Friends,
I have been away for some time. I sincerely apologize for this. Since the summer I have started a new job as a classical school teacher in conjunction with ministry. This has been an extremely time consuming and demanding job and as such has made the balance of ministry / media work much more challenging. This is not an excuse for my absence, but simply an explanation.
Going forward, you can expect to see more consistent content on here, YouTube, and Eastword (blog/newsletter). I have finally reached a point of figuring out how to juggle all of these commitments. My time away was honestly to avoid burnout.
In the time ahead, I want to use this platform as I originally intended it: to build real relationship with those in the “Mere Catholicity” sphere, and to have important conversations and discussions about the future of the Church and the Anglican role in that future.
Your support is not taken for granted and is sincerely appreciated. I know many of you have reached out to me and personally expressed thanks for the work that I do and believe it to be of value to the online space. I pray I can continue to honor that support and trust with more high quality content.
In closing, please pray for me as I prepare for my ordination to the transitional diaconate on March 8th, 2025 (just a few short months from now). Much of my attention has been on my spiritual health and interior life. I would continue to request prayer as I near this monument in life.
You have my prayers and my love. May the future of this ministry be to the glory of Christ Jesus. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
This is the first video reflection for the Great Fast.
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My top listen this year was an Orthodox song about praying the Jesus Prayer and watching the enemy of God lose the war through this most powerful invocation.
PRAY THE JESUS PRAYER!
I’ve been thinking a lot about patron saints and the idea that when we choose them, they do actually play a particular intercessory role in our lives.
I have experienced this in tangible ways. However, I would like to hear your thoughts. Do you have a patron saint? If so, what led you to choose that particular saint?
My patrons are both St. Patrick and St. Anthony the Great. I can share more about why I have two at some point!
Growing up, my family always waited to decorate for Christmas until after Thanksgiving. Being an Anglican now — fully immersed in the church calendar — I decorate the first Sunday of Advent. I know some wait until Christmas begins to decorate, but they are likely in the minority.
When do you decorate?
