The Twelve Days of Christmas

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As we approach another celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord, I want to offer readers of my Blog the opportunity to access the AIC’s unique Christmas videos.

lessonscarols-title-clearFor Christmas Eve, a modern version of the evocative traditional English style of carols and lessons can be watched using the link below.  It picks up where the Great “O” Antiphons ended with a series of prayers and responses for Christmas Eve:

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TwelveDays-Master Slides-2015.inddOne of the best programs the AIC has created is the series devoted to key theme words for each of the days from Christmas Day to Epiphany Eve.  Below are the links for Dec. 25th through December 31st.  Next week I will post the remaining links.  The series has nothing whatsoever to do with the silly song of the same name.

Dec. 25th – Love
Dec. 26th – Forgiveness
Dec. 27th – Peace (God’s Peace)
Dec. 28th – Compassion
Dec. 29th – Obedience
Dec. 30th – Joy
Dec. 31st – Family

May God grant you and your family His peace in your life this Nativity season!

Glory be to God for all things!  Amen!

 

Revised Episode 7, The Nicene Creed

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St. Gregory of Nyssa, 11th C. fresco, St. Sophia Cathedral, Kiev

Episode Seven in The Nicene Creed series has been revised, in both the video and podcast versions to correct the omission of a sentence regarding the Council of Constantinople (381 A.D.).   The new material is about 5 minutes shorter than the previous version, a change largely accomplished by omitting duplicate material and by speaking a little faster!  The old versions have been removed from the archive at our web site, at our Podbean site, and at YouTube.

 

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The AIC Bookstore

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This week I’ve prepared a video which gives viewers a short account of the founding of and mission of the Anglican Internet Church, plus a preview of the current 12-book catalog.   The theme of the show is embedded into the title graphic:  “tools for increasing your knowledge.”  There are 25 slides.  Running time is just over 26 minutes.  The video is available on our You Tube channel and also through a link on the Home page at our newly-redesigned Web Site.  The sound track is also available as a Podcast.

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Lives of the Saints – Second Series

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The illustration is Christ Pantrokrator in the dome at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Photograph credit:  copyright Can Stock Photo, Inc./slavapolo.

I’ve resumed work on our newest video and podcast series, The Lives of the Saints – Second Series.  The programs celebrate 35 Eastern and Western Church saints not given Holy Days in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.   Like the First Series, these programs grew out of a series of Tuesday evening homilies at my former parish.  These “pen portraits” of the saints were intended to help parishioners to a better, fuller understanding of both the lives and death of the saints and their influence on the development of the Church Universal over the generations.  The series is not just about the gory details of martyrdom but also the contributions of the saints to theology, music and liturgy.

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Nicene Creed – Episode Seven

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The First Council of Constantinople, from a Byzantine Orthodox fresco at Stavropoleos Church, Bucharest, Romania, circa 1724 A.D. (with early 20th C. restoration from earthquake damage).

Episode Seven in The Nicene Creed is the first of two episodes focused on the final paragraph of the Creed.   The commentary covers from “And I believe in the Holy Ghost” through “worshipped and glorified.”  Episode running time is just over 25 minutes.

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Nicene Creed – Episode Four

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The Emperor Constantine and the Bishops of the Council of Nicea.  Early Byzantine icon.  Artist uknown.

IN working out the content for the Nicene Creed video series I ran into a problem with the length of the episodes.  The revised format shows up in Episode Four, released today as the first of three episodes focused on the Creed’s descriptions of Jesus Christ.  Here’s the plan for all three: Continue reading “Nicene Creed – Episode Four” →

The Nicene Creed – Episode Two

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I’ve struggled for two weeks trying to finish Episode Two in The Nicene Creed.  The original version ran 34 minutes and the recording I made of the sound file had audible sound only for the first 3 minutes.  Thus having been forced to try again, I made significant changes, reducing the length to just over 14 minutes.   The finished version is focused only on the first part of the first paragraph, including “I believe” and running through “Maker of Heaven and Earth.”  In Episode Three I will finish the first paragraph with a discussion of the last phrase in the first paragraph:  “And of all things, visible and invisible.”

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Nicene Creed – Episode One

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Now that I’ve finished putting together the AIC Bookstore catalogue, which now includes 12NiceneCreed-Open-72dpi publications (counting the St. Chrysostom Hymnal in 2 volumes), I’m able to turn my attention to work on the video series on The Nicene Creed. (For the full bookstore catalogue, visit our Virtual Bookstore:  https://www.amazon.com/author/ronald-e-shibley).
The Nicene Creed series will provide the historical context for the calling of the Council of Nicea (325 A.D.), which was the first of the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Church Universal. Continue reading “Nicene Creed – Episode One” →