The Sacramentalists

In today's episode, Fr. Myles continues a three-part Advent series that looks at the Blessed Virgin Mary through the lens of three different works of Christian art. "Annunciation" by Scott Cairns Deep within the clay, and O my people very deep within the wholly earthen compound of our kind arrives of one clear, star-illumined evening a spark igniting once again the tinder of our lately banked noetic fire. She burns but she is not consumed. The dew lights gently, suffusing the pure fleece. The wall comes down. And—do you feel the pulse?—we all become the kindled kindred of a King whose birth thereafter bears to all a bright nativity. Suggested resources: Waiting on the Word by Malcolm Guite You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

In today's episode, Fr. Myles starts a three-part Advent series that looks at the Blessed Virgin Mary through the lens of three different works of Christian art. "Annunciation" by John Donne Salvation to all that will is nigh; That All, which always is all everywhere, Which cannot sin, and yet all sins must bear, Which cannot die, yet cannot choose but die, Lo! faithful Virgin, yields Himself to lie In prison, in thy womb; and though He there Can take no sin, nor thou give, yet He’ll wear, Taken from thence, flesh, which death’s force may try. Ere by the spheres time was created thou Wast in His mind, who is thy Son, and Brother; Whom thou conceivest, conceived; yea, thou art now Thy Maker’s maker, and thy Father’s mother, Thou hast light in dark, and shutt’st in little room Immensity, cloister’d in thy dear womb. Suggested resources: Waiting on the Word by Malcolm Guite You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

On today's bonus episode, Fr. Wesley sits down with Dr. Hans Boersma, Professor of Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary, for an in-depth conversation on the spiritual discipline of Lectio Divina.  You can check out Dr. Boersma's website here. Some of the resources mentioned in the episode:  Guigo II, Ladder of Monks and Twelve Meditations Duncan Robertson, Lectio Divina: The Medieval Experience of Reading Eugene Peterson, Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading  "Memorization and Repentance" by Dr. Boersma You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

On today's episode, we end our season on Anglo-Catholic devotion by looking how we can incorporate Holy Scripture into our lives of prayer.  Check out these resources we mention in the episode: The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Scripture as Real Presence by Hans Boersma "Memorization and Repentance" by Hans Boersma Bible Basics for Catholics by John Bergsma Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible by Dietrich Bonhoeffer You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

Today's episode is a recording of a talk given to our Patreon supporters on November 5, 2020 by Jared Henderson, host of the Matins podcast. The talk is titled "The Words of God and the Words of Men: Reading in St. Augustine's Confessions."   To participate in these kinds of events in the future, join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month! You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. 

On today's episodes, we discuss a rule of life and different Anglo-Catholic devotional books. Here are some resources we mentioned: Crafting a Rule of Life by Stephen A. Macchia  The Anglican Breviary (also available online) The Monastic Diurnal/Monastic Breviary Matins You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

On today's bonus episode, Fr. Wesley and Fr. Myles wish everyone a blessed All Souls' Day and briefly explain the devotional practice of prayers for the departed. These are some resources mentioned in the episode: Out Line of Christian Dogma by Darwell Stone The Guild of All Souls The Via Media Podcast Episode on Purgatory with Jerry Walls You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

On today's episode, Fr. Wesley and Fr. Myles are joined by Fr. Robert Bader, SSC, to discuss the history, development, use, and theology of Anglican missals.  You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

On today's bonus episode, Fr. Myles reads Tract XV of Tracts for the Times. You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

On today's episode, we play the recording of Fr. Creighton McElveen's live presentation "Tantum Sacramentum: Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction in the Life of the Church," which was a Sacramentalists Patreon Zoom event held on October 7, 2020. You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!