by ccvadmin | May 31, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 252 (May 31, 2021) A particularly powerful prayer in the service of The Holy Eucharist in The Book of Common Prayer is the Collect for Purity: “Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse...
by ccvadmin | May 28, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 251 (May 28, 2021) The classic 1967 film The Graduate has an equally classic soundtrack by the incomparable Simon and Garfunkel. This soundtrack includes an often overlooked gem called “April, Come She Will” in which they sing about the...
by ccvadmin | May 27, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 250 (May 27, 2021) One of the greatest science fiction novels of all time is Frank Herbert’s 1965 masterpiece Dune—a story not only replete with action but also philosophical, psychological, political, and theological insights, including this...
by ccvadmin | May 26, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 249 (May 26, 2021) In his powerful book Abba’s Child the late Brennan Manning recounts the following story about the famous British writer G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), who was also a brilliant philosopher, theologian, and literary critic:...
by ccvadmin | May 25, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 248 (May 25, 2021) One of the seven penitential psalms (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143) is Psalm 130, De profundis: “Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice; let your ears consider well the voice of my...
