A summary of the history of Lent and the historical practices associated with it, along with suggestions for how to practice it today.
It's the Twelfth Day of Christmas. (Yes, we aren't done with the Christmas season just yet.) Here are some traditions associated with Twelfth Night, the climax of the Christmas season in the Middle Ages through the Tudor period.
I've written a number of articles and videos about specific holidays and seasons of the church year. In this article I put it all together, explaining the whys and dates for the church year, the overall pattern that emerges from it, and why it is important for...
On September 19, 1931, 94 years ago today, three friends had a conversation on Addison’s Walk, a tree-lined path on the grounds of Magdalen (pronounced “Maudlin”) College in Oxford. This discussion would be the catalyst for the conversion of one of the most important...
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