Category Archives: Catholic

Sts. Crispin & Crispinian, October 25th

Posted on October 24, 2019 by ccarterglass

I doubt if many would associate Sts. Crispin and Crispinian Day, October 25th,  with anything at all if it were not for William Shakespeare’s play Henry V.  The play centers on the battle of Agincourt in which Henry wins an … Continue reading →

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Meditations on the Virtues of the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary III

Posted on October 18, 2019 by ccarterglass

The Glorious Mysteries: 1. The Resurrection of Our Lord, the virtue of Faith:                Matthew 28:1-6 King James Version (KJV) 28 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came … Continue reading →

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Meditations on the Virtues of the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary I

Posted on October 1, 2019 by ccarterglass

Meditations on the Virtues of the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary The Joyful Mysteries: The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the virtue of Humility: Luke 1:26-38 King James Version (KJV) 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel … Continue reading →

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CONSTANCE AND HER COMPANIONS THE MARTYRS OF MEMPHIS (9 SEP 1878)

Posted on September 9, 2019 by ccarterglass

In 1878 the American city of Memphis on the Mississippi River was struck by an epidemic of yellow fever, which so depopulated the area that the city lost its charter and was not reorganized for fourteen years. Almost everyone who … Continue reading →

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How the Gospel Unites the Brits (Sort of), and How the Virgin Queen and the Queen of Virgins Share a Birthday (Almost)

Posted on September 8, 2019 by ccarterglass

A joke told me at church today: The English, the Welsh, the Irish, and the Scots are always fighting.  The only thing which unites them is the Gospel, which they all love.  The English love it because they can talk … Continue reading →

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Saints Cyril and Methodius

Posted on July 7, 2019 by ccarterglass

Saints Cyril and Methodius Today at St. Alban’s Anglican Church (Anglican Province of America) we commemorated the brothers Cyril and Methodius. Our fathers among the saints Cyril and Methodius were brothers who brought Orthodoxy to the Slavic peoples of central … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s descent into hell

Posted on April 20, 2019 by ccarterglass

In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell (Latin: Descensus Christi ad Inferos, “the descent of Christ into Hell”) is the triumphant descent of Christ into Hell (or Hades) between the time of his Crucifixion and his Resurrection when he brought … Continue reading →

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Spy Wednesday

Posted on April 17, 2019 by ccarterglass

In the New Testament account of Holy Week, after Palm Sunday, the Sanhedrin gathered and plotted to kill Jesus before the feast of Pesach.[3] On the Wednesday before his death, Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the … Continue reading →

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European Churches: Vandalized, Defecated On, and Torched “Every Day”

Posted on April 14, 2019 by ccarterglass

Who is primarily behind these ongoing and increasing attacks on churches in Europe? The same German report offers a hint: “Crosses are broken, altars smashed, Bibles set on fire, baptismal fonts overturned, and the church doors smeared with Islamic expressions … Continue reading →

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Eucharistic Adoration

Posted on March 28, 2019 by ccarterglass

In many Anglo-Catholic parishes during Lent is held Stations of the Cross followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Following is one of the Tracts for Our Times written by John Keble whose feast happens to be on March 29th. … Continue reading →

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