Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Fourth Sunday of Lent – 19 March 2023

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Fourth Sunday of Lent – 19 March 2023 [ Consonant with both Anglicanism’s and monasticism’s love of patristic theology-spirituality, this is a series of occasional selections from a two-year lectionary for the Divine Office that draws mostly from patristic writings.  The lectionary was initially edited by Stephen Mark Holmes (University of…

Two articles of note in the latest issue of _The American Benedictine Review_

Monasticism and the Anglican Patrimony the March 2023 issue of _The American Benedictine Review_ In the March 2023 issue of _The American Benedictine Review_ are two articles that might be of interest to those interested in the Anglican patrimony and its interrelation with monasticism. Greg Peter, “Bare Ruined Choirs?: The Death and Life of Anglican…

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Third Sunday of Lent – 12 March 2023

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Third Sunday of Lent – 12 March 2023 [ Consonant with both Anglicanism’s and monasticism’s love of patristic theology-spirituality, this is a series of occasional selections from a two-year lectionary for the Divine Office that draws mostly from patristic writings.  The lectionary was initially edited by Stephen Mark Holmes (University of…

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Friday, Second Week of Lent – 10 March 2023

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Friday, Second Week of Lent – 10 March 2023 [ Consonant with both Anglicanism’s and monasticism’s love of patristic theology-spirituality, this is a series of occasional selections from a two-year lectionary for the Divine Office that draws mostly from patristic writings.  The lectionary was initially edited by Stephen Mark Holmes (University…

Anglican Notables – Arthur Tooth ( Ritualists ) – 5 March

Anglican Notables – Arthur Tooth ( Ritualists ) – 5 March [ This is a series of biographical sketches of Anglican men and women whose lives have been exemplary in virtue and/or have made significant contributions to Anglicanism’s expression of the Gospel.  Written from the perspective of full communion with the See of St. Peter,…

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Second Sunday of Lent – 5 March 2023

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Second Sunday of Lent – 5 March 2023 [ Consonant with both Anglicanism’s and monasticism’s love of patristic theology-spirituality, this is a series of occasional selections from a two-year lectionary for the Divine Office that draws mostly from patristic writings.  The lectionary was initially edited by Stephen Mark Holmes (University of…

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 12 February 2023

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sexagesima Sunday) – 12 February 2023 [ Consonant with both Anglicanism’s and monasticism’s love of patristic theology-spirituality, this is a series of occasional selections from a two-year lectionary for the Divine Office that draws mostly from patristic writings.  The lectionary was initially edited by Stephen Mark…

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Friday, Fifth Week in Ordinary Time – 10 February 2023

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Friday, Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (Feria after Septuagesima Sunday) – 10 February 2023 – St. Scholastica [ Consonant with both Anglicanism’s and monasticism’s love of patristic theology-spirituality, this is a series of occasional selections from a two-year lectionary for the Divine Office that draws mostly from patristic writings.  The…

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Tuesday, Fifth Week in Ordinary Time – 7 February 2023

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Tuesday, Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (Feria after Septuagesima Sunday) – 7 February 2023 [ Consonant with both Anglicanism’s and monasticism’s love of patristic theology-spirituality, this is a series of occasional selections from a two-year lectionary for the Divine Office that draws mostly from patristic writings.  The lectionary was initially edited…

Christopher J. Lane on Catholic Vocational Culture

Christopher J. Bede Lane, Obl.S.B., Ph.D., on Catholic Vocational Culture [ Image: Dr. Christopher J. Lane, associate professor of history at Christendom College, author of _Callings and Consequences: The Making of Catholic Vocational Culture in Early Modern France_.  (Images l to r: McGill-Queen’s University Press, Christendom College) ] Congratulations to Professor Chris J. Bede Lane,…

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 5 February 2023

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Septuagesima Sunday) – 5 February 2023 [ Consonant with both Anglicanism’s and monasticism’s love of patristic theology-spirituality, this is a series of occasional selections from a two-year lectionary for the Divine Office that draws mostly from patristic writings.  The lectionary was initially edited by Stephen Mark…

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Tuesday, Fourth Week in Ordinary Time – 31 January 2023

Patristic Lectionary (Year 1) – Tuesday, Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (Feria following Fourth Sunday after Epiphany) – 31 January 2023 [ Consonant with both Anglicanism’s and monasticism’s love of patristic theology-spirituality, this is a series of occasional selections from a two-year lectionary for the Divine Office that draws mostly from patristic writings.  The lectionary…