Psalm 32 "Confession is Good for the Soul"
The Decalogue (Ten Commandments) is rehearsed as part of the Rite of Confession and Absolution (Forgiveness), followed by praying Psalm 32, "Blessed is the Man whose Transgression is Forgiven'" and Dr...
11 Huhti 202128min
Philippians 2: "Paul's Meditation on the Cross"
The Service of Evening Prayer (Vespers) includes the Lenten hymns "O Christ, You Walked the Road," and "Lamb of God, Pure and Holy," sometimes called the "German Agnus Dei." The meditation is based o...
4 Huhti 202129min
Exodus 17 "Patience"
Complaining may be necessary at times, but can convince us that our benefactor is our enemy. God's gift to us is patience under duress, modeled for us by Christ whose suffering is the antidote to the ...
31 Maalis 202128min
Ash Wednesday: 1 John 2- "Propitious?"
The Ash Wednesday Rite of Imposition of Ashes is followed by a meditation on the concept of the propitious, "pleasing to [the] God[s]." Our helplessness to please God is remedied by God Himself who ga...
28 Maalis 202128min
Romans 6:12-23 "Servants of the Spirit"
St. Paul points out that regret is a sign that we have served someone outside our present selves. The self in the past self was deceived or ignorant, if not actually irrational in demanding the things...
21 Maalis 202128min
Psalm 115 "You Become What You Worship"
The Psalmist says, "Those who bow down to them become like them." Dr. Zeile unpacks the deeper meaning of the Psalmist's insight, and its opposite, the good news of what happens when we do the convers...
14 Maalis 202128min
Psalm 1- Book of Common Prayer, King James Version, Douai-Rhiems
This is part of a series of readings of the Psalms in three Classic English translations: the 16th Century Book of Common Prayer, the 1612 King James Version, and the 18th Century Challoner revision...
3 Maalis 20214min
Malachi 3: God Makes a Distinction
"What difference does it make? Who Cares?" If these thoughts cross your mind then you need the message of Malachi where God tells us that He does notice- and bless- our every effort toward doing what ...
3 Maalis 202128min
