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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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…
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…
Why I Am A Free Catholic
People ask us all the time, “Why don’t you become Episcopalians?” In doing so they have only expressed what others frequently think, but do not ask. In addition, there are many who must wonder why we don’t become Roman Catholics. In short, we have to say why, with all the…
Liturgy & Prayer
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An Ecumenical Free Catholic Mass
The Liturgy of the Holy EucharistAn Ecumenical Free Catholic Mass Compiled and Edited byThe Rt. Rev. Brian E. Brown, OSH According to the use ofChrist Catholic Church Diocese of the Prince of Peace As authorized by the Holy Synod and Commission on LiturgyFeast of Saint Chad of Lichfield May 4,…
Pastoral Reflections
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What Does it Mean?
What Does it MeanBy Fr. Robert-Christopher, OSH Bishop Brown asked what does it mean to be a Free Catholic? I suppose that is similar to the question . . . what does it mean to be alive? Firstly, to me, it means members are Christians. Then the question arises “What…