The Gift of Pentecost – Br. James Koester

Preached at Order of the Holy Cross, West Park NY

Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104:25-35, 37
Romans 8:14-17
John 14:8-17 (25-27)

I know that not many of you know me, but those of you who do, will perhaps remember that my undergraduate degree is in history. All my life I have been interested in history. There was even a time long ago when asked what I wanted to do when I grew up, my response was more likely to be a pioneer, than anything else. I remain fascinated by history and especially, for obvious reasons, by the history of the revival of monasticism within the Anglican tradition.

Reading the history of the monastic movement within Anglicanism is lots of fun, because you come across all kinds of people, some of them inspirational, like Father Huntington or Father Benson, and some of them just plain nuts, like Father Ignatius of Llanthony.

Read More

The Day of Pentecost – Br. David Allen

A sermon preached at OSA Bethany Convent, Arlington Hts, MA

Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21 / Rom. 8:14-17, 22-27 / Jn 14:8-17, 25-27

Last May, on the Sunday afternoon before the end of the Course at which Br. Timothy and I were chaplains at St. George’s College, Jerusalem, we were taken to see the place commemorating the Ascension of Jesus on the Mount of Olives.  Then we went over to Mount Zion, beyond the Kidron Valley, on the other side of the Old City of Jerusalem. Read More