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Who cares about the Kings of Tarshish and Saba?

By Fr. Steve Rice On May 16, 2013 · 1 Comment
That’s what I think every month on the 14th when we read this line in Morning Prayer: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall pay tribute, and the kings of Arabia and Saba offer gifts. (Psalm 72.10) I have nothing against the kings of Tarshish, Arabia and Saba, I just don’t know them, [...]
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Why the High Mass Is So Important to Me

By Fr. Steve Rice On May 14, 2013 · Add Comment
Between Evening Prayer and a Finance Commission meeting, John Roberts and I made a quick run to the neighborhood smoothie shop.  During the day we had been talking about the 11am Missa Cantata.  Nearly half of our dedicated (and quite skilled) servers will be moving away in 2013 – one to college, one to seminary, [...]
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Why I Wear a Biretta

On May 8, 2013 By Fr. Steve Rice
I saw somewhere on Facebook where a priest asked the following: “What exactly is the point of a biretta.”  At last count there were 41 responses, ranging from indignation to clergy humor.  I actually liked the question – what is the point of a biretta. From a practical standpoint, I can’t think of one. [...]
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Old Ways

On May 2, 2013 By Fr. Steve Rice
This metaphor may seem strange, but stay with me. I have long known that I was born too late.  Jimmy Buffett looked at 40 and saw a pirate born two hundred years too late.  I understand exactly what he meant.  I enjoy not just things that are old, but things that are done the old [...]
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Intercession of Absalom Jones

On February 25, 2013 By Fr. Steve Rice
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the first ten minutes of a Eucharist for the Feast of Bl. Absalom Jones, the first priest ordained in the US of African descent.  I was only able to spend 10 minutes because I had to rush back to St Timothy’s to teach our catechumens as they prepare [...]
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Lord I am not worthy…

On February 20, 2013 By Fr. Steve Rice
I’ve been asked on several occasions about the following lines said after the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) anthem: Behold the Lamb of God Behold him who takest away the sins of the world. Blessed are those who are called to the Supper of the Lamb. Lord I am not worthy that thou should’st come [...]
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Protected: for Davis

On December 19, 2012 By Fr. Steve Rice
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Is everyone going to heaven?

On November 15, 2012 By Fr. Steve Rice
Last night I presented a brief overview of Ralph Martin’s book Will Many Be Saved: What Vatican II Actually Teaches and Its Implications for the New Evangelization.  Our diocese is beginning a microcosm of New Evangelization with the Galilee Initiative and are elected a Bishop Suffragan for this purpose. Martin’s premise is this - Lumen Gentium, which [...]
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Rabbit Trail on Membership

On November 14, 2012 By Fr. Steve Rice
Just a quick little post on the nature of membership in the Episcopal Church… In a recent meeting, the topic of how to publish the names of those who have removed themselves from our church community by transfer to another Episcopal Church or joining another Christian church.  The ambiguity lies in where we can transfer [...]
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Homily for 11.11.12

On November 12, 2012 By Fr. Steve Rice
Note: I write my sermons but I never preach from the manuscript.  What was preached will not be exactly what is written.  I also do not check for grammar or spelling before posting this.  There will be errors. Have you ever been to a wedding where one of the readings was from the Book of [...]
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