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Bishop Derek Jones

Suspended ACNA Bishop Founds Breakaway Church ([link removed])

by Arlie Coles and Greta Gaffin

Derek Jones’ new Anglican denomination is aspiring to Old Catholic affiliation while continuing to battle the ACNA over logos and trade secrets. Read on ([link removed]) .

The Frick Returns with Liturgical Treasures ([link removed])

by Pamela Lewis

Presenting more than 40 rare objects from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (known as the “Latin Treasure”), this exhibition adds another shimmering jewel to the Frick Collection’s crown. Read on ([link removed]) .

Grasping God’s Grace ([link removed])

by Andrew Christiansen

The novel Face to Face centers on the pivotal year of 1525—a watershed moment for Luther and for Europe. Read on ([link removed]) .

Antoni Gaudi’s Incarnational Iconography ([link removed])

by Dennis Raverty

Arguably the greatest artist to have worked in this style, Gaudi is being considered by the Roman Catholic Church for beatification. Read on ([link removed]) .

People and Places, 12/31 ([link removed])

by TLC Staff

This is the first of two columns from the December 21 edition of TLC. It includes appointments and ordinations across the Episcopal Church. Read on ([link removed]) .

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Bach’s Christmas Oratorio & the Coming of Christ ([link removed])

by Francis Omandi

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio helps us inhabit joy and embrace the implications of the Incarnation, confronting a world which needs the Savior. Read on ([link removed]) .

Magic, Faith, & J.M. Neale’s Sermons on the Holy Name of Jesus ([link removed])

by Neil Dhingra

Magic is manipulation and control. John Mason Neale’s sermons on the Holy Name of Jesus express an anti-magic faith in a living God. Read on ([link removed]) .

St. Joseph and the Birth of Jesus ([link removed])

by Jean McCurdy Meade

How is Jesus from the “root of Jesse” when he is not Joseph’s natural son? Joseph’s role in the birth of the Messiah was indispensable. Read on ([link removed]) .

People Who Hate Children ([link removed])

by Wesley Hill

In Matthew, the child Jesus escaped slaughter just as Moses did in Exodus. But God became a hated child for the sake of all hated children. Read on ([link removed]) .

St. John, Witness to the Incarnate God ([link removed])

by Joseph Mangina

Matthew and Luke give us the infancy stories. John’s Gospel offers a commentary that we might know that the baby is the Word of the Father. Read on ([link removed]) .

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