Mike: We first met as we prayed at the fence on the US/Mexico border in Friendship Park. We were there for the Border Posadas in Advent 2006, holding hands with fellow worshipers across border and hearing “there is no room at the inn.” This was figuratively true for some families, torn apart by our immigrationContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: Eucharist, an Introduction”
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Liturgy for Lent: Explaining the Pieces of The Daily Office (Supplemental Post)
Jason: Our conversation regarding prayer in the liturgical tradition went a bit longer than we anticipated. We felt there were some things we’d leave out if we kept the schedule we set in our initial post. Mike: In the previous posts, we decided not to break down each and every part of the Services ofContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: Explaining the Pieces of The Daily Office (Supplemental Post)”
Liturgy for Lent: The Daily Office
Mike: The Dean of my seminary, Ian Markham, used to tell a story about one of his former students, a Muslim woman studying at Hartford seminary. She asked him, “when do Christians pray?” As a practicing Muslim, she prayed salat five times a day, pausing in the midst of her work or play to kneel downContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: The Daily Office “
Liturgy for Lent: Introduction Pt. 2
Mike: As an Episcopalian, I grew up in a liturgical church. That is to say, I grew up going to services which were patterned on an ancient form of praying. I realized the difference one year in middle school, when my mom chose to sign me out of first period to attend an Ash WednesdayContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: Introduction Pt. 2”
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