Celebrate

"the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!"  Psalm 68:3

 

In the Anglican tradition, we celebrate certain seasons and holy days based on the ancient church calendar. Below are resources related to such times.

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A Hidden Leprosy of the Heart

By David+ Larlee | March 25, 2015 | Celebrate,  Spiritual Growth | 2 Kings 5:1-27,  greed,  Lent,  sins,  Text
Lent is an opportunity to re-center ourselves on the grace and mercy of God. That life might be brought into sharper focus as we consider Christ's journey to the cross.

The Most/Least Popular Sin

By Lucas Damoff | March 20, 2015 | Celebrate,  Spiritual Growth | gluttony,  Lent,  sins,  Text
What is gluttony? It is not simply overeating or being overweight, but rather an attitude towards that lends itself to such things. We might do well to begin by defining gluttony as taking more than we need.

The Tinfoil Kingdom of Lust

By Gavin+ Pate | March 16, 2015 | Celebrate,  Spiritual Growth | Genesis 2:25,  Lent,  lust,  sins,  Text
People are hungry for intimacy, to be loved and to feel alive. We are grabbing for anything that comes close.

Advent as Holy Hunger

By Chris+ Myers | December 2, 2014 | Celebrate,  Spiritual Growth | Advent,  Anglicanism,  Church Calendar,  Church year,  Text
Advent is a season for such holy hunger. Advent, this time when we as the Church inhabit Christ's first coming as a way to look forward to his second, names that hunger and in some sense gives us a taste of what it might feel like to be truly satisfied.

What Being a Hospice Chaplain Taught Me About Easter

By Guest | April 19, 2014 | Celebrate,  Leadership | Church year,  Easter,  Personal experience,  Resurrection,  Text
The gift of hospice is to provide comfort and care to patients nearing the end of life and their families. The gift of the hospice chaplain is to bring the extraordinary message of Easter.

The Subversive Shape of Power

By Chris+ Myers | April 15, 2014 | Celebrate,  Spiritual Growth | Church Calendar,  Church year,  Good Friday,  Psalm 2,  Psalm 72,  Text
The one who could have called legions of angels to vanquish the legions of Rome, but who instead offered himself up by turning the other cheek, becoming in his death the truly meek one who would inherit the earth.

Lent Guide

By AMIA Communications | April 3, 2014 | Celebrate,  Prayer,  Spiritual Growth | BCP,  Lent,  Text
Essentially, we sought to make the Book of Common Prayer accessible and beautiful. We decided to do the hard work of compiling all proper readings, collects, and seasons into an easy-to-follow book.