August 2, 2026 Feast of Saint Comgan the Culdee Official Announcement:Election of the Presiding Bishop and Acceptance of the 2026 Constitution and CanonsChrist Catholic Church Province of the Prince of Peace On Sunday, August 2, 2026, the Feast of Saint Comgan the Culdee, a Special Session of the Holy Synod…
Church History
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The Kindling of Free Catholicism: An Ancient Fire Carried from Hearth to Hearth
By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Before Free Catholicism Had a Name: Celtic Christianity, Saint Willibrord, and Utrecht I offer the following as a historical and theological hypothesis rather than as a claim that can be proven in every detail: the catholic churches of the Celtic lands prior to the Synod…
Finding the Pearl in the Unfinished Story
Sunday closest to July 27Proper 12Year ARCL Genesis 29:15-28Psalm 128Romans 8:26-39Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 Finding the Pearl in the Unfinished StoryBy +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC We spend so much of our lives waiting for things to turn out the way we planned. We map out our careers, our families, and our spiritual…
Pastoral Reflections
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Why We Call Ourselves Red-Letter Christians
Why We Call Ourselves Red-Letter Christians By Abbot-Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC At Christ Catholic Church, we often describe ourselves as Red-Letter Christians. That doesn’t mean we ignore the rest of Scripture, nor does it suggest that the Old Testament, the Epistles, or the Book of Revelation are somehow less…
Pastoral Reflections
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The Wilderness of the Unwired Church: The Autocephalous Sacramental Movement Pre-Internet
The Wilderness of the Unwired Church: The Autocephalous Sacramental Movement Pre-Internet By Abbot-Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC To look at the Independent Sacramental Movement (ISM) today is to see an ecosystem fundamentally shaped by the internet. A wandering soul can scan a website, download a Common Rule, cross-reference an apostolic…
Pastoral Reflections
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Artificial Intelligence and the Church: A Pastoral Reflection
Artificial Intelligence and the Church: A Pastoral Reflection By Abbot-Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Every generation has faced a moment when a new invention seemed too strange, too powerful, or too unsettling to trust. The printing press was feared because people worried that ordinary Christians would read the Scriptures for…
Pastoral Reflections
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Good Fences, Good Neighbors, and Faithful Churches
Good Fences, Good Neighbors, and Faithful Churches By Abbot-Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Pope Leo XIV’s recent decision concerning bishops connected with the Society of St. Pius X is not merely a Roman Catholic controversy. It is a problem many churches and organizations know all too well. The issue, as…
The Rest We Cannot Earn
Sunday Closest to July 6Proper 9Year ARCL Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67Psalm 45: 11-18Romans 7:15-25aMatthew 11:16-19, 25-30 The Rest We Cannot Earn By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Every single one of us knows what it feels like to be completely exhausted from the inside out. I am not just talking about…
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Christ Catholic Church
The Importance of Christ Catholic Church in this Day and Age: A Pastoral Essay by a Bishop of the See of the Prince of Peace By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC In every age, Christ calls His Church to rise and meet the needs of the world with courage, tenderness, and…