“On the Occasion” – T.S. Eliot with Ron Dart & Brad Embry
In this episode of On the Occasion, Ron Dart takes us through some of the poetry of T.S. Eliot, especially two poems in the Ariel series, "Journey of the Magi" and "Song for Simeon."
In this session, Ron addresses some ways in which Eliot's poetry and journey in life can supply Christians with useful ways of living out their faith.
On the Occasion is hosted by Brad Embry, pastoral assistant with St. Michael's Anglican Church, Delafield, WI.
“Testing the Spirit” – Lazar Puhalo
QUESTION: Vladika, can you say something about the meaning of "testing the Spirit." What does that mean and can you give an example? REPLY: One of the surest ways in our regular experience to "test the Spirit" is in the Divine...
Nail Scars and Bullet Wounds – Isaiah 1:15 – Bradley Jersak
Nail-scars & bullet wounds. "And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood." -Isaiah 1:15 20 million guns sold in 202018.5 million sold in 2021 An...
Steve Bynum – “Targeted” – A Response to the Buffalo Massacre
I wonder if I’ve ever really understood the gospel – Susan Carson
I Wonder If I’ve Ever Really Understood the Gospel I’ve started a Master of Ministry at St. Stephens University. It’s a beautiful and challenging journey, and I’m just getting started. With theologians and teachers like David Moore, LA Henry, Bradley Jersak and Peter...
Cole Arthur Riley’s “THIS HERE FLESH” – Review by Felicia Murrell
In crafting This Here Flesh, Cole Arthur Riley says she knew she wanted the book to end at liberation. And that she wanted to start at dignity, to ground people in this belief that this is a journey, something that feels most true about the black origin....
Reflections on David Milgard – Wayne Northey
It was a shock, followed by great sadness, to have heard the news today of David’s passing. In 1989, newly hired to head the Restorative Justice work of Mennonite Central Committee Canada, I was perusing correspondence of my predecessor, Restorative Justice...
“The Adages of Erasmus” – Philosophy, Formation and Wisdom – Ron Dart
The Adages of Erasmus: Philosophy, Formation, and Wisdom I can hardly say what nectar, sweet as honey, I sip from your most delightful Adages, rich source of nectar as they are, what lovely flowers of every mind I gather thence like a honeybee, carrying them...
When We Welcome the Child – Kenneth Tanner
Among earth’s biological species humans are the least instinctually equipped to survive. It takes much more than a decade to give a child a fighting chance.The nascent humans and human children of our species are the most vulnerable on our planet without the constant...
The Nature of Redemption – Lazar Puhalo
The mystery of redemption is co-suffering love, not divine revenge in the form of a substitutionary sacrifice. The Orthodox concept of redemption may be briefly epitomized as follows. While “atonement” is not a usual Orthodox Christian term or expression,...
Religious Particularity & the Cultural Canopy – Beyond Multiculturalism – David Goa w/ Brad Jersak
The words of Jesus Christ, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes unto the Father except by me” frame the backdrop for this conversation on particularity and universals. The Jewish patrimony accents the gift of particularity. Christianity, like Islam and...