ON A REASONABLE, HOLY, AND LIVING SACRIFICE The Rev’d. Stephan W. Heimann   St. Paul writes to the Corinthians, “Christ our Passover is SACRIFICED for us; therefore let us keep the feast…” (1Cor.5:7). We respond in our Liturgy with a prayer that God would “mercifully accept this our SACRIFICE of praise and thanksgiving (cf.Heb.13:15). The…

The Lords Prayer:   Pope Francis has acted to change the words of the Lord’s Prayer from that which most of us learned when we were very young.  This seems an unnecessary act that is controversial even within the Roman Church and once again confusion has been created where there has not been confusion, and…

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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CATHOLIC   The Rev’d. Stephan W. Heimann Modern Conundrums   The Creeds we recite each week, whether the Apostles’ Creed in the Daily Offices or the Nicene Creed in the Holy Eucharist, affirm our belief in the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Furthermore, there are prayers and collects…

July 28, Trinity 6 Prelude   Variations to the Sicilian Hymn       Benjamin Carr The recessional hymn today (#489) is a combination of Italian, English and American origins. The tune, a possible Sicilian 18th century folksong sung by Italian mariners, is usually paired with the Latin Marian hymn “O sanctissima” and was first published in…