• Archbishop Rowan Williams’ contribution to debate on Assisted Dying

    Updated: 2012-02-08 11:16:21
    The full text is now avilable--read it all.

  • General Synod discussing women bishops compromise bid

    Updated: 2012-02-08 11:08:33
    From BBC News The Church of England's governing General Synod is being urged to accept a compromise over women bishops.   A compromise to try to meet objectors' concerns will be presented by the Manchester Diocesan Synod at a meeting of the Church's ruling council later.   It would give a greater measure of autonomy to male bishops appointed to [...]

  • BBC tells its staff: don’t call Qatada extremist

    Updated: 2012-02-08 11:05:09
    By Neil Midgley and James Kirkup, Telegraph The BBC has told its journalists not to call Abu Qatada, the al-Qaeda preacher, an “extremist”.    In order to avoid making a “value judgment”, the corporation’s managers have ruled that he can only be described as “radical”. Journalists were also cautioned against using images suggesting the preacher is overweight.   A judge ruled [...]

  • (Guardian) Church of England General Synod debates female bishops – live blog

    Updated: 2012-02-08 11:01:34
    Read it all.

  • General Synod – summary of business Tuesday 7th February

    Updated: 2012-02-08 11:00:10
    From the Church of England website Morning Session here Afternoon Session here

  • Blog Followers please note—C of E General Synod has a live Audio Feed

    Updated: 2012-02-08 10:52:17
    This is the link for those of you (like yours truly) who like to follow this sort of thing.

  • C of E General Synod – Summary of business conducted on Tuesday 7th February

    Updated: 2012-02-08 10:48:26
    The report on the morning is here and the afternoon report is there.

  • Shared access is a sideshow – the Government must do more for marriage

    Updated: 2012-02-08 10:48:26
    By Jill Kirby, Conservative Home The Government is sending out mixed messages about the rights of fathers after divorce. David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Iain Duncan Smith all believe that dads should be given greater access to their children. Children's Minister Tim Loughton, who has long favoured a presumption of shared parenting, is to lead a [...]

  • Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers Performs the National Anthem before a Mariner’s Baseball Game

    Updated: 2012-02-08 10:35:14
    Stunning stuff--listen to it all--KSH (Hat Tip: NPR).

  • Court rules California amendment defending marriage is ‘unconstitutional’

    Updated: 2012-02-08 10:07:31
    By Ben Johnson, LifeSite News This morning, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled by a 2-1 vote that a California constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman is unconstitutional. In an 89-page ruling that cited William Shakespeare and Marilyn Monroe, Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote, “Proposition [...]

  • Church of England’s legislation on women bishops ‘needs more work’

    Updated: 2012-02-08 10:02:17
    From Christian Today The Church of England’s governing body has heard that more work needs to be done on draft legislation to allow women bishops. General Synod is considering legislation making provision for those who cannot in conscience accept a woman bishop, including an amendment that would grant greater authority to clergy providing alternative oversight. [...]

  • Parents furious as 13-year-old girls given contraceptive implants at school without their knowledge

    Updated: 2012-02-08 08:53:20
    By Sophie Borland, Mailonline Devices temporarily prevent pregnancy by releasing hormones into the blood In 2011, 1,700 girls aged 13/14 were fitted with implants Under 'patient confidentiality' rules, school staff are banned from seeking permission of parents beforehand Girls as young as 13 are being given contraceptive implants at school without their parents’ knowledge. Nurses insert devices into their arms [...]

  • Church of England’s legislation on women bishops ‘needs more work’

    Updated: 2012-02-08 08:39:35
    From Christian Today The Church of England’s governing body has heard that more work needs to be done on draft legislation to allow women bishops. General Synod is considering legislation making provision for those who cannot in conscience accept a woman bishop, including an amendment that would grant greater authority to clergy providing alternative oversight. The Manchester motion [...]

  • Court rules California amendment defending marriage is ‘unconstitutional’

    Updated: 2012-02-08 08:32:19
    By Ben Johnson, LifeSite News This morning, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled by a 2-1 vote that a California constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman is unconstitutional. In an 89-page ruling that cited William Shakespeare and Marilyn Monroe, Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote, “Proposition 8 [...]

  • Round-up: aftershocks of the Komen shakedown

    Updated: 2012-02-08 08:23:45
    By Kathleen Gilbert, LifeSite News - Komen VP for public policy Karen Handel has resigned following the Planned Parenthood dust-up thanks to her having gone on the record as against the abortion organization while a political candidate. - Twitter and Facebook emerged as the main tools used by Planned Parenthod and allies to drive their talking points [...]

  • First Things – Affirming the Essentials of Christian Faith

    Updated: 2012-02-08 08:00:38

  • Cuthmann of Steyning

    Updated: 2012-02-08 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , February 8, 2012 Cuthmann of Steyning In the biographies of the saints called the Acta Sanctorum which were preserved at the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy it is said that he was born about 681 A.D . either in Devon or Cornwall , or more probably at Chidham , near Bosham , about 25 miles from Steyning . A birth in Chidham at that date would place him in the right time and area to be preached to by Wilfrid , the Apostle of Sussex 680-685 and would probably make Wilfrid the man who converted and baptised Cuthmann and his . parents His legend states he was a shepherd who had to care for his paralysed mother after his

  • David Cameron: Safer Internet Day ‘is a personal priority’

    Updated: 2012-02-07 19:14:50
    By Emma Barnett, Telegraph David Cameron has lent his support to Safer Internet Day, saying making sure parents are empowered enough to ensure their children’s safety online is a “personal priority” of his. The Prime Minister said: “It never ceases to amaze me how quickly children grasp new technology, cracking it instinctively to hunt down their favourite [...]

  • Church of England resumes women bishops debate

    Updated: 2012-02-07 18:53:14
    By Matthew Davies, ENS The key legislation that will enable women to be appointed and consecrated as bishops in the Church of England has returned to General Synod for further debate and final drafting during its Feb. 6-9 group of sessions in London. During the past 18 months the legislation has been given the nod by 42 [...]

  • Obama’s assault on Catholic organisations could cost him dearly

    Updated: 2012-02-07 17:57:01
    By David Hughes, Telegraph The Obama administration’s decision to take on the Catholic Church at this stage of the political cycle is either very brave or very stupid. As Jon Swaine reports this morning, the President’s overhaul of healthcare includes a provision that religious charities, universities and other groups must now provide contraception in staff insurance [...]

  • Meet the Pollyanna of ’superdiversity’, who believes Britain is the happy home of multiculturalism

    Updated: 2012-02-07 17:39:35
    By Cristina Odone, Telegraph Those of us who care about religion, and especially its role in public life, were delighted to hear that a think tank was organising a series of debates on the topic. That the think tank should be Theos made it all the more interesting. The nice people at Theos belong to the [...]

  • Shifty words

    Updated: 2012-02-07 17:29:10
    By Frances Kelly, MercatorNet What does “marriage equality” actually mean? Q. Why are gay rights advocates changing the terminology from “gay marriage” to “marriage equality”? A. Because “marriage equality” wins more votes. In October 2011 a Rutgers-Eagleton poll revealed that 52 percent of voters in New Jersey supported “gay marriage.” That’s significant enough for us to ponder, but [...]

  • ‘Shocking’ number of girls still undergoing female genital mutilation in the UK, warns Home Secretary

    Updated: 2012-02-07 17:14:12
    By Rebecca Seales, Mailonline 66,000 women and girls in England and Wales subjected to illegal and barbaric practice, say experts 24,000 under 15-year-olds believed to be at high risk The public would be 'shocked' to know how many young girls are subjected to female genital mutilation in the UK, Home Secretary Theresa May said yesterday. Speaking in the Commons, [...]

  • Church of England wedding and funeral fees to increase

    Updated: 2012-02-07 17:01:23
    From BBC News Fees for Church of England weddings are to increase by 40% and the cost of a funeral service by more than 50%. Church members have voted to raise the cost of a wedding from £296 to £415 and for a funeral service from £102 to £160 from January next year. The fees include the costs [...]

  • New Bishop of Croydon is Chair of Affirming Catholicism

    Updated: 2012-02-07 16:45:29
    From EV News The Diocese of Southwark has released a press statement announcing two new Area Bishops. Rev Jonathan Clark has been appointed the 10th Bishop of Croydon and the Venerable Dr Michael Ipgrave OBE has been appointed the 12th Bishop of Woolwich. The Revd Jonathan Clark succeeds the Rt Rev Nick Baines who is now the [...]

  • Repentence needed for C of E’s defence against civil partnerships

    Updated: 2012-02-07 16:39:10
    By Julian Mann The argument deployed by the London clergy calling on the Church of England to allow civil partnership ceremonies shows why the current ban is such an easy door for the vandals of political correctness to kick in. The signatories to last week's letter to The Times seized upon the decision by the General Synod [...]

  • The Liberal Enforcers

    Updated: 2012-02-07 10:21:49
    By Mark Steyn, National Review As Senator Obama said during the 2008 campaign, words matter. Modern “liberalism” is strikingly illiberal; the high priests of “tolerance” are increasingly intolerant of even the mildest dissent; and those who profess to “celebrate diversity” coerce ever more ruthlessly a narrow homogeneity. Thus, the Obama administration’s insistence that Catholic institutions must [...]

  • The Counter-Cultural Church has a Credible “Yes”

    Updated: 2012-02-07 10:06:19
    By Elizabeth Scalia, First Things Last week’s column on the HHS mandate brought a rash of email from the usual suspects—men and women who feel passionately inclined to inform me that the church is “mysogynistic, women-hating, gay-hating, authoritarian, fetus-idolizing…” well, you get the drift. People who could not begin to accurately articulate the church’s position on [...]

  • Theodore the Soldier

    Updated: 2012-02-07 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Tuesday , February 7, 2012 Theodore the Soldier Roman soldier and covert Christian during a time of persecution . Exposed as a Christian , a military tribunal decided he was a good soldier who had made a mistake , told him to reconsider , and set him free he promptly burned down a pagan temple . Arrested again , he was ordered to apostatize , then tortured by having his flesh torn off he responded by reciting the Psalms . . Martyr Propers for Theodore Soldier for Christ , Martyr The Collect ALMIGHTY and everlasting God , who didst strengthen thy blessed martyr Theodore with the virtue of constancy in faith and truth :

  • The Cost of Obama’s Global Initiative Fund

    Updated: 2012-02-07 04:13:43
    By Dale O’Leary The Obama administration is setting up a Global Initiative Fund is to put pressure on religious groups and developing countries to change their views on homosexuality. The teachings of the great religions on homosexual acts are not based on fear or ignorance, but on a clear understanding of the truth about the [...]

  • General Synod challenged to urgently defend marriage

    Updated: 2012-02-07 04:08:28
    From Christian Concern Andrea Minichiello Williams spoke to the General Synod today (6 Feb), challenging the Church of England to take a stand for traditional marriage before it is too late. Urging the Presidents of the Synod (the two Archbishops) to authorise an Emergency Debate, Andrea Williams, member of the General Synod and CEO of [...]

  • Archbishop notes Christian office and vocation of UK Head of State and praises Her Majesty’s Christmas broadcasts

    Updated: 2012-02-07 04:06:42
    General Synod opened with a singing of the first verse of the National Anthem on the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s accession to the throne. The Archbishop of Canterbury introduced the Loyal Address to the Queen on this occasion in a speech in which he made two points – about the role of Sovereign in [...]

  • Marriage Equality: A Not so Conservative Proposal

    Updated: 2012-02-06 08:39:04
    Washington Episcopal Bishop says fidelity is the value in same-sex unions News Analysis By David W. Virtue www.virtueonline.org The Bishop of Olympia, the Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel believes he has come up with the perfect solution to same-sex marriage. He says his idea is not exactly new, but it is based on the notion [...]

  • Titus

    Updated: 2012-02-06 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Monday , February 6, 2012 Titus Timothy , Titus , and Silas all appear in the New Testament writings as missionary companions of and co-workers with , the Apostle . Paul Titus is mentioned as a companion of Paul in some of his epistles 2 Co 2:13 7:6,13,14 8:6,16,23 12:18 Gal 2:1-3 2 Tim 4:10 Timothy has two New Testament letters addressed to him , and Titus one . From these three letters called the Pastoral Epistles it appears that Paul had commissioned Timothy to oversee the Christian community in Ephesus and vicinity , and Titus to oversee that in . Crete Titus was with Paul and Barnabas at Antioch and accompanied them

  • Preaching to a changing world

    Updated: 2012-02-06 04:33:47
    Archie Poulos “The way that congregation members listen to sermons has changed, and so the way we communicate must also change.” That is what we are constantly told. What should we do about this? True but not enough A couple of things to say before we explore this further. The call for change must be [...]

  • WHY BISHOPS SHOULD SPEAK UP FOR BUSINESS

    Updated: 2012-02-06 00:45:14
    Socially Marxist political correctness now dominating the governance of the UK has anti-business tendencies, even if it does not set out to nationalise the means of production, distribution and exchange. Here are some of the Christian reasons why Church of England bishops should be speaking up more boldly and prophetically for business in the House [...]

  • Septuagesima Sunday

    Updated: 2012-02-05 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , February 5, 2012 Septuagesima Sunday The . Collect O LORD , we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people that we , who are justly punished for our offences , may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness , for the glory of thy Name through Jesus Christ our Saviour , who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever , one God , world without end . . Amen The Epistle 1 Corinthians ix . 24. KNOW ye not that they which run in a race run all , but one receiveth the prize So run , that ye may obtain . And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things . Now they do it to obtain

  • The Martyrs of Japan

    Updated: 2012-02-04 21:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , February 4, 2012 The Martyrs of Japan from 02 05 The Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan 日本二十六聖人 , Nihon Nijūroku Seijin refers to a group of Christians who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597 at . Nagasaki On August 15, 1549, Francis Xavier later canonized by Gregory XV in 1622 Fr . Cosme de Torres , S.J . a Jesuit priest and Fr . John Fernandez arrived in Kagoshima , Japan , from Spain with hopes of bringing Catholicism to Japan . On September 29, Francis Xavier visited Shimazu Takahisa , the daimyo of Kagoshima , asking for permission to build the first Catholic mission in Japan . The daimyo agreed in

  • Agatha of Catania

    Updated: 2012-02-04 20:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , February 4, 2012 Agatha of Catania from 2 5 Agatha of Sicily or Saint Agatha d . 251 is a Christian saint . Her memorial day is on February 5 according to the Gregorian calendar and February 18 on the Julian calendar still used by some Eastern Orthodox churches Agatha was born at Catania and she was martyred in approximately AD 250. She is the patron saint of Catania . She is one of seven women , excluding the Blessed Virgin , commemorated by name in the Canon of the . Mass According to variations of her legend , having rejected the amorous advances of a Roman prefect , she was persecuted by him for her

  • Cornelius the Centurion

    Updated: 2012-02-04 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , February 4, 2012 Cornelius the Centurion Cornelius in Greek , Κορνήλιος was a Roman Centurion who is considered by Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the faith , as related in Acts of the . Apostles Stationed in Caesarea , Cornelius is depicted in the New Testament as a man full of good works and deeds of alms . Cornelius receives a vision in which an angel of God tells him that his prayers have been heard . The angel then instructs Cornelius to send the men of his household to Joppa , where they will find Simon Peter , who is residing with a tanner by the name of . Simon The conversion of

  • Ansgar

    Updated: 2012-02-03 05:15:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Friday , February 3, 2012 Ansgar Anskar in Latin , Ansgarius was a monk of Saxon family , born in 801 the year after the crowning of Charlemagne In 826, when King Harald of Denmark asked Charlemagne's successors for missionaries , Anskar led a group to Denmark , and a few years later to Sweden . Because of unsettled political conditions , his work ran into difficulties , and Anskar withdrew into Germany , where he served as first Archbishop of Hamburg . Later , however , he helped to consecrate Gotbert , the first bishop of Sweden . The Church of Sweden honors him as its apostle , and he serves as symbol of the historic

  • Blasius of Sebaste

    Updated: 2012-02-03 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Friday , February 3, 2012 Blasius of Sebaste or Blasius Βλάσιος , Armenian : Սուրբ Բարսեղ was a physician and bishop of Sebaste modern Sivas Armenia . According to his Acta he was martyred by being beaten , attacked with iron carding combs , and . beheaded In iconography , Blaise is often shown with the instruments of his martyrdom , iron combs . The similarity of these instruments of torture to wool combs led to his adoption as patron of wool combers in particular , and the wool trade in general . He may also be depicted with crossed candles . Such crossed candles left unlighted for safety reasons are used for the

  • Church of England clergy challenge civil partnership stance

    Updated: 2012-02-02 10:18:52
    The law has permitted places of worship to host civil partnership ceremonies since December Continue reading the main story A letter signed by 120 clergy is calling for the Church of England to reverse its ban on civil partnership ceremonies being held in churches. The signatories, from the diocese of London, want discretion to uphold [...]

  • CONCERNS OVER PLAN TO HOMOGENISE CLERGY TRAINING

    Updated: 2012-02-02 10:14:25
    Serious concerns are due to be voiced at next week’s General Synod over a plan to homogenise pre- and post-ordination training. The Phase 2 Report of the Ministry Council Working Party into the Church of England’s Higher Education (HE) and Initial Ministry Training (IME) practices was approved by the House of Bishops last December. The [...]

  • Candlemas

    Updated: 2012-02-02 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Thursday , February 2, 2012 Candlemas Also known as The Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ and The Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary . Counting forward from December 25 as Day One , we find that Day Forty is February 2. A Jewish woman is in semi-seclusion for 40 days after giving birth to a son , and accordingly it is on February 2 that we celebrate the coming of Mary and Joseph with the infant Jesus to the Temple at Jerusalem to offer sacrifice , both on behalf of Mary and on behalf of Jesus as a first-born male . As they did so , they were greeted by the aged . Simeon The event is

  • Ignatius of Antioch

    Updated: 2012-02-01 05:15:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , February 1, 2012 Ignatius of Antioch also known as Theophorus ca . 35 or 50-between 98 and 117 A Convert from paganism to Christianity . Was among the Apostolic Fathers . He was the third Bishop and Patriarch of Antioch succeeding Saint Peter the Apostle and was possibly a student of John the Apostle . Served during persecutions by Domitian and Trajan . During the persecution of Trajan , he was ordered taken to Rome to be killed by wild . animals En route to his martyrdom in Rome , Ignatius wrote a series of letters which have been preserved as an example of very early Christian theology . Important topics

  • Brigid of Kildare

    Updated: 2012-02-01 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , February 1, 2012 Brigid of Kildare She is considered one of Ireland's patron saints along with Saints Patrick and Columba . Her feast day is February 14 in Eastern Christianity and February 1, the traditional first day of spring in Ireland , in the . West Bridget Brigid , Bride , Bridey of Kildare was born around 450 into a Druid family , being the daughter of Dubhthach , court poet to King Loeghaire . At an early age , she decided to become a Christian , and she eventually took vows as a nun . Together with a group of other women , she established a nunnery at Kildare . She was later joined by a community of

  • King Charles the Martyr

    Updated: 2012-01-30 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Monday , January 30, 2012 King Charles the Martyr 19 November 1600 30 January 1649 was King of England , King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his . execution Charles famously engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England . He was an advocate of the Divine Right of Kings , and many in England feared that he was attempting to gain absolute power . Many of his actions , particularly the levying of taxes without Parliament's consent , caused widespread . opposition Religious conflicts permeated Charles's reign . He married a Catholic princess , Henrietta Maria of France , over the

  • The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

    Updated: 2012-01-29 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , January 29, 2012 The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany The . Collect O GOD , who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers , that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright Grant to us such strength and protection , as may support us in all dangers , and carry us through all temptations through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle Romans xiii . 1. LET every soul be subject unto the higher powers . For there is no power but of God : the powers that be are ordained of God . Whosoever therefore resisteth the power , resisteth the ordinance of God and they that

  • Preservation of the American Episcopate

    Updated: 2012-01-28 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , January 28, 2012 Preservation of the American Episcopate Thousands of faithful Episcopalians gathered in St . Louis , Missouri in 1977 and agreed upon the Affirmation of St . Louis a document which expressed our commitment to the historic and biblical faith of the . Church In Denver , Colorado , on January 28th 1978, the Rt . Rev . Albert Chambers retired along with two other bishops , consecrated four ECUSA priests Bishops Frs . Waterson , Mote , Doren and . Morse It is hoped that through these lines that a orthodox , faithful and traditional Anglican presence could and can be maintianed in North . America

  • John Chrysostom

    Updated: 2012-01-27 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Friday , January 27, 2012 John Chrysostom John was called Chrysostom Golden Mouth because of his eloquence . He was a priest of Antioch , and an outstanding preacher . Audiences were warned not to carry large sums of money when they went to hear him speak , since pickpockets found it very easy to rob his hearers they were too intent on his words to notice what was happening . His sermons are mostly straightforward expositions of Holy Scripture he has extensive commentaries on both Testaments , with special attention to the Epistles of Paul and he emphasizes the literal meaning , whereas the style popular at Alexandria

  • Polycarp of Smyrna

    Updated: 2012-01-26 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Thursday , January 26, 2012 Polycarp of Smyrna ca . 69- ca . 155 was a Christian bishop of Smyrna now İzmir in Turkey in the second century . He died a martyr when he was stabbed and burnt at the stake . Polycarp is recognized as a saint in most Christian churches . It is recorded that He had been a disciple of John . The options for this John are John the son of Zebedee traditionally viewed as the author of the Fourth Gospel , or John the Presbyter . Traditional advocates follow Eusebius in insisting that the apostolic connection of Papius was with John the Evangelist , and that this John , the author of the Gospel of

  • The Conversion of Saint Paul

    Updated: 2012-01-25 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Wednesday , January 25, 2012 The Conversion of Saint Paul The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul is a feast celebrated during the liturgical year on January 25, recounting the Conversion of Saul of Tarsus , who after a record of brutalizing and persecuting Christians , converted to Christianity and became the apostle . Paul While on the road to Damascus c . A.D . 36 to annihilate the Christian community there , Saul said he was blinded by a brilliant light and heard the voice of Christ saying , Saul , Saul , why persecutest thou me And they that were with me saw indeed the light , and were afraid , but they heard not

  • St. Timothy

    Updated: 2012-01-24 05:00:00
    : . The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Tuesday , January 24, 2012 St . Timothy was a first-century Christian bishop who died about AD 80. Evidence from the New Testament also has him functioning as an apostolic delegate or . coadjutor Timothy is first mentioned in the Bible at the time of Paul's second visit to Lystra 16:2 where Timothy probably resided and where it seems he was converted during Paul's first visit to that place 1 Tim 1:2 2 Tim 3:11 Paul , having been impressed by his own son in the faith arranged that he should become his companion Acts 16:3 and personally circumcised him because his mother was of the Jewish faith , so that he might be

  • Phillips Brooks

    Updated: 2012-01-23 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Monday , January 23, 2012 Phillips Brooks December 13, 1835 January 23, 1893 is best known today as the author of O Little Town of Bethlehem . Former generations , however , accounted him the greatest American preacher of the nineteenth century and not for lack of other candidates His sermons are still . read He was born in Boston in 1835 and educated at Harvard and at Virginia Theological Seminary . After ten years of ministry at two churches in Philadelphia , he returned to Boston in 1869 and was rector of Trinity Church there until 1891. He was then elected Bishop of Massachusetts , and died two years . later Propers

  • The Third Sunday after Epiphany

    Updated: 2012-01-22 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Sunday , January 22, 2012 The Third Sunday after Epiphany The . Collect ALMIGHTY and everlasting God , mercifully look upon our infirmities , and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle Romans xii . 16. BE not wise in your own conceits . Recompense to no man evil for evil . Provide things honest in the sight of all men . If it be possible , as much as lieth in you , live peaceably with all men . Dearly beloved , avenge not yourselves , but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written , Vengeance is mine I will repay , saith

  • Vincent of Saragossa

    Updated: 2012-01-21 23:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , January 21, 2012 Vincent of Saragossa From 01 22 He was born at Huesca but lived in Zaragoza Saragossa in English also in the Aragon region of Spain and is also known as Saint Vincent the Deacon . The title deacon diakonos means minister or . servant Vincent served as the deacon of Saint Valerius , bishop of Saragossa . Imprisoned in Valencia for his faith , and tortured on a gridiron . Vincent , like many early martyrs in the early hagiographic literature , succeeded in converting his jailer . Though he was finally offered release if he would consign Scripture to the fire , Vincent . refused The earliest

  • Graham Staines

    Updated: 2012-01-21 08:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , January 21, 2012 Graham Staines Graham Stuart Staines 1941-January 1999 was an Australian missionary who was burnt to death while he was sleeping with his two sons Timothy aged 9 and Philip aged 7 in his station wagon at Manoharpur village in Keonjhar district in Orissa , India in January 1999. In 2003, the Hindu activist Dara Singh was convicted of leading the . gang Graham Staines had been working in Orissa among the tribal poor and especially with leprosy patients since 1965. Prayer Precious in thy sight , O Lord , is the death of Thy servants , whose faithful witness , by Thy providence , hath its great

  • Agnes of Rome

    Updated: 2012-01-21 05:00:00
    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Saturday , January 21, 2012 Agnes of Rome According to tradition , Saint Agnes was a member of the Roman nobility born c . 291 and raised in a Christian family . She suffered martyrdom at the age of twelve during the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Diocletian , on January 21, 304. The prefect Sempronius wished Agnes to marry his son , and on Agnes' refusal he condemned her to death . As Roman law did not permit the execution of virgins , Sempronius had a naked Agnes dragged through the streets to a brothel . As she prayed , her hair grew and covered her body . It was also said that all of the men who attempted to rape

  • Fabian of Rome

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    : The Ohio Anglican.blog Opinion , News , History , Information and Random Thoughts Of A Lost Orthodox Anglican Traditionalist Looking To Build A Home In Northern . Ohio Friday , January 20, 2012 Fabian of Rome Fabian was Bishop of Rome for 14 years . He organized the city of Rome into parishes and appointed scribes to record the lives of the martyrs for posterity . When the Emperor Decius began a persecution of Christians , probably the first one to be waged simultaneously in all parts of the Empire , Fabian was one of the first to be put to death , setting a courageous example for others . His tombstone , with the inscription dimly visible , can still be seen at . Rome Propers for Fabian Bishop of Rome and . Martyr The . Collect O GOD , who dost support and defend us with the glorious

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