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Anglican Ascetic
Homilies, teachings, and interviews from your host, Father Matthew C. Dallman, Obl.S.B., who is the leading authority on the theology of Martin Thornton, student of the Venerable S. Bede, and founder of Akenside Institute for English Spirituality. Fr Dallman is an Anglican priest: Rector of Saint Paul's, New Smyrna Beach, in Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.
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Episodes
Anglican AsceticEp. 12: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my parish’s Saturday morning class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is currently reading…
Anglican AsceticOn the Vicarious Parish
What we hear in the Gospel is a man asking Jesus to come and heal his son who was ill. And the man was persistent in this request to Jesus, for he said a…
Anglican AsceticEp. 11: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my parish’s Saturday morning class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is currently reading…
Anglican AsceticOn S. James, 1st Bishop of the Church
Almighty God, mercifully look upon our infirmities: that whereas we are afflicted by the burden of our sin, the glorious intercession of Thy Martyr and Bishop…
Anglican AsceticOn S. Luke and the Holy Spirit
Almighty God, Who didst inspire Thy servant Saint Luke the Physician, to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of Thy Son: manifest in Thy Church…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 18: On Saint Luke
In the audio provided, both lessons are read, and then followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Luke, 1.1 Inasmuch as many…
Anglican AsceticOn the Wedding Feast through the Parish
The Lord of Hosts has made a feast for us, and for all peoples. Our Lord Jesus teaches us that the kingdom of God is available to us in the feast of the…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 17: On Being the Paralytic Healed by Christ
In the audio provided, both lessons are read, and then followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Luke, 5.17 As Jesus was…
Anglican AsceticOn Seeing the Parish as Eucharistic
As we approach the season of Advent, which is right around the corner, my sermon series on the eucharistic life will reach its conclusion. Still left to…
Anglican AsceticOn Having Pure Hearts and Minds
Lord, we beseech Thee: grant Thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil: and with pure hearts and minds to follow…
Anglican AsceticOn Being Thankful for the Angels
The feast of Saint Michael and All Angels celebrates the ministry of the holy Angels, and does so straightforwardly. These creatures: made of spirit and…
Anglican AsceticOn Our Angels of Protection
O God, Who of Thy ineffable Providence dost vouchsafe to send Thy holy Angels to be our guardians: grant to us Thy humble servants, that we may in this life…
Anglican AsceticOn Archangel Raphael and the Healing of the Gospel
O God, Who gavest blessed Raphael the Archangel unto Thy servant Tobias to be the companion of his wayfaring: grant unto us Thy servants that we may ever be…
Anglican AsceticOn Archangel Gabriel and the Strength of the Gospel
Almighty and everlasting God, unto Whom thousands of Angels minister: grant, we beseech Thee, that we, who on earth do honour blessed Gabriel the Archangel as…
Anglican AsceticOn Archangel Michael and the Victory of the Gospel
O everlasting God, Who hast ordained and constituted the ministries of angels and men in a wonderful order: Mercifully grant that, as Thy holy angels always…
Anglican AsceticOn Eucharistic Covenant
Saint Paul, the patron of this holy house, urges us to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which we have been called. And our Lord and Saviour Jesus…
Anglican AsceticEp. 10: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my parish’s Saturday morning class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is currently reading…
Anglican AsceticOn the Sacrament of Christ’s Love
God our Father, Whose Son our Lord Jesus Christ in a wonderful Sacrament hath left unto us a memorial of His passion: Grant us so to venerate the sacred…
Anglican AsceticOn S. Matthew and the Nature of the Gospel
O Almighty God, Who by Thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receipt of custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist: grant us grace to forsake all covetous…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 16: On the Heart of S. Matthew
In the audio provided, both lessons are read, and then followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Luke, 5.27 After healing…
Anglican AsceticOn Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
I have been speaking since Trinity Sunday about the Christian life as a eucharistic life. Jesus Christ is the Tree of Life, for He is not only the Way, and not…
Anglican AsceticEp. 9: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my parish’s Saturday morning class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is currently reading…
Anglican AsceticOn the Power of the Holy Cross
O God, Who dost gladden us upon this day by the festival of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: grant that we who have acknowledged the mystery of redemption…
Anglican AsceticOn True Obedience
O God, Who dost gladden us upon this day by the festival of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: grant that we who have acknowledged the mystery of redemption…
Anglican AsceticOn Being Charged with the Grandeur of God
Our Lord Jesus Christ speaks today to us as a pastor would speak to his flock. Christ is our Good Shepherd. He says “Do not be anxious about your life, what…
Anglican AsceticEp. 8: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my parish’s Saturday morning class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is currently reading…
Anglican AsceticEp. 7: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my parish’s Saturday morning class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is currently reading…
Anglican AsceticOn Celebrating Our Lady’s Glorious Birth
We beseech Thee, O Lord, bestow upon us Thy servants the gift of Thy heavenly grace: that as our salvation began by the Childbearing of the Blessed Virgin…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 15: On Humility Augmenting Faith
In the audio provided, both lessons are read, and then followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Luke, 17.11 On the way to…
Anglican AsceticOn Offering Ourselves to Christ
From our patron, the holy apostle Paul, we hear teaching about living in eucharistic community. The Christians in Galatia, as the Church in Galatia which Paul…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ the Perfect Eucharistic Person
I have been reflecting all summer long since Trinity Sunday about the eucharistic life. And one of the points I have tried to emphasize is that the word…
Anglican AsceticOn S. John Baptist Pointing Us to Christ
We pray Thee, O Lord, that this solemn festival of John Baptist Thy blessed Forerunner and Martyr may effectually bestow upon us Thy succour, to the attainment…
Anglican AsceticOn Saint Bartholomew and the Fig Tree
O Almighty and everlasting God, Who didst give to Thine Apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach Thy Word: grant, we beseech Thee, unto Thy…
Anglican AsceticOn the Royal Priesthood and Human Image of God
One of the themes of my preaching and teaching that I emphasize is how God makes the human being. This comes directly from Scripture, in Genesis chapter 1, on…
Anglican AsceticOn Pride and Humility
Saint Paul teaches us today about delivering to others what has been received. The gift of the Gospel brings with it the responsibility to proclaim the Gospel…
Anglican AsceticOn the Dormition of Blessed Mary
O God, Who on this day didst take to Thyself Blessed Mary, the ever-Virgin Mother of Thine only-begotten Son: grant that we who celebrate her glory may be…
Anglican AsceticEp. 6: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my parish’s Saturday morning class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is currently reading…
Anglican AsceticOn Saint Clare and the Eucharist
Graciously hear us, O God of our salvation: that, like as we do rejoice in the festival of blessed Clare of Assisi, Thy holy Virgin, so we may learn to follow…
Anglican AsceticOn the Sacrament of Prayer
“It is not the task of Christianity to provide easy answers to every question, but to make us progressively aware of a mystery.” This is important to always…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ's Power and Majesty
O GOD, who on the mount didst reveal to chosen witnesses thine only-begotten Son wonderfully transfigured, in raiment white and glistering; Mercifully grant…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 14: On Being Faithful in a Very Little
In the audio provided, both lessons are read, and then followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Luke, 16.1 Jesus also said…
Anglican AsceticOn the Salvation of the Eucharist
There is much to consider in the Epistle of S. Paul. While it may seem that there is a jumble of teachings, in fact there is a single link to bring each one…
Anglican AsceticEp. 5: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my parish’s Saturday morning class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is currently reading…
Anglican AsceticOn Saint Martha's Faith in Christ
Almighty and most merciful God, Whose Son didst vouchsafe to be received in the house of blessed Martha: grant we beseech Thee, at the prayer of her who…
Anglican AsceticOn Saint Anne, Mother of the Theotokos
O God, Who didst vouchsafe to give grace to blessed Saint Anne that she might be worthy to bear the Mother of Thine only-begotten Son: Mercifully grant that we…
Anglican AsceticIn Praise of the Righteous Parents of Blessed Mary
A Reading from a Homily by Kosmas Vestitor, a Byzantine lay preacher who lived in Constantinople and died circa 850. Today is the day that offers thanksgiving…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ Known Through Preachers
A life of constantly reflecting on the fact of our Baptism means that everywhere and in all places Christ can be found, Christ can be heard, Christ can be…
Anglican AsceticOn Saint Mary Magdalene Adoring Christ
O God, who didst vouchsafe to call blessed Mary Magdalene, by the voice of thine only-begotten Son, from the multitude of her sins unto the grace of repentance…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 13: On the the Miraculous Bread of Christ
In the audio provided, both lessons are read, and then followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Mark, 6.35 And when it…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ in Us
I will begin this morning by again quoting from Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey, among the most important Anglican voices of the 20th century. He said…
Anglican AsceticOn Selling Our Possessions
When Jesus was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal…
Anglican AsceticOn Mystery and Sacrament
“It is not the task of Christianity to provide easy answers to every question, but to make us progressively aware of a mystery.” These words of a 20th century…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 12: On S. Peter as Fisher of Men
In the audio provided, both lessons are read, and then followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel According to S. Luke, 5.1 While the crowd…
Anglican AsceticOn Awe at Christ's Divine Power
Saint Luke tells us that after Saint Peter saw the great catch of fish, he fell down at the knees of Jesus. And in falling down, Peter said, “Depart from me…
Anglican AsceticOn the Eucharist and Spiritual Awareness
O God, the protector of all that trust in Thee, without Whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us Thy mercy; that, Thou being our…
Anglican AsceticOn Eucharistic Community
“Judge not, and you will not be judged.” Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ teaches this to us. In teaching this, Christ gives us a commandment about life in…
Anglican AsceticThe English Spirituality of Martin Thornton
I am pleased to report that the 2026 Breck Conference on Martin Thornton was a great success! Attendance was high—the most attendees of any Breck Conference to…
Anglican AsceticThe Eucharist as Sacrament of Christ's Death
On these Sundays after Trinity, I will be reflecting on the Eucharist. We are eucharistic people, we are part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church…
Anglican AsceticEp. 4: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my parish’s Saturday morning class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is currently reading…
Anglican AsceticOn Loving Poor Lazarus
Having worshipped through Pentecost, completed on its Octave Day, Trinity Sunday, we have now finished the portion of the liturgical year which celebrates of…