The Lessons Appointed for Use on All Saints’ Day Year A RCL Christ Catholic Church Province of the Prince of Peace Revelation 7:9-17Psalm 34:1-10, 221 John 3:1-3Matthew 5:1-12 The Collect Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son…
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Sunday closest to October 26 Year A Proper 25 RCL: Loving What He Commands
Christ Catholic Church The Lessons Appointed for Use on the Sunday closest to October 26 Year A Proper 25 RCL The Collect Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command;…
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Sunday closest to October 19 Year A Proper 24 RCL: Whose Image Do We Bear?
The Lessons Appointed for Use on the Sunday closest to October 19 Year A Proper 24 RCL The Collect Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith…
Pastoral Reflections
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The Conscience of the Via Media: Faith, Liberty, and the Common Good
The Conscience of the Via Media: Faith, Liberty, and the Common Good By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC I’ve often found myself too conservative for my progressive friends and too liberal for my conservative friends. I understand why. I believe in universal medical care, free education, fair wages, and our duty…
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Beyond Independence: Toward an Autocephalous Sacramental Movement
Beyond Independence: Toward an Autocephalous Sacramental Movement By Abbot Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, CWC Words matter. They shape more than the sentences we speak; they shape the way we understand ourselves. They create categories in our minds, establish assumptions before a conversation even begins, and sometimes quietly determine which questions…
Announcements
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Election of the Presiding Bishop and Acceptance of the 2026 Constitution and Canons: Christ Catholic Church Province of the Prince of Peace
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…
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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…
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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…