This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
Shavuot begins on the sunset of Tuesday, the 7th of June 2011. The Torah commands the seven week Counting of the Omer, beginning on the second day of Passover and immediately followed by Shavuot. This counting of days and weeks is understood to express anticipation and desire for the Giving of the Torah. As soon… Continue Reading
Holy Women, Holy Men: Celebrating the Saints is a revision of The Episcopal Church’s Lesser Feasts and Fasts, improving the biographies, choices of scripture, and composition of the collects. It also includes new commemorations authorised by the General Convention. The book includes the calendar, resources for the weekdays of Advent until the Baptism of Christ,… Continue Reading
Many are preparing assiduously for the Rapture on 21 May 2011 and the end on October 21, 2011 But Harold Camping, who has done this calculation, was wrong last time (when he said the end was to be in 1994) and unfortunately, beloved Bible-believer, he is wrong this time. People have used similar calculating systems… Continue Reading
The Torah reading today, Shevat 17, 5771 (January 22 2011) in the synagogue is called Yitro Exodus 18:1-20:23 The “10 commandments” found in today’s reading (Exodus 20:2–17) are also in Deuteronomy 5:6–21. Neither place has them listed with the ten clearly distinguished. So, there are several ways of dividing them into 10: from Wikipedia Those… Continue Reading
Here’s a way of making a New Year’s resolution from James Alberione (died 1971, a great user and promoter of the use of contemporary communications technology): 1. Ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten you to recognize the one major area you need to focus on, whether it is a positive step forward, or more a… Continue Reading
Above: Fr. Matthew Kelty, a monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani in which Thomas Merton was a monk, reads the prayer of Thomas Merton found in Thoughts In Solitude THE ROAD AHEAD My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know… Continue Reading
