Redeeming Christian Holy Days: St. Walpurga and Beltane
The evening of April 30th through May 1st is a significant date in the modern neo-Pagan and Wiccan calendar. It is called: Beltane,…
The evening of April 30th through May 1st is a significant date in the modern neo-Pagan and Wiccan calendar. It is called: Beltane,…
A devout observant Jew, who began studying Zen in 1970, became a Zen Buddhist monk in 1996. In 1984 he wrote and released…
A brief note on the misuse of Bodleian Library Manuscript Bodl. 264 Folio 21 This image is now being used to demonstrate pagan origins…
This is a reposting of a pair of articles published last year on the origins of Easter and some Easter traditions. The sources…
This is a reposting of a pair of articles published last year on the origins of Easter and some Easter traditions. The sources…
Passiontide (Passionalia) is the historic name for the last two weeks of Lent. From ancient times these two weeks were called “The Great…
Sometimes the familiar Scripture we grew up with is given such a bizarre twist that we are caught off guard. People tend to…
Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism has been associated with the season of Lent since the time Luther first published in chart in time…
Image via Wikipedia Falat Julian Ash Wednesday, watercolor, 78 x 113 cm (detail) So, what are the supposed pagan origins of Ash Wednesday…
Image via Wikipedia Falat Julian Ash Wednesday, watercolor, 78 x 113 cm (detail) So, what are the supposed pagan origins of Ash Wednesday…
Candlemas is February 2nd, forty days after the birth of Christ it is the Festival of the Purification of Mary. The Gospel Lesson…
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Hymn Verse: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until…
Come, Desire Of Nations Hymn Verse: O Come, Desire of nations, bind All peoples in one heart and mind; Bid Thou our sad…
O Come, Thou Dayspring From On High Hymn Verse: O Come, Thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;…
O Come, Thou Key of David, Come Hymn Verse: O Come, Thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heav’nly home, Make…
We are reposting this from Dec 4, 2012: Did Christianity Steal the Date of Sol Invictus? The claim is that Sol Invictus…
O Come, Thou Rod of Jesse’s Stem Hymn Verse: O Come, Thou Rod of Jesse’s stem, From ev’ry foe deliver them That trust…
We are reposting this from Dec 3rd, 2012: Of the major Christian Holy Days, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost are the high points…
O Come, O Come, Thou Lord of Might The Hymn: O come, O come, Thou Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes on…
O Come, Thou Wisdom From on High The Hymn: O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, Who orderest all things mightily; To us…
The hymn “O, Come, O, Come, Emmanuel” (TLH 62; LW 31; CW 32; ; ELH 110; LSB 357) is a rendition of the…
Here is a guitar transcription for O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion from Handel’s Messiah. Midi File Letter size PDF ThouThatTellestGoodTidings
I’m still transcribing a few more parts of the Messiah for use with guitar. Here is a version of And the Glory of…
Our Parish does a Christmas Catechization each year centered around different parts of the Small Catechism. This year the music surrounding the questioning…
Blogger Shane Raynor at Ministry Matters™ recently posted an article titled Millennial Myths and the Real Reasons People Leave the Church. Raynor attempts…