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Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop The Problem for the Rich Is the Poor : A Homily On James 5(1 Kings 15:1-30, Psalm 5, James 5) CollectO merciful Lord, grant to your faithful people pardon and peace, that we may … Continue reading →

There may, in other words, have been a different kind of vacuum into which the Jesus message made its way. It was not so much a matter of people giving up an old “religion” and then finding a new one. … Continue reading →

And what of this creature, this mote of a bee?For what flower is it and it alone crafted?To what task of service and praise has it been called?Why is it at all? Certainly not of necessity, but of — what? … Continue reading →

SAVED BY A HURRICANE, the caption says. “Salvation belongs to the LORD,” the Psalm says (Ps 3:8a, BCP 2019, p. 272). There seems no reason that both cannot be true. About another matter, but equally germane here, N. T. Wright … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost, 28 September 2025(Amos 6:1-7, Ps 146, 1 Tim 6:11-19, Luke 16:19-31) Politics, Religion, and Money: Dives and Lazarus Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;Nor the hope of the … Continue reading →

It should go without saying — but it does not, so I must say it — that what I publish here is my own thought. I am an Anglican priest in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and I … Continue reading →

I will call him Kevin though that is not his name. I assure you that he is quite real and that his story, following, is accurate or at least reflects truly what he has told me of his life. It … Continue reading →

As two or three gathered in the St. Mary Magdalene Chapel this morning for the Daily Office, I offered this prayer among others: 2. For The Universal ChurchGracious Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church. Fill it with all … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Temples and Prayer: A Homily on 1 Kings 8(1 Kings 8:22-61, Psalm 86, Hebrews 8) Collect for Ember DaysAlmighty God, the giver of all good gifts, in your divine providence you have appointed various … Continue reading →