Like Living Stones

by Daniel S. Trout
 
Often it is very hard in the Christian life to recognize that, as hopelessly individual souls, we are part of something much larger than our own spiritual journey.  Perhaps much of this is due to popular sentiment that espouses an almost completely individualistic approach to religious practice—if any “formal” belief and practice [...]

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On Being a People of Virtue

by Daniel S. Trout 

For quite some time now, American Christians have been exhibiting the unsettling reality that they are hastening a disconnect between their belief and their behavior.  If I may borrow the slogan for the Las Vegas advertising campaign, Christians have unwittingly adopted the mentality that “what happens in church, stays in church.”  Not [...]

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Never Looking Back

by Daniel S. Trout 

And so the New Year approaches, surely (for many people) accompanied by resolutions, expectations, and perhaps even anxiety over what might transpire in the months to come.  2007 may have been—on a variety of levels—a difficult and disappointing year troubled by loss and perhaps even decisions that caused personal regret.  Whatever the [...]

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Being Formed By Prayer

by Daniel S. Trout
(Note: this was originally published in the Sword and the Shield of St. Alban’s Anglican Cathedral)
The Church is saved by prayer and the greatest of saints are those that immerse themselves in its transforming power. I don’t suppose that such a statement is entirely original, and yet I hope that it [...]

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For a child has been born for us,
   a son given to us;authority rests upon his shoulders;
   and he is namedWonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,
   Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His authority shall grow continually,
   and there shall be endless peacefor the throne of David and his kingdom.
   He will establish and uphold itwith justice and with righteousness
   from this time onwards [...]

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An Advent Prayer

Lord Jesus,
Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas.
We who have so much to do seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day.
We who are anxious over many things look forward to your coming among us.
We who are blessed in so many ways long for [...]

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Sacerdotalism

by Uri Brito
Sacerdotalism essentially means that there is some inherent magical power in the stuff of the elements. This idea prevails in some sense in modern catholicism, but not in any way as the Medieval Church tended to propose. Protestants do not accept this idea for at least three reasons:
a) To assume any inherent magic in the [...]

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Brief Insights from the Da Vinci Code by Uri Brito

The Da Vinci Code is an artistic masterpiece according to some. Not only is it a nation-wide phenomenon as a novel, but unlike most novels it also assumes authenticity of its content. In the very first page we get a glimpse of its major premise: “ All description of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals [...]

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A Statement of Purpose!

Greetings. This blog page serves as an anecdote to liturgical illiteracy and ethical and theological naivete.

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