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Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Continuity with Development: A Reflection on Acts 4:5-31 Collect, Proper 24Set us free, loving Father, from the bondage of our sins, and in your goodness and mercy give us the liberty of that abundant … Continue reading →

XXII. OF PURGATORYThe Romish Doctrine concerning Purgatory, Pardons, Worshipping, and Adoration, as well of Images as of Reliques, and also Invocation of Saints, is a fond thing vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. RoopPentecost 21 (22 October 2023) Render Unto Caesar?(Matthew 22:15-22) Matthew 22:17 (ESV): 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” In the Name of the Father, and … Continue reading →

I wrote the following post one week ago in response to the attack on Israelis and the resulting aerial bombardment on Gaza; tensions have escalated since then, and an Israeli ground assault on Gaza seems imminent. I wrote then, and … Continue reading →

Shout Your Abortion (SYA), a pro abortion group whose slogan is “We Will Aid & Abet Abortion,” has erected a series of six billboards along a two hundred mile section of I-55 from West Memphis Arkansas to southern Illinois as … Continue reading →

Francis of Assisi (c. 1181 – 4 October 1226) (Galatians 6:14-18, Psalm 148:7-14, Matthew 11:25-30) Collect Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, … Continue reading →

The only justification for what follows is that I was asked to write it by a friend and parishioner who wanted my comments on an article by Fr. Charles Erlandson: https://www.facebook.com/561704043/posts/10160953464999044/ Fr. Charles is a scholar whom I respect and … Continue reading →

I was standing outside a boutique on Broad Street in Rome, Georgia this afternoon pondering the working of God’s providence. Here is what I concluded: I don’t understand it, but I depend upon it and I am always both grateful … Continue reading →

Our cultural communication — if it can be called communication — is awash with vitriol and invective. Social media, particularly, is a tsunami of hate speech, not in the ideological sense but in the spiritual sense: speech that reveals spiritual … Continue reading →

Following is a personal reflection prompted by the recent exposition of relics of Padre Pio at the local Roman Catholic Cathedral. The Anglican Formularies, particularly the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, take a strong stance against the sixteenth century “Romish” practice … Continue reading →