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LIVINGSTON, New Jersey, July 26, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A controversial IVF method resulting in 3-parent babies has recently been debated in the UK, but according to reports brought to light by Dr. Joseph Mercola of the health website Mercola.com, the technique has already been used in the US as far [...]
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DALLAS, Texas, July 26, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A pro-life legal group is demanding that FBI officials under the Obama administration to stop their “Gestapo”-style interrogations of pro-life activists after one young leader says he was subtly threatened by federal officials earlier this month.
The Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF) sent a [...]
CultureWatch Bill Muehlenberg’s commentary on issues of the day… The longer I am involved in speaking around the country – and overseas – the greater one gap becomes: I keep getting older of course but I continue to speak to groups of young people. So one can certainly speak of a generation gap here. But [...]
From Whispers in the Loggia: A “major announcement on the future of the archdiocese” already set for 10am local time at St Mary’s Cathedral, at Roman Noon the pontiff named Bishop Salvatore Cordileone, 56—the San Diego-born head of the neighboring Oakland church since 2009, and lead hand behind the US bishops’ national effort to defend [...]
: 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 , July 30, 2012 William Wilberforce 24 August 1759 29 July 1833 was a British politician , philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade . A native of Hull , Yorkshire , he began his political career in 1780 and became the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1784–1812 In 1785 he underwent a conversion experience and became an evangelical Christian , resulting in major changes to his lifestyle and a lifelong concern for reform . In 1787 he came into contact with Thomas Clarkson and a group of anti-slave trade activists , including Granville Sharp , Hannah More and Lord Middleton ..jpg)
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1. The bells of St Peter's, South Petherton in Somerset- BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01l5pff
2. Evensong sung by Truro Cathedral Choir on 1 July
http://tinyurl.com/c8×4cwc
or here:
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3. Choral Evensong from Hereford Cathedral during the Three Choirs
Festival – BBC Radio 3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01l0nd6
4. Choral services from the chapel of St John's College, Cambridge
http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/webcasts
and New College, Oxford
http://www.newcollegechoir.com/webcasts.html
5. Sunday Worship from the Old Royal [...]: 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 , July 29, 2012 The Eighth Sunday after Trinity The . Collect O GOD , whose never-failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth We humbly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things , and to give us those things which are profitable for us through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle Romans viii . 12. BRETHREN , we are debtors , not to the flesh , to live after the flesh . For if ye live after the flesh , ye shall die : but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body , ye shall live . For as many as are led by the Spirit of God , they are the sons of God . For ye have: 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 , July 29, 2012 Martha Martha is the sister of Mary and of Lazarus , and the hostess of Our Lord when he visited their home in Bethany . Martha was also a witness to the raising of her brother Lazarus from the dead . She had faith that Our Lord could perform such a . miracle Martha's life reminds us that while we need to be diligent in our several callings , we should take time each day to meditate , pray and give glory to God so that our hearts might stay fixed on the love of God revealed in His . Son Propers for St . Martha Witness and Hostess of Our Lord The . Collect O GOD , who bestowest divers gifts and graces.jpg)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,
How is it that a small group of people, perhaps 2% or less, have managed to co-opt the Western culture, laws, school curricula, politics, churches, the media and now even the armed forces with their specific issues? First they push for open-mindedness and not being judgmental, and imply that [...]
Here's my takeaway from these two experiences (Chick-Fil-A and the furore over Mark Regnerus' resesarch). Many people, especially Christians, would like to get out of the ugly culture war we find ourselves in. We'd like to be able to present a consistent loving message of Christ's love without drawing this kind of fire.
That's totally understandable [...]
Do you see a way back from all this? Back to a place where we can have a civil discussion about issues instead of the scorched-earth approach we’re seeing here?
MH: Christians need to respond and stand up. They don’t need to be angry, they don’t need to be vicious. We need to make sure we [...]: . . 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 , July 28, 2012 J . S . Bach Johann Sebastian Bach , widely regarded as the greatest of all composers of music for Christian worship , was born in 1685 in Eisenach , Thuringia , Germany , into a family of distinguished musicians . In 1708, shortly after marrying his cousin , Maria Barbara Bach , he became court organist to the Duke of Weimar , where he wrote his principal compositions for the organ . In 1717 he became music director Kapellmeister to Prince Leopold of Coethen . In 1720, his wife died , and in 1721 he married Anna Magdalena Wuelcken , for whom he composed a famous set of keyboard pieces . From
NEW YORK, July 19, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – The definition of marriage has long been considered a religious or legal argument. However, a growing number of economists, journalists, and social researchers are concluding that getting and staying married is a key to economic prosperity and domestic tranquility…
Citing a host of secular, liberal professors, the article came [...]
Beware the Well-Worn Path
July 23, 2012 7:20 AM
At Christianity Today we often speak of the summer months as the “church report season,” as many denominations hold their annual meeting or conference during this time of the year. The two words most often used to describe mainline Protestantism in North America are “crisis” and “decline,” both [...]
CARE 25th July 2012
More responses than the independence consultation, but the Scottish Government choose not to listen
The Scottish Government has today announced its intention to proceed with its plans to redefine marriage and allow homosexual couples to have a religious marriage service, despite having received a huge volume of consultation results against this proposal.
The Government [...]: 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 , July 26, 2012 Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Scriptures tell us nothing about the parents of the Virgin Mother , not even their names . An early but unreliable document , known as the Proto-Gospel or Proto-Evangelion of James , calls them Ann and Joachim , by which names they are customarily known . Our only real information about them , however , is an inference from the kind of daughter they . reared Propers for Anne and Joachim Parents of the Blessed Virgin . Mary The . Collect ALMIGHTY God , heavenly Father , who settest the solitary in families : We thankfully remember before thee this day the
By Tim Stanley US politics Last updated: July 24th, 2012 The Episcopal Church suffers from a staggering fall in church attendance The marketing mantra of liberal Christianity is “change or die.” Here’s the pitch: society has evolved since the 1960s, shedding its old prejudices and misunderstandings and replacing them with a new consensus based on [...]
Don’t let Church of England’s reluctance to embrace reform put you off God, Dr Jeffrey John tells gay people Dr Jeffrey John says gay couples are evidently just as capable of the kind of love needed in marriage as heterosexuals. Photograph: PA The most senior openly gay cleric in Britain has attacked the Church of England [...]
From AFA Stock rated “junk” status, loses 50% since February, 350 layoffs at home office Simply put, people are not shopping at J.C. Penney. AFA and OneMillionMoms are showing success in the effort to educate people to Penney’s aggressive national campaign to promote “gay” marriage. The company is going downhill fast. Since February, the company [...]: 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 , July 24, 2012 Christian Quote of the Day This is the greatest wisdom—to seek the kingdom of heaven through contempt of the world . It is vanity , therefore , to seek and trust in riches that perish . It is vanity also to court honor and to be puffed up with pride . It is vanity to follow the lusts of the body and to desire things for which severe punishment later must come . It is vanity to wish for long life and to care little about a well-spent life . It is vanity to be concerned with the present only and not to make provision for things to come . It is vanity to love what passes quickly and not to look ahead
from here 1. We, the Primates and representatives of 17 Global South Provinces, met in Bangkok, Thailand, from 18-20 July 2012, in conjunction with the Global South Conference on the Decade of Mission and Networking. 2. The theme of Conference called the Church to “Be Transformed by the Renewing of the mind to Obedience of [...]: 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 , July 24, 2012 Thomas von Kempen Thomas Hammerken or Hammerlein both mean little hammer was born at Kempen hence the A Kempis in the duchy of Cleves in Germany around 1380. He was educated by a religious order called the Brethren of the Common Life , and in due course joined the order , was ordained a priest , became sub-prior of his house in the low Countries and died 25 July 1471 his feast is observed a day early to avoid conflict with that of James bar-Zebedee the Apostle Thomas is known almost entirely for composing or compiling a manual of spiritual advice known as The Imitation of Christ , in which he urges: 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 , July 23, 2012 Apollinaris of Ravenna According to tradition , he was a native of Antioch in Roman Province of Syria . As the first Bishop of Ravenna , he faced nearly constant persecution . He and his flock were exiled from Ravenna during the persecutions of Emperor Vespasian or Nero , depending on the source On his way out of the city he was identified , arrested as being the leader , tortured and martyred by being run through with a sword . Propers for Apollinaris of Ravenna Bishop and Martyr The . Collect ALMIGHTY and everlasting God , who didst strengthen thy blessed martyr Apollinaris with the virtue of: 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 , July 22, 2012 The Seventh Sunday after Trinity The . Collect LORD of all power and might , who art the author and giver of all good things Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name , increase in us true religion , nourish us with all goodness , and of thy great mercy keep us in the same through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle Romans 6:19-23. I SPEAK after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh : for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness . For when ye were the servants: 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 , July 21, 2012 Praxedes Little is known for about Praxedes , and not all accounts agree . According to Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend , Praxedes was the sister of Saint Pudentiana their brothers were Saint Donatus and Saint Timothy . During one of the periods of persecution , they buried the bodies of Christians and distributed goods to the poor . De Voragine's brief account states they died in 165, in the reign of Emperors Marcus and Antoninus II . Sabine Baring-Gould , in the entry for Saint Novatus , states that the holy virgin Praxedes was a daughter of Saint Pudens , sister of Saint Pudentiana , and
Dear Reader, There is certainly much to digest from General Convention, and before I do so I want to spend a post or two laying out my approach to these issues from an Evangelical Catholic perspective. While I am working on that, I’d like to share a wee bit of news and commentary that to [...]
Reformed Church in America pastor Kevin DeYoung, a solid and thoughtful evangelical, recognizes the reality that so many in the mainline churches do not want to come to grips with: the status quo on homosexuality is not sustainable. It is time to make a decision, and let the chips fall where they may. He writes [...]: 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 , July 19, 2012 Macrina the Younger was born at Caesarea , Cappadocia . Her parents were Basil the Elder and Emmelia , and her grandmother was Macrina the Elder . Among her nine siblings were two of the three Cappadocian Fathers , Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa , as well as Peter of Sebaste . Her father arranged for her to marry but her fiancé died before the wedding . She devoted herself to her religion , becoming a . nun She became well known as a holy woman and instructed many young women religiously . For this she is honored as one of the most prominent nuns of the Eastern Church . She had a profound: 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 , July 18, 2012 Elisabeth Hesse Romanov was born Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Louise Alice of Hesse and by Rhine on 1 November 1864. She was the second child of Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse and by Rhine and British Princess Alice . Through her mother , she was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria . Princess Alice chose the name Elisabeth for her daughter after visiting the shrine of Elizabeth of Hungary , ancestress of the House of Hesse , in Marburg . Alice so admired St . Elizabeth that she decided to name her new daughter after her . Elizabeth was known as Ella within her . family She: 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 , July 17, 2012 William White Before the American Revolution , there were no bishops in the colonies partly because the British government was reluctant to give the colonies the kind of autonomy that this would have implied , and partly because many of the colonists were violently opposed to their presence After the Revolution , the establishment of an American episcopate became imperative . Samuel Seabury was the first American to be consecrated , in 1784 see 14 Nov and in 1787 William White and Samuel Provoost , having been elected to the bishoprics of Pennsylvania and New York respectively , sailed to England: 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 , July 17, 2012 Bartolome de Las Casas O.P . August 24, 1484 July 17, 1566 was a 16th century Spanish Dominican priest , missionary to Native Americans and the first resident Bishop of . Chiapas Las Casas became well-known for his advocacy of the rights of Indigenous peoples of the Americas , whose cultures he described with care . His descriptions of the caciques chiefs or princes bohiques shamans or clerics ni-taínos noblemen and naborias common folk in the Caribbean clearly showed a feudal structure . He was a mentor of Taíno rebel Enriquillo in his early age , being later a conciliator between him and the
: 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 , July 16, 2012 Henry Williams 11 February 1792 16 July 1867 was one of the first missionaries who went to New Zealand in the first half of the 19th century . He was named the sea-warrior He entered the navy at the age of fourteen and served in the Napoleonic Wars . He went to New Zealand in 1823 as a missionary . The Bay of Islands Māori gave Williams the nickname Karu-whā Four-eyes' as Henry wore spectacles he was known more widely as Te Wiremu . His younger brother William Williams was also a missionary in New Zealand . William was the scholar-surgeon Although Henry Williams was not the first missionary in New: 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 , July 15, 2012 The Sixth Sunday after Trinity The . Collect O GOD , who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass man's understanding Pour into our hearts such love toward thee , that we , loving thee above all things , may obtain thy promises , which exceed all that we can desire through Jesus Christ our Lord . . Amen The Epistle Romans vi . 3. KNOW ye not , that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death : that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father , even so we also should: 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 , July 15, 2012 Swithun was Bishop of Winchester from October 30, 852 to his death on July 2, 862. However , he is scarcely mentioned in any document of his own time . His death is entered in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under the year 861 and his signature is appended to several charters in Kemble's Codex diplomaticus . Of these charters three belong to 833, 838, 860-862. In the first the saint signs as Swithunus presbyter regis Egberti , in the second as Swithunus diaconus , and in the third as Swithunus episcopus This means that if the second charter is genuine , the first must be wrong , and it is so marked in .
: 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 , July 15, 2012 Vladimir The Great Old East Slavic : Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson , Russian : Влади́мир , Vladimir , Ukrainian : Володимир , Volodymyr , c . 958 near Pskov 15 July 1015, Berestovo was a Varangian Viking grand prince of . Kiev Vladimir's father was the Varangian prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty . After the death of his father in 972, Vladimir , who was then prince of Novgorod , was forced to flee to Scandinavia in 976 after his brother Yaropolk had murdered his other brother Oleg and conquered Rus . In Sweden with the help from his relative Ladejarl Håkon: 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 , July 14, 2012 Bonaventure He was born at Bagnoregio in Latium , not far from Viterbo . Almost nothing is known of his childhood , other than the names of his parents , Giovanni di Fidanza and Maria . Ritella He entered the Franciscan Order in 1243 and studied at the University of Paris , possibly under Alexander of Hales , and certainly under Alexander's successor , John of Rochelle . In 1253 he held the Franciscan chair at Paris and was proceeded as Master of Theology . Unfortunately for Bonaventure , a dispute between seculars and mendicants delayed his reception as Master until 1257, where his degree was: 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 , July 13, 2012 Nathan Söderblom Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom 15 January 1866 12 July 1931 was a Swedish clergyman , Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden , and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize . He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on July 12. Söderblom was born on a farm called Trönö , today Söderhamn Municipality , Gävleborg County . His father was a priest and a devoted Christian with a strong personal . faith He enrolled at Uppsala University in 1883. Although not initially convinced what he wanted to study , he eventually decided to follow in his father's footsteps