Saturday, November 30, 2019 | Out and About in EDoLA
Join us for these family-friendly Advent and Christmas events in the Diocese of Louisiana. For additions or corrections to this list, email Karen Mackey kmackey@edola.org.
Saturday, November 30, 2019 | Out and About in EDoLA
Throughout the Diocese of Louisiana you will find a service to slow down and enjoy some time for quiet reflection this Advent Season. For additions or corrections to this list, email Karen Mackey kmackey@edola.org....
Saturday, November 30, 2019 | Out and About in EDoLA
Fill your heart with the spirit of Christmas. Below you will find a list of Christmas concerts found throughout the Diocese of Louisiana. All are open to the public. For additions or corrections to this list, email Karen Mackey kmackey@edola.org....
Saturday, November 30, 2019 | Out and About in EDoLA
Services of Healing are available for all those who are feeling pain and grief this holiday season. For additions or corrections to the calendar email Karen Mackey kmackey@edola.org.
Saturday, November 30, 2019 | Reflections
The violin section is by far the largest cohort in a symphony orchestra, and it’s divided into two subsections: first violins and second violins. A young violinist may have to play “second fiddle” early in her or his career. Often, many career musicians have to accept...
Friday, November 29, 2019 | Reflections
When we encounter a grammatical adversative—yet, but, however, nonetheless—we are tempted to discount everything that comes before it, particularly if what follows the adversative seems more appealing.There is a branch of Christian theology known as apologetics—the...
Thursday, November 28, 2019 | Reflections
In John’s Gospel, there is no account of the institution of the eucharist at the Last Supper. But John’s sixth chapter, the Bread of Life discourse, is no less eucharistic than the institution narratives in the other gospels.Through ordinary elements of ….(View...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 | Reflections
As a child, I learned about a country called Yugoslavia. Children today learn instead about Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Kosovo. National identities suppressed by centuries of empire building and colonization have...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 | Reflections
Without denying the abundance of God’s grace or God’s ability to act independently of human will or human behavior, English clergyman Martin Thornton contends that our growth in the life of grace is something we can take responsibility for through persistent, repeated...
Monday, November 25, 2019 | Reflections
We often think of salvation in terms of the question, “Will I go to heaven when I die?” The word itself points to health and wholeness. (It’s the same root as the exclamation salud! when offering a toast.) Salvation also has meaning in the present. Notice...
