Quote for Reflection (Sunday, March 14, 2021)
“Baptism signifies that Christians are made – not born; that radical, lifelong submission through repentance and conversion is required of all who heed the Gospel call. In addition, Baptism not […]
Anglican Church in St. Andrew, Jamaica. Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. Established 1664.
“Baptism signifies that Christians are made – not born; that radical, lifelong submission through repentance and conversion is required of all who heed the Gospel call. In addition, Baptism not […]
“Baptism after all, has been known from the earliest times as the “sacrament of faith.” The role of faith in baptism is crucial. A sacrament is a celebration in which […]
What are the areas of our life that need the transforming presence of the Holy Spirit? What conflicts do we feel between the call of Jesus to deny ourselves, take […]
“So the beginning of Christian life is a new beginning of God’s creative work. And just as Jesus came up out of the water, receiving the Spirit and hearing the […]
“A simple confession of faith in Christ [was] no longer sufficed for admission to baptism. Those who had initially heard the news about Jesus were Jews who were living according […]
“That divine image is restored, renewed, discovered again in baptism. We emerge from the baptismal waters as new creations. Never totally new, of course. No matter how dramatic the change, […]
Identify the areas of our lives that impede the work of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, since the moment of our baptism? What tensions do we feel between […]
Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent – a period/time which the Christian Church uses for prayer, fasting, and spiritual preparation for Easter, in which we […]
“Repentance and prayer entail suffering, and inner spiritual change is never without cost. It means entering with Christ into the darkness of the world and sometimes of the Church too, […]
During Lent we focus on penitence and repentance. What penitential actions of self-denial will you practice during Lent?