Category Archives: Reflections

Dearly Beloved in Christ: Peace be with you! As the glorious season of Easter approaches I wish to extend my sincerest blessing and greetings to you and your families and congregations.  I would like to spend a few moments with … Continue reading →

Dear Confreres: As we approach Palm Sunday and Holy Week, the most sacred time in our liturgical calendar, may I thank you one and all for your support and fraternal fellowship during the past year. This year Good Friday comes … Continue reading →

In the Name of the Father +, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. Holy Week.  What do those words mean to us?  Are they just another round of days to remind us that Spring is finally … Continue reading →

Lenten Pastoral Letter-2012 Dearly Beloved in Christ: May God give you His abundant blessings during this Lenten Season. Well before the acquisition of the name “Lent”, the primitive church celebrated a feast in which fasting, solemnity, prayer, reflection and spiritual … Continue reading →

EARTH, A DIVINE GIFT CREATION, a Biblical Vision for the Environment By Prof. Margaret Barker 326pp, T and T Clark International (A Continuum Imprint) London/NY, 2010, www.continuumbooks.com With a Foreword by Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople Reviewed by the Rt. Rev. … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago, Archbishop Brennan and myself attended the Schmemann Memorial Lecture at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. The speaker was the very famous British Biblical scholar, Dr. Margaret Barker (pictured left). Her special field is the Old Testament, the Jewish Tanak. … Continue reading →

Dear Clergy and Friends of EADM, May the light of the Christ-child be with you at this season and into the future! As I write this letter to you, the final preparations will be being made for Midnight Mass at … Continue reading →

Hodie Christus natus est hodie Salvator apparuit: hodie in terra cantunt Angeli, laetantur Archangeli: hodie exsultant justi, dicentes: Gloria in excelsis Deo, alleluja. Today is Christ born; today the Savior has appeared; today the Angels sing, the Archangels rejoice; today … Continue reading →

The central mystery of the Mass has been at all times the subject of dream and speculation, of theology and devotion. If it is the centre of Christian life, it is also and therefore, the centre of all life – … Continue reading →

The Rev. Geoffrey Hodson (1886-1983) served as a priest in the Liberal Catholic Church in Australia. His writings on esoteric matters remain highly relevant to this day. The Inner Side of Church Worship by the Rev. Geoffrey Hodson Dedicated to … Continue reading →