by Anne Kennedy | Dec 6, 2020 | Advent, Anglicans, Church Year, Jesus, Social Justice, The Gospel, Woke Church
Well, I was settling in for a nice, peaceful before dawn blog when I came across this tweet on Twitter (link lost because it’s too early in the morning): Can we venerate St Nicholas for reasons other than his alleged violence against Arius this year? I’m tired and...
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...
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...
by Anne Kennedy | Nov 1, 2020 | Eschatology, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel
Last year for All Saints I put together a pretty great listicle, riffing off the one that Jesus puts together for his lovely Sermon on the Mount. I had been thinking lots about the word “blessing” or rather, hashtag blessed, and thought it was so funny of Jesus to do...
by Matt Kennedy | Oct 30, 2020 | History, Podcast, Roman Catholics, The Gospel
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about the Vatican’s recent statement about indulgences and purgatory, why the idea is such bad news, and how the attempt to buy one’s way into grace is widespread, both inside and outside...
by Matt Kennedy | Oct 16, 2020 | Abortion, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Sexuality, The Gospel
In this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick answer some listener questions, including what love has to do with honesty about sex, a potential referendum on abortion, and what it might mean to be called to celibacy. Want to join the conversation or...
