Tuesday, February 23, 2016

TEC Calendar for February 24: Saint Matthias the Apostle


The Episcopal Church is both Catholic and Reformed.


Blame it on the GPS, Moses! (Cartoon by Mark Parisi of Off the Mark Comics)


Every Sunday is a feast day and an occasion to celebrate the Eucharist--even the Sundays in Lent!


When Episcopalians receive the Sacrament of Baptism, an important part of what is promised is that they will serve Christ in all persons and respect the dignity of every human being.


In The Episcopal Church all Sundays of the year are feast days. Therefore, the six Sundays in Lent are not counted as a part of the season of Lent. Thus Lent is a season of 40 days instead of 46.


The Book of Common Prayer calls on all Episcopalians to observe a holy Lent. A discipline of taking something on or giving something up is one way to do this. However, some Lenten disciplines are harder to keep than others!


Monday, February 22, 2016

Episcopalians believe that Christ is really present in the Eucharist and that through faith the bread and wine become for us the body and blood of Christ, but we do not try to explain how this great holy mystery takes place.


The Episcopal Church is often said to be both Catholic and Reformed.


Lex orandi, lex credendi (Latin loosely translated as "the law of praying [is] the law of believing") is a motto which means that it is prayer which leads to belief, or that it is liturgy which leads to theology.


If you want to know what Episcopalians believe, the Catechism in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer is a great place to look.


Everyone is always welcome in The Episcopal Church!


The Eucharist--Over 10 Trillion Served


Thomas Hooker Meme on the Basis of Anglican/Episcopal Theology--"The Three Legged Stool"