I was born seventy-four years ago to a middle class family in a small Virginia town with a long history of traditional values. I was blessed with two living grandparents nearby and some education-oriented cousins who kept in touch. Both my grandmother and my cousin encouraged me to read and to learn to think for myself. I had good friends and we watched out for each other. I’ll be seeing some of them this weekend for the reunion of my high school class of 1960. Continue reading “A Fortunate One”
Nicene Creed – Episode Six
Episode Six is the final episode of three on what the Nicene Creed declares concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. It begins with “And on the third day” and goes through “kingdom shall have no end.” Illustrations for the various statements/phrases, in order of use, are Christ Victor Over Death, bas relief, Stephandom, Vienna; Christ Resurrected, 6 panels of stained glass, 19th C., location unknown; The Ascension, Eastern Orthodox icon, Bulgaria, 16th C.; Christ Enthroned, apse mosaic (I seriously altered the original photograph to correct perspective distortion), Basilica of St. Ambrose, Milan, 13th C.; Continue reading “Nicene Creed – Episode Six”
Nicene Creed – Episode Five
Episode Five in the AIC video series, The Nicene Creed, is now available in podcast and video versions. It is the second of three episodes on what the Creed says about the Lord Jesus Christ. Phrases discussed are “by whom all things were made” through “suffered and was buried.” Continue reading “Nicene Creed – Episode Five”
The Nicene Creed – Episode Three
This morning I uploaded Episode Three in the video series, The Nicene Creed. In this episode the topic is the final statement concerning the Father (continued from Episode Two): “And of all things, visible and invisible.” The episode running time is just over 24 minutes. Continue reading “The Nicene Creed – Episode Three”
The Nicene Creed – Episode Two
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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Lives of the Saints – Episode 16
Episode Sixteen, the final episode in The Lives of the Saints, First Series, the 1928 B.C.P. Saints, is now available in both video and podcast versions. The focus is on St. Simon and St. Jude, whose combined Feast Day is October 28th. The text includes quotations from the work of St. Jude which I used in Part Four of Christian Spirituality: An Anglican Perspective. Illustrations show three statues, one oil painting, and one bas relief. The episode’s running time is just over 13 minutes. Watch the Video Listen to the Podcast Continue reading “Lives of the Saints – Episode 16”
Lives of the Saints – Episode 15 – St. Luke
I guess we all have weeks when we feel like we actually got something accomplished, vs. feeling as though we are going in circles (or as we were taught to say in the Corps of Cadets: around and around at ever-increasing speeds in ever-decreasing circles until… I leave you to guess the rest). This week was one of the former not of the latter type with several major accomplishments (not all of which were actually accomplished this week. Many have now come to fruition following sporadic efforts during late Winter and early Spring:
Episode Fifteen, the next-to-last episode in the First Series (the 1928 B.C.P. Saints) of the Lives of the Saints was recorded, edited and readied for upload to our You Tube channel. Continue reading “Lives of the Saints – Episode 15 – St. Luke”
Lives of the Saints – Episode 11 – St. Peter
Like Gene Autrey I’m glad to be “back in the saddle again!” Careful listeners will be able to tell that I haven’t completely recovered from my head cold.
Episode Eleven in The Lives of the Saints, First Series, the 1928 B.C.P. Saints is focused on the life and contributions of St. Peter. One of the seven illustrations is a 10th Century mosaic of St. Peter with his key at the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Agliate, Lombary, Italy. Continue reading “Lives of the Saints – Episode 11 – St. Peter”
Lives of the Saints – Episode 6 – St. Matthias
Episode Six – Feast of St. Matthias, the latest episode in The Lives of the Saints, First Series: the 1928 B.C.P. Saints, was uploaded to YouTube, with the Podcast version available through our Podbean site. The episode features an early 14th C. icon, a 19th C. stained glass window, and an early 19th C. detail from the Apse mosaic at the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul Outside the Wall, Rome. Continue reading “Lives of the Saints – Episode 6 – St. Matthias”
The Lives of the Saints – First Series – Episode 5
Episode Five in The Lives of the Saints – First Series, focused on the life and contributions to the Church Universal of St. Paul, was uploaded on January 25th, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. In addition to the familiar unfinished icon by the celebrated Russian icon painter Andre Rublev, I’ve included a 14th C. mosaic at Chora Church, Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) and an early 20th C. mosaic from Romania; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, the place of St. Paul’s remains. Continue reading “The Lives of the Saints – First Series – Episode 5”
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