psalm 15 • 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 • Matthew 5:1–12 By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and…
Faith, Conscience & Common Good
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The Church Must Be Salt Against the Ice
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…
Poetry, Prose & Prayer
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A Prayer Before the Crucified Lord
A Prayer Before the Crucified Lord By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC O Christ, lifted up between heaven and earth,we set our eyes upon thy Crossand remember the love that would not turn away.Here mercy is made visible,here sacrifice speaks louder than words,here death itself is undone by love poured out….
Poetry, Prose & Prayer
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A Prayer for the New Year
O eternal God, from whom all times and seasons take their meaning: We give thee humble thanks for the year that is past, for its mercies remembered and its lessons hard-won. Forgive us, we pray thee, for the good left undone, the love withheld, and the truth we failed to…
Coworkers of Christ
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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…
Reflections, Musings & Meanderings
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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…