Weekly Articles
The Wings of Vultures
By Father CaseyIn the church of my childhood, the Scriptures were read from a big brass eagle. Oh, how I loved it! It presented a somewhat awkward platform for the large Bible that we read from, but that
Expansive Language Revisited
In my twelve years as rector, I can’t remember such a strong response to one of my Friday messages! Last week I shared with you the directive given by Bishop Price that we would no longer be
End of Expansive Language
By Father Casey Back in 2018, Transfiguration embraced some targeted revisions to The Book of Common Prayer approved by General Convention and known as “expansive language.” These revisions were intended to lessen the dependence on masculine pronouns for
Where the Spirit Moves
This weekend is Pentecost, one of the major feasts in the life of the Church. It’s when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the early followers of the risen Jesus fifty days (pentecost is Greek
We Are The Times
By Father Casey Back in 2011, a Christian radio broadcaster named Harold Camping proclaimed that the world would end that year on May 21. All true believers would be raptured to heaven, he predicted, and the wheels of
Reflections on Pilgrimage
By Mother Rebecca Last month, twenty-five members of Transfiguration made our way to Istanbul (not Constantinople 😉)[1], where we embarked on the travel portion of our pilgrimage in the footsteps of Paul. Each person’s pilgrimage began long