Eucharist – Some View on the World

Ag’ape or the meal of brotherly love

AG´APE (agʹa-pē), pl. Agapae (Gk. agapē, “love”). A simple meal of brotherly love celebrated daily in the apostolic times in connection with the Eucharist, the two being spoken of together as the Lord’s Supper. At this meal the Christians, in connection with their common Redeemer, ignored all distinctions of rank, wealth, and culture, and metContinue reading “Ag’ape or the meal of brotherly love”

Anglican Spirituality

The Anglican Communion*1 is an association of national Anglican churches organized as dioceses in 160 countries with a membership of approximately 80 million people. Following the Reformation of the church in England in the 16th century, Catholic and Reformed emphases have been part of Anglicanism. These were initially contained within a common liturgical practice groundedContinue reading “Anglican Spirituality”

History Today: Why the Organ Split the Church

By Anna Steppler. Indulgent symbol of papist excess or mouthpiece for God’s second greatest gift? What place was there for the organ in the Reformation church? The Ehemann organ in the Holy Trinity Church, Ulm, 1643. Kartensammlung Moll. Public Domain. By the time Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685, the position of the organContinue reading “History Today: Why the Organ Split the Church”

“Let My People Go, that they may serve me!”: The Passover & The Exodus.

Pesach or ‘The Passover’: Pesach, usually called ‘The Passover‘ in English, is the greatest of the Jewish festivals, the holiday of the year and the oldest in the Jewish calendar. Like the Christian Easter, which partly originates from it, it varies in date from year to year, but occurs in spring and lasts for sevenContinue reading ““Let My People Go, that they may serve me!”: The Passover & The Exodus.”

February 9, 1555 John Hooper Burned in Gloucester

A fervent Puritan John Hooper examined all of his clergymen and found that some did not even know the Lord’s Prayer, the Ten Commandments or the Apostles’ Creed. He set out to remedy this, and to educate the people, preaching every day, often up to four or five times. He was known for his kindnessContinue reading “February 9, 1555 John Hooper Burned in Gloucester”

Youngsters, parents and the search to root in life

During the two years Pope Francis has led the Roman Catholic Church, many of the older bishops perhaps may wonder if they did not vote for the wrong one, because this pope has too much eye for the people and is perhaps too progressive again or again a copy of pope John XXIII. For theContinue reading “Youngsters, parents and the search to root in life”