Tag Archives: Lent

Lent Lite and the Cult of the Selfie

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Boz

So began a recent exchange on Twitter. I seldom take the bait, but this is Lent, after all. Two days before reading this message, I had eschewed chocolates, roses, and a decadent dinner in favor of ashes, penitence, and the … Continue reading →

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Being Martha/Being Peter: The Other Lessons of Maundy Thursday

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Boz

In November of 1997, I attended North Carolina Episcopal Cursillo, a short course in Christian living modeled after a movement that began in Spain in 1944 to train lay leaders in the Roman Catholic Church. The three-day spiritual pilgrimage alters … Continue reading →

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Lent and the Incarnation: Our Bodies, Ourselves

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Boz

We who call ourselves Anglican are often labeled incarnationalists. With our Creator, we believe that what he made is good and acknowledge on Ash Wednesday, “You hate nothing you have made.” With Gerard Manley Hopkins, we exult that “the world … Continue reading →

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Bless Me, Father, for I Have Sinned: An Ash Wednesday Vision

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Boz

Let’s just stick to “thou shalt not kill,” or we’ll be here all day. Your sermon on February 12, based in part on Matthew 5:21-37, reminded me that there are many kinds of murder that won’t ever qualify as plot lines on Law … Continue reading →

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