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APOSTLES ANGLICAN CHURCHFr. John A. Roop 21 August 2022 — Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost You Strive To Enter: A Homily on Luke 13:22-30 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A … Continue reading →

The following paper expresses my own convictions about suicide and appropriate pastoral care in the Anglican tradition. I do not speak for my diocese, the Anglican Diocese of the South, nor for its bishop or assisting bishop. AN ANGLICAN PASTORAL … Continue reading →

Brother Roger Schultz (12 May 1915 – 16 Aug 2005)(Mt 5:1-12 / Ps 133 / Mt 6:25-34 / Mt 7:24-29) Collect of an EcumenistAlmighty God, we give you thanks for the ministry of Br. Roger Schultz of Taizé, who labored … Continue reading →

The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.Let us pray. Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and … Continue reading →

The following link is to a lesson taught by Deacon Bruce Corrigan at Apostles Anglican Church. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PQmckWxBYagf9-kobbCjBgZ5B_wnd8sf/view?usp=drivesdk

The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.Let us pray. Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and … Continue reading →

The following post is written from an Anglican, that is, a sacramental, perspective in which the Sacraments play a central role. Much will still be applicable and true for non-sacramental churches. In the evenings my wife and I watch the … Continue reading →

APOSTLES ANGLICAN CHURCHFr. John A. Roop 1 PETER 2 The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.Let us pray. Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, … Continue reading →

APOSTLES ANGLICAN CHURCH 1 PETER 1Fr. John A. Roop The Lord be with you.And with your spirit. Let us pray. Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, … Continue reading →

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I START TODAY BY REMINDING YOU OF, or perhaps introducing you to, a five dollar theological term: not because it is fancy, and certainly … Continue reading →