Category: Daily Prayer
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Can you afford to be a Christian, here?
Luke 8, Counting the Cost, Hating Father and Mother; Sermon from September 9, 2019, Can you afford to be a follower of Jesus Christ here? Our gospel lays before us a really interesting challenge. It reminds me a little bit of Bill Murray. Thank you for playing. Bill Murray from Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, Groundhogs Day. Bill…
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Being Mary, treasure these memories in your heart, you’ll need them later.
Being Mary, treasure these memories in your heart, you’ll need them later. The Rev. Matthew Cowden, Saint Michael & All Angels, South Bend 4 PM pageant service Christmas Eve December 24, 2016 (Homily just after the children and youth pageant.) I am so grateful to our pageant leaders, organizers and readers, to our wise…
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Priest’s Personal Collect
This article appeared earlier this year in The Anglican Digest. It is a personal, if clunky, favorite of mine for the priestly office, especially as an Episcopalian-Anglican. It was originally published here. The Priest’s Personal Collect: A Prayer to Renew the Pastor, BCP 562 The Rev. Matthew Cowden At the height of the induction ceremony…
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A Warm Bath: Returning to #DailyPrayer
At this season in my life I happen to be more faithful to the Church’s Daily Office and to my Rule of Life than I have been in others. I am blessed with a spiritual director who guides my soul and keeps me accountable. But my experience of returning to daily practice especially after a…