Why is Sloth/Acedia listed near the top of the Seven Deadly Sins? At its core, it is a sorrowful aversion to the love of God, our final end and ultimate joy. What are some different ways that Acedia manifests itself and how do we push back against each one? 1) Allergy to Real Work Intentional sabbath; active rest; worship; Lent is more than “giving up stuff” or ceasing; it invites us to a truth-telling/recalibration. Look to the incarnated Christ who was a carpenter for most

We began our Lenten series with Pride on, fittingly enough, Ash Wednesday. This is a follow up blog post. The Desert Fathers Evagrius and John Cassian argue that the sin of vainglory is separate from pride. For them, it is an 8th deadly sin. This is an intriguing distinction, one which the later Latin tradition in the west rejects or at least omits. Since we in the west are more heirs to that Latin tradition than to the Desert East, we canonized 7 deadly sins and not 8...so v

Starting today, Ash Wednesday, we begin a Lenten series on the Seven Deadly Sins (7DS). In several blog posts during this series, we want to share with you additional perspectives we will not develop in the series as such. Our teachings will focus on the sins themselves as diagnosed by the Scriptures--and ultimately, treated by the Good News of the death and resurrection of Jesus. In this way, we hope this series leads us through a Lenten season of reflection and repentance--

You might have noticed a change in our Prayers of the People. In addition to our archbishop and bishop we are now praying for yet another bishop--our provincial dean, Bishop Julian Dobbs. Why the change? You might recall that a few weeks ago, I shared word of accusations and charges brought against Archbishop Steve Wood. In the past week, Archbishop Wood has been formally suspended from ministry (called: an inhibition) pending the outcome of the investigations into these ch