Monthly Archives: August 2024

Yesterday I attended the funeral mass of my neighbor, a good man and a worthy deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, by the mercy of God, rest in peace … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop What has Jesus been doing all this time?(Amos 2, Ps 119:153-176, John 17) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. In Book 11, Chapter 12 … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Transcription and Sacrament(Prov 9:1-6, Ps 147, Eph 5:3-14, John 6:53-59) Jesus said: 56 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him…58 whoever feeds on this bread … Continue reading →

I suppose I should begin with a “trigger warning:” what follows is entirely political, though I write not primarily as a citizen but rather as a priest. I write because I feel the need to, though I also write with … Continue reading →

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” C. S. Lewis I have long struggled with this all-or-nothing dichotomy of Lewis’s: not with the logic of … Continue reading →