Sunday, June 14, 2020
We consider the year 1966 and the “Notification regarding the abolition of the Index of books." The reading is an excerpt from “the Crucified God” by Jurgen Moltmann.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
We consider the year 293 and the martyrdom of St. Aquilina. The reading is a quatrain from William Blake's, "The Grey Monk."
Friday, June 12, 2020
We remember the year 1819 and the birth of poet and priest Charles Kingsley Jr. The reading is "Easter Week" by Charles Kingsley.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
We remember the year 1292 and the death of Roger Bacon. The reading is a stanza from “Thee we adore, O hidden Savior” by Thomas Aquinas.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
We remember the year 1930 and the death of theologian Adolf Von Harnack. The reading is from Frederick Buechner's "The Clown in the Belfry: Writings on Faith and Fiction."
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
We remember the year 1732 and the charter of the colony of Georgia. The reading is "Hope" from the Kilmarnock Reader of 1820.
Monday, June 8, 2020
We remember the year 1896 and the death of Jacques Berthieu. The reading is a stanza from the hymn, "Rock of Ages."
Sunday, June 7, 2020
We remember the year 1529 and the birth of Etienne Pasquier. The reading is from Luther's Small Catechism, the explanation of the First Article of the Creed.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
We remember the year 1657 and the arrival of the first Lutheran pastor in Colonies. The reading is a sestet from Angelus Silesias.
Friday, June 5, 2020
We remember the year 754 and the death of St. Boniface of Mainz. The reading is a quote from St. Boniface.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
We remember the year 1804 and the poet and pastor Eduard Mörike. The reading is "Wo find Ich Trost" by Mörike.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
We remember the year 1980 and the beginning of Catholic & Orthodox dialogue on Patmos. The reading is "In the Person of His Son" by Catesby Paget.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
We remember the year 1780 and the Gordon Riots. The reading is "A Ballad of Trees and the Master" by Sidney Lanier.
Monday, June 1, 2020
We remember the year 1661 and the execution of James Guthrie. The reading is from the Scottish Martyrs Monument.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
We remember the year 1934 and the publishing of the Barmen Declaration. The reading is from Rachel Held Evans, "Inspired."
Saturday, May 30, 2020
We remember the year 1934 and the publishing of the Barmen Declaration. The reading is from Rachel Held Evans, "Inspired."
Friday, May 29, 2020
We remember the year 1453 and the fall of Constantinople. The reading is "The Eternal Gifts of Christ the King" by Ambrose of Milan.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
We remember the year 2007 and the death of theologian John Macquarrie. The reading is a quote from Macquarrie.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
We remember the year 1576 and the birth of Caspar Schoppe. The reading is from Richard Crashaw, "A Song."
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
We remember the year 1831 and the death of Georg Hermes. The reading is from the Pensees of Blaise Pascal.
Monday, May 25, 2020
We remember the year 1925 and the indictment of John Scopes. The reading is from "The Everlasting Man" by G.K. Chesterton.
Sunday, May 24, 2020
We remember the year 1738 and Aldersgate Day. The reading is "Morning Hymn" by Charles Wesley.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
We remember the year 1498 and the death of Girolamo Savonarola. The reading is from "Tattoos on the Heart" by Gregory Boyle.
Friday, May 22, 2020
The year was 1541 and the ending of the Council of Regensburg. The reading is "A Christian To His Dying Soul" by Alexander Pope.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
The year was 1690 and John Eliot, the apostle to the Indians, died. The reading is a quote from Karl Barth's "Church Dogmatics."
