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Session 3: Exile and Return Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Advent with Isaiah: Session 3 — Exile and Return The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ, you sent your messengers the prophets … Continue reading →

I had vivid and strange dreams throughout much of the night: demons, exorcisms, that sort of thing. They were not particularly disturbing — much less so than my typical “anxiety” dream of being late for my last college final and … Continue reading →

Session 2: Stumps and Shoots Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Advent with Isaiah: Session 2 — Stumps and Shoots The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.Let us pray. Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written … Continue reading →

Session 1 — Plays and Symphonies (Isa 2:1-5) Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Advent with Isaiah: Session 1 — Plays and SymphoniesIsaiah 2:1-5 The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.Let us pray. Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Eve of Thanksgiving, 26 November 2025(Deut 8, Ps 65:1-8, James 1:17-27, Matt 6:25-33) What Do You Say? IN THE NAME of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop This Is the Message: A Homily on 1 John 3:11-24(2 Kings 6, Ps 75, 1 John 3:11-4:6) CollectO God, our refuge and strength, true source of all godliness: Graciously hear the devout prayers of … Continue reading →

We meet together as an assembly and congregation, that, offering up prayer to God as with united force, we may wrestle with Him in our supplications. This violence God delights in (Tertullian, The Apology, Chapter XXXIX). This excerpt comes from … Continue reading →

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 →