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About Advent and the Justice of God…

by Mark Marshall | Dec 8, 2020 | Advent, Church Year, Eschatology, Uncategorized

When most people think of the Book of Revelation, they think of strange scary monsters and creative and most unpleasant plagues in the End times. I know I did until recently. But there is so much more to the Apocalypse of St. John. Above all, there is worship,...

Fed with the Bread of Tears

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 29, 2020 | Advent, Eschatology, Garden-Variety Malaise, The Gospel

I spent the last two days completely avoiding my blank screen, in spite of there being a whole pile of work I intended to do, for the bitter reason that on Friday morning we learned that the last of our—and I do hate this word—“shut-ins” died sometime on...

When Did We See You?

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, Corrupt Media, Daily Office, Eschatology, Jesus, The Gospel

Well, I shouldn’t have, but I couldn’t resist. Apparently, Mr. Cuomo is being given an award for his handling of the covid crisis here in New York—something having to do with movies or television or something. Can’t remember, nor was I curious enough to investigate...

The Sunday Next Before Advent

by Mark Marshall | Nov 21, 2020 | Advent, Church Year, Eschatology, History, Totalitarians

The Sunday Next Before Advent has long been one of my favorite Sundays of the church year. First, the name just sounds amusingly Anglican to me. That may say more about me than about the name, but anyway… Of slightly more importance, it heralds...

The Do-Nothing Bit is a Lie

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 15, 2020 | Anglicans, Coronavirus, Eschatology, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church

Well, I managed to stay offline nearly all of yesterday, floating on a triumphant exultant glow of having procured nine whole dining room chairs for a total of 36 dollars (how many talents is that—so many) and strong-momming my children into moving a lot of furniture...

Till the Break of Day

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 8, 2020 | Biblical Illiteracy, Eschatology, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus

Apparently, Mr. Biden made a speech yesterday and in it quoted On Eagle’s Wings. I thought about going and trying to find it, but I have a policy of never listening to any speech any politician makes, and I don’t intend to begin now, even to hear something so...