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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 →

From Saint Paisios: The icon which is painted with devoutness draws the Grace of God from the devout iconographer, and then eternally transmits solace to the faithful. The iconographer is depicted, translated, into the icon he makes; that is why … Continue reading →

I don’t recall when memento mori became a leitmotif in the round of my days; I only know that it has done. “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” we priests say to others on Ash … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop The Carmen Christi: A Homily on Philippians 2:1-11(Phil 2:1-11, Psalm 103, John 16:16-end) CollectKeep your Church, O Lord, by your perpetual mercy; and because without you the frailty of our nature causes us to … Continue reading →

Recently, a parishioner sent me a transcript of an online “conversation” he had had with ChatGPT, an AI Assistant. With his permission, the transcript follows. To avoid confusion, my parishioner is identified as User and ChatGPT as Assistant. User: Are … Continue reading →