Fr Matthew Reese

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Dear Friends in Christ,  Yesterday, August 15th, was—as the Prayerbook lists it—“The Feast of Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ.” But along…
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Edina Hall

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Children of God, In a recent discussion with a friend, they described an inner voice that kept telling them that they were not enough. Not in a…
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Kelsi Vanada

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Dear Friends,  As a poet, I’m often thinking about how language is incredibly powerful, but also flawed and inadequate.  Take Psalm 139: 1-9, appointed for today,…
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Justin Appel

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Dear Friends, Today’s readings include Psalm 100 (101), a bracing psalm speaking of David’s intention to follow God faithfully. “O Lord, I will sing to You of…
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Mtr Beth Clarke

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Friends in Christ,   Did you know that the first livestreamed church service did not take place in the twenty-first or even the twentieth century? It took…
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Fr Alex Swain

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Beloved in Christ,  Today we remember Saint Laurence, a Deacon who was martyred in Rome around 257 by Emperor Valerian. As recounted in Lesser Feasts and Fasts,…
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Br Jordan Albert

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Whereas the Stoic sage encourages recollected ascesis for the sake of tranquility, the Boethian adept aims at tranquility as a precondition for directing one’s affections toward…
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Kristin Tovar

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The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ Daily Collect: O God, who on the holy mount revealed to chosen witnesses your well-beloved Son,…
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Justin Appel

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Dear Friends, Today’s Gospel lesson includes the story, drawn from John’s Gospel (select Morning Prayer), of Jesus receiving baptism by the hand of John the Baptist. In this…
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