February 11: Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of the Sick. These two commemorations have coincided for thirty years now. In 1992 Pope John Paul II chose the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes to be World Day of the Sick. He made his reason for
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. God’s ways are not our ways. God’s thoughts are not our thoughts. The Scripture reading for this Sunday is Luke 6: 17-26 Happiness and Sorrow. The homily is
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for the needs of the world and give thanks for the ministries of our church. Saturday,
Even if you’ve never been to an Outback Steakhouse (confession: I have not), you know what a bloom’ onion is, and you know it’s delicious. The onion is cut all down the sides, while keeping the bottom intact, breaded and deep fried, allowing all those individual little onion”petals” to get
As strange as it may seem, “tradition” is an elusive term. Perhaps we are so deeply formed by the plurality of traditions we embody in the twenty-first century that we take their meanings for granted. Or maybe when we consider what tradition means we discover it is a concept too
Here are seven articles which I believe may interest readers. https://www.christianitytoday.com/better-samaritan/2022/february/how-churches-can-be-better-equipped-to-help-survivors-of-do.htmlhttps://outreachmagazine.com/features/service-features/70403-why-the-rich-give-the-least.htmlhttps://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/february-web-only/russell-moore-deconstruction-faith-church-dangerous-form.htmlhttps://churchleaders.com/outreach-missions/277712-15-ideas-that-will-spark-extraordinary-church-growth.htmlhttps://joshweidmann.com/does-yelling-make-me-a-bad-or-unfit-parent/https://kainosproject.com/2021/09/15/common-sin/https://chucklawless.com/2022/02/question-is-your-church-a-disciplemaking-church/ Anglicans Ablaze
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. As Troop Chaplain I accompanied my grandnephew’s Boy Scout Troop on several campouts. On one occasion I got to visit an archery range and try my hand at
Colleen Montgomery, Salem, VA Warm-up Question How would you define the feeling of burnout? Have you or someone you know experienced burnout? Burned Out Americans across the country are resigning from their jobs in mass numbers. Though you may not be in the working world yet, chances are that you