Blog items about the Anglican Faith 163 Church of England 2012-02-08T03:50:11 Paul Zeolot barry.david.adams@googlemail.com True Anglican Blog 2012-02-07T21:28:00

The Chair’s address noted that there is a process of profound change taking place in Africa as well as other parts of the world and that CAPA is called to be a transforming agent especially in places where people have no voice. Among the many issues ...

060de9a264f819e61ba1573f6fd495fe True Anglican Blog 2012-02-07T21:00:47

From here:“We are disappointed by the ruling today by a panel of the Ninth Circuit that would invalidate the action taken by the people of California affirming that marriage unites a woman and a man and any children from their union. However, given ...

93944dad519b544701b453a2c190b790 True Anglican Blog 2012-02-07T20:40:58

A federal appeals court panel ruled on Tuesday that a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California violated the Constitution, all but ensuring that the case will proceed to the United States Supreme Court. The three-judge panel issued its rul...

d6d40625f1056962f5be38b57c06fc55 True Anglican Blog 2012-02-07T20:19:34

Growing up in Kuwait, Asif Balbale thought he wanted to become a chemical engineer. He never imagined enlisting in the U.S. Navy, much less becoming an imam. Balbale got his engineering degree after immigrating to the U.S. at age 21. With jobs hard to...

1130e04349512d6290b07ccb0b65819d True Anglican Blog 2012-02-07T19:14:50

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 [...]

1a435c6feacab9d8266fe11c53a1dfa9 True Anglican Blog 2012-02-07T18:53:14

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 [...]

447cc6176ea42ae574a7f0bfc1c8f0b4 True Anglican Blog 2012-02-07T17:57:01

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 [...]

e880065f5d62f7b689b391d50c5aff88 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T17:39:35

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 [...]

31ae708855494e5a1aef9ac2497cb7d5 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T17:29:10

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 [...]

f25328f4207665a3b4003e7b24cb9042 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T17:14:12

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, [...]

af856585c802317f88f1b17563c5186b Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T17:01:23

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 [...]

783dad302120dac2d4f8f5ae6862c463 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T16:45:29

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 [...]

827d80df15ef62cbbaf5a503ba7b78f8 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T16:39:10

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 [...]

dffa03d677289afc178fafa15998777c Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T10:21:49

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 [...]

3ce329f45decfe828b5a52a478d2c607 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T10:06:19

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 [...]

953ee7bb798db16cbf26c92a84b64051 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T09:58:37

By David W Virtue, Virtueonline 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 of fidelity. "Fidelity is the value in most all our sacraments and also in [...]

fb9595d216407cdc5a8a3e17cebe754a Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T09:05:14

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108fd6a929fdbbb8bb90edaedb33df2b Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T08:58:00

by Wayne Bontoft, Northampton Chronicle A PARISH priest from Northamptonshire says Christians should no longer “grudgingly accept” orders from their bosses to take off crucifixes. Following a number of reports in the national press about workers who have been told to remove crucifix necklaces, the Rev Stephen Trott, who is the Rector of Pitsford with Boughton, has [...]

9c6348eb2659af99818a6fa5730fb6d2 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T07:35:04

From Premier Christian Media One in three 10-year-olds have stumbled upon and viewed pornography online*. One in three. That’s not a problem; it’s an epidemic. In the Internet age, pornography is everywhere. It is more abundantly available and more prolifically consumed than ever before. While in the days of the newsagent’s top shelf and the XXX video shop [...]

bc1596c98f731f095b7e3173fa427ba1 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T07:12:26

General Synod is to have an emergency debate on Wednesday morning around 1000 on Nigeria on the motion below to be proposed by the Bishop of Durham, Justin Welby. "That this Synod, gravely concerned at the desparate plight of Christian communities in parts of Nigeria, as described in GS 1861, request the Briitsh Government to do [...]

9f6527580052774ff2f88c57ac3194a1 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-07T06:56:55

Damaging relations with Sudan This question was asked at general synod as a supplementary to a statement about the Church of England's support for the Church of Sudan: "Given the church of Sudan's sensitivity to biblical teaching on human sexuality, as illustrated in their recent response to TEC, is the chairman aware that the Bishop of Salisbury's [...]

f79b9c2e44646e0f1639e3a16dc9807c The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-07T05:00:00

: 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 :

e4fbeef3f6c5b434ae25be765a7eee90 Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-07T04:13:43

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 [...]

b2bb435ca9e5312348716b165f2d8ed1 Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-07T04:08:28

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 [...]

1932ea74a156ff8d20f68e68415c80db Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-07T04:06:42

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 [...]

12c8e145b99212f6da5c9531bff66635 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-06T23:43:08

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 [...]

7a3cc851973f8261831e815423b87afa Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-06T22:14:19

Press Association The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that changes to the law to allow assisted suicide would spell "disaster" and a shift in society's attitude to the sanctity of life. Dr Rowan Williams drew parallels between the change in attitudes in society towards abortion since its legalisation and the impact of a change in the law [...]

ad64c26fdcef4c96e86427f89aee3710 Anglican Mainstream 2012-02-06T22:09:58

Kevin and George reveal breaking news from the Diocese ofCentral Florida and Bishop-Elect Brewer. They also clarifyan Anglican Ink report on AMiA's Winter ConferencesOrdinations. AS Haley discusses the horrible witness TEC isshowing the world through the US Legal system. And wediscuss the violence in Nigeria and show comments fromArchbishop Ben Kwashi from Mere Anglicanism 2012.

2365df7cef19975f8736c161343dfd9f Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-06T08:39:04

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 [...]

d4b5f0cd35cd7bca654d76ffc3fa7dcf The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-06T05:00:00

: 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

6143e88c7e2095682ca1a19a8749d7a0 Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-06T04:33:47

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 [...]

f305aad7d68a243aea4f8fef38797ffb Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-06T00:45:14

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 [...]

a3367be144ff9fcbc1074150fd4926f7 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-05T05:00:00

: 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

4ab1e3d9a9bd5246a5819a9ac24d02d2 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-04T21:00:00

: 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

173ed68bebe26a86bc4fb09898a65f05 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-04T20:00:00

: 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

112b49ab70a9b1e151fce148f68a420f The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-04T05:00:00

: 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

50764f3fb93939ed46a3110c22d228c4 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-03T05:15:00

: 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

c1f909d06e7d2141e90e3a4170b0f118 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-03T05:00:00

: 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

8e6721c31ccad0fa2affcb83758705a0 Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-02T10:18:52

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 [...]

ef1928b2b3958dcea7200702f1091017 Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-02T10:14:25

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 [...]

14609e29334f1854f3400efa7879527c Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-02T09:56:46

By Julian Mann, Virtueonline “Should I stay or should I go?” was the 1981 song by the English punk rock band The Clash. It is the question looming over conservative evangelical members of Reform in the shadow of next week’s meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod in London. The General Synod elections of [...]

6e96cab4b6eba18a02fc69b2ef0e9698 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-02T05:00:00

: 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

793c717b0227f600d7ae549bae45be1e The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-01T05:15:00

: 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

f8a51e90ebddff8220a2cb86c9a16f73 Anglican Mainstream South Africa 2012-02-01T05:03:15

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee has been chosen as the meeting place for Anglican Church leaders from across the United States and Canada. The Anglican Church in North America will hold its Archbishop’s Cabinet and Executive Committee meetings, as well as Anglican Relief and Development board meetings in Florida Capital City. The bishops and leaders will [...]

d95f09249adc795a4e27818558dbea0b The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-02-01T05:00:00

: 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

30001bdfe3ad848aaf4d1577c141b7e4 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-30T05:00:00

: 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

3098a59074de4443f2def346430500db The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-29T05:00:00

: 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

46ca010fa799ec4c7383b5beac8aa080 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-28T05:00:00

: 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

2a8a2d0d2f8be5db9fc4f9b995681248 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-27T05:00:00

: 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

8b502a1e763ae59e2d53ddab34d22133 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-26T05:00:00

: 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

82af03a1fedf2c51a9dd500c12a06148 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-25T05:00:00

: 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

3c0f62b411e15996c445fca0ed1c08ae The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-24T05:00:00

: . 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

d5c63d410b9cc16dfdc9102933fbb205 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-23T05:00:00

: 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

ca9ca65fff4e6face902a3b681a9937b The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-22T05:00:00

: 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

ff9d530b6fd67964ea21983f27715b38 The Ohio Anglican.blog 2012-01-21T23:00:00

: 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

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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 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

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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 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

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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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: 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 19, 2012 Wulfstan of Worcester Son of Athelstan and Wulfgeva , he was known as a pious youth . Studied at the monasteries of Evesham and Petersborough . When Wulfstan was grown , but still a young man , his parents joined separate monasteries in Worcester . Priest who led his flock by good example . Monk at Worcester . Taught catechism to children , and served as church treasurer . Bishop of Worcester in 1062. When William the Norman conquered England in 1066, he replaced most of the native Anglo-Saxon bishops with clergy from his own Normandy . The most conspicuous exception was Wulfstan , Bishop of

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