Christ is Risen!

Be Poets of the Logos!
Sarx (σαρξ) is the Greek word for "flesh". This is the blog of a Southern Man (sojourning in Buffalo, NY) attempting to follow God in the way of Jesus. I am ordained in the Independent Sacramental Movement, serving under the omophor of Bp Craig of the Universal Anglican Church. We are founding a mission here in Buffalo. You can email me at "arkouda" at this domain.

Disclaimer

I who have written this story, or rather this fable, give no credence to the various incidents related in it. For some things in it are the deceptions of demons, other poetic figments; some are probable, others improbable; while still others are intended for the delectation of foolish men. (Closing lines of the Táin Bó Cúalnge)

Right now…

Christ is Risen!

CTUALLY, Yer Host is very sucky at maintaining a rule of prayer for any period of time (9-12 months is about average). For the last year I was using the Church of England’s Common Worship: Daily Prayer which I love. But it’s rather light… and the lectionary is choppy.
Right now I’m [...]

Prayer Bubbles

Christ is Risen!

AD Had another pulmonary issue today – a blood-level reaction to the medication he was on. Mom called at 2:19 and I tweeted it and facebooked it.
You know, when people talk about “feeling supported” by prayer, I’ve never actually had an understanding of what they were talking about until now. Even [...]

The Paschal Hours

Christ is Risen!
In the Eastern tradition, regular hourly prayers are suspended through bright week (from Pascha until the following Saturday). During that time the following Paschal Hours are read for all the “minor” hours – The midnight office, Prime, Terce, Sext and None and Compline – during the day (Matins, Vespers are also in [...]

No More Catholic Reiki

UST SO We’re clear, the USCCB says Reiki therapy is ‘superstition’.
“For a Catholic to believe in Reiki therapy presents insoluble problems” the guidelines continue, saying that employing a technique that has no scientific support or plausibility is “generally not prudent.”
What is ironic about that is that A) there’s no scientific evidence for exorcisms, baptisms, eucharists, [...]

Soul Saturday

EMEMBER, O Lord, the souls of you servants departed in sleep, Bessie, Kenneth, Walter, Katherine, Edward, James, Raymond, Doris, Gregory, Bud, Linda, and all my relatives according to the flesh; remember Joe, Nina, Alan, Sheila-Mary, Brian, Michelle, Edward, Grace, Raymond, Elsa, Timmy, Raymond, Katherine, Sunnie, Gus, Alejandro, Timmy, William, David, Thomas, Mills, Bernie, Victor, Barbara, [...]

Collect for Ordinations

God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquillity the plan of salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were being cast down are being raised up, and things which [...]

After the Fact

S WE Used to say at Mass, I ask your prayers for two special intentions, invoking especially the help of St Jude and St Dymphna.

Roots Post #7

LEMENT’S Chapter on prayer…
I feel like I don’t pray enough. Most of the stuff that I do (MP, EP, Compline, devotions, chanting, Jesus prayer, Mass, sundry church services, whatever…) are all simply preparation for that moment of Zen silence when I’m finally open to God and, for a brief moment, can shut [...]

Rosary to Our Lady of Victory

NE NOTES An increasing number of hits coming in to the blog on to the ER/WR Prayers to Our Lady under her titles of “Our Lady of Victory” and “Protection of the Theotokos”. As this onslaught grows daily, I became curious as to what was up.
Lo: it seems some Pious Sorts have decided that [...]

ER/WR prayers to Our Lady of Victory

OR THE WEEK From 1 October – the Eastern Feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos – to 7 October – the Western Feast of Our Lady of Victory – a set of prayers to Our Lady asking her help and protection for all Christians.
These two feasts seem to me analogues. And so [...]