Brad Mathias

I am reminded today of the following discourse found in the Gospel of Luke. John the Baptist is facing execution, and in a moment of ‘hesitation’ he wants to confirm that Jesus is the Messiah and that his own work had not been in vain . . . When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’” . . . So [ Jesus] replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The...

My dear Brothers and Sisters, As we move through this blessed season of Lent, it is good for us to remember the words from the prophet Joel, which we heard on Ash Wednesday. “Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.” This is a...

Diocese of the Northeast Anglican Catholic Church   The Right Reverend Alexander H. Webb, D.Min. Bishop Ordinary     My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,   Silent Night, Holy Night All is calm, all is bright!   We are living in a world where all is not calm, all is not bright!  And yet, we come to this Christmas day when we are singing songs and carols and hymns that proclaim goodness and peace and love.  How can we reconcile this with what we see around us?  It is easy to reject what we...