Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Today on the Almanac, we remember the Melancholy Dane and Christian Irrationalist (!) Soren Kierkegaard.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Today on the Almanac, we remember the Grand Union of the Augustinian Order in 1256.
Monday, May 3, 2021
Today on the Almanac, we remember the Fifth Lateran Council in 1512, the last Pre-Reformation church council.
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Athanasius on his feast day.
202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel
You Know, The Next Thing. In this episode, we continue reading Robert Capon’s The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We further discuss pastoral care, exegesis, the purpose of theology, and where Christian preaching points us…
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Today, we begin a new season of the Almanac with a new format. We consider the history of May Day. The reading is from Martin Luther.
Friday, April 30, 2021
The year was 1602. Today we remember William Lilly, Christian Astrologist? The last word for this second season is from the final stanza to Richard Wilbur’s “A Stable Lamp is Lighted.”
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The year was 1968. Today we remember Lin Zhao, a Chinese Christian Martyr.
202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt
You Know, The Thing. In this episode, Robert Capon on The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We discuss exegesis, pastoral care, preaching, and the task of a theologian.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The year was 160. Today we remember Tertullian, the renegade Church Father. The reading is from Tertullian.
Monday, April 26, 2021
The year was 1396. Today we remember St. Stephan of Perm. The reading is from Dorothy Sayers.
201b: Weil - The false god changes suffering into violence
Turning Inward to Attack Evil.In this episode, we continue to discuss Simone Weil on Evil. The importance of Jesus’ sacrificial death as expiation and redemption and what happens when we try to make good apart from God.
Sunday, April 25, 2021
The year was 1502. Today we remember Georg Major, the man, and the controversies. The reading is from W.H. Auden.
201a: Weil - It is the innocent victim who can feel hell
Am I Evil? In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Simone Weil on Evil. Violence, suffering, and justice. What part does human evil play in Jesus’ sacrificial death?
Saturday, April 24, 2021
The year was 1915. Today we remember aspects of the Armenian genocide. The reading is from Corrie Ten Boom.
Friday, April 23, 2021
The year was 1960. Today we remember Toyohiko Kagawa. The reading is Anya Krugovoy Silver's "No, It's Not."
Thursday, April 22, 2021
The year was 1775. Today we remember Georg Hermes and the Catholic Enlightenment in Germany. The reading is “The Empty Tomb” by Tania Runyon.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The year was 1109. Today we remember one of the “Big A’s” Anselm of Canterbury. The reading is from T.S. Eliot.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
The year was 1962. Today we remember Karl Barth and his featured cover story in the popular TIME Magazine. The reading is from Barth.
Monday, April 19, 2021
The year was 1529. Today we remember the birth of “Protestantism” and its development over the centuries. The reading is from the Protestant Richard Baxter.
Sunday, April 18, 2021
The year was 1521. Today we remember the famous Reformation soliloquy of Martin Luther. The reading is from Luther’s most famous hymn. #OTD #1517 #christianhistory
Saturday, April 17, 2021
The year was 1843. Today we remember the Moravian Jamaican missionary in Ghana. The reading is from Alfred Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam."
Friday, April 16, 2021
The year was 1218. Today we remember the mysterious and enigmatic Peter Waldo. The reading is from Alexander Pope.
200b: Weil - It is Not Good Which Evil Violates, For Good is Inviolate
Oh goodness, it’s so evil. In this episode, we continue reading and discussing Simone Weil on evil. If God alone is good what does that mean for our understanding of ourselves and the world?
Thursday, April 15, 2021
The year was 1749. Today we remember J.S. Bach's "Mass in B Minor." The reading is from Richard Crashaw's "Two Went Up to the Temple to Pray."