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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 AsceticOn the Eucharist Proclaiming Christ's Death
O God, Who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us a memorial of Thy Passion: Grant us, we beseech Thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and…
Anglican AsceticEp. 3: 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 Joy, Surprise, and Peace of the Gospel
We beseech Thee, O Lord, to grant unto us Thy servants the gift of Thy heavenly grace: that as the Child-bearing of the Blessed Virgin was unto us the…
Anglican AsceticOn the Holy Ghost Producing Christian Life
Our Lord Jesus speaks cryptically. And He speaks cryptically to Nicodemus today, saying, “Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Paul said…
Anglican AsceticEp. 2: 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 Brilliance of the Book of Common Prayer
Almighty and everliving God, Who through the Book of Common Prayer hath restored the language of the people in the prayers of Thy Church: Make us always…
Anglican AsceticOn the Life and Death of the Venerable S. Bede
O God, Who by the learning of blessed Bede, Thy Confessor and Doctor, hast made Thy Church illustrious: mercifully grant unto Thy servants, that we may ever be…
Anglican AsceticOn the Church as Continuous Pentecost
The actions of the Holy Spirit are always powerful when He is acting. He is always dwelling in the baptized, but His power may or may not be working. But when…
Anglican AsceticOn the Man Who Taught Me How to be a Christian
Father Fraser graced me with the opportunity to preach in this pulpit many times as a seminarian, and I think once or twice as a Deacon before we left for my…
Anglican AsceticOn the Theotokos in the Upper Room
Our liturgical celebration today is again a “station liturgy”—the station of the Sunday after the Ascension of Jesus, that is, day three of nine that the 120…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ's Ascension
Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that since we do believe Thy only begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens; so we may also in…
Anglican AsceticEp. 1: S. Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
This is unedited audio of my Saturday parish class in which we study Scripture with the help of the Church Fathers. This class is reading On the Lord’s Prayer…
Anglican AsceticOn Moving Mountains by Faith
O Lord, from Whom all good things do come: Grant to us Thy humble servants, that by Thy holy inspiration we may think those things that be good, and by Thy…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ's Body Before His Nativity
Today concludes this sermon series reflecting on Christ’s taking of a Body, that is His “incarnation”: a word that means “becoming bodily.” This past week…
Anglican AsceticOn Humanity and Christ's Body
I began last Sunday a sermon series on the Incarnation of Christ, which I continue today and will conclude next Sunday. It is a deep dive into the fact…
Anglican AsceticOn Being Made in the Image of Christ
I am going to begin a two sermon series today reflecting on the fact that we are made in the image and according to the likeness of God. It such a rich and…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ the Good Shepherd
Our Lord Jesus speaks to us today. He says, “I am the good shepherd.” And it is a message that is particularly suited to Eastertide, and our celebration of…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ Commissioning the Apostles
We have here in the north and south walls of the nave of the Stations of the Cross. There are fourteen in all. Through each one we follow Christ in His…
Anglican AsceticOn Entering into Christ's Tomb
It is a great joy to share with you all in the heavenly peace brought into the world by Jesus Christ, on this the day of His resurrection. I want to welcome…
Anglican AsceticOn Proclaiming the Resurrection of Christ
It was the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee who went into the tomb. The stone was rolled away, but they did not find the body. What they found was…
Anglican AsceticOn the Bridegroom as Icon of God
PROPERS FOR HOLY WEDNESDAY (Bridegroom Services) MATINS: Lev. 16:2-24 | Jn 16 EVENSONG: Job 2:1-10 | Mt 26:6-16 INTROIT. Behold, the Bridegroom comes at…
Anglican AsceticOn the Bridegroom's Perfect Patience
EVENSONG: Job 1:13-22 | Mt 24:3-35 INTROIT. Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching; and again…
Anglican AsceticOn the Bridegroom's Demand of Us
PROPERS FOR HOLY TUESDAY (Bridegroom Services) MATINS: Wisdom 2 | Jn 15 EVENSONG: Job 1:13-22 | Mt 24:3-35 INTROIT. Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight…
Anglican AsceticOn the Bridegroom, Teacher of Love
EVENSONG: Job 1:1-12 | Mt 24:36-26:2 INTROIT. Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching; and again…
Anglican AsceticOn Loving the Bridegroom
PROPERS FOR HOLY MONDAY (Bridegroom Liturgy) MATINS: Hos 13-14 | Jn 14 EVENSONG: Job 1:1-12 | Mt 24:36-26:2 INTROIT. Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight…
Anglican AsceticOn Watching with Christ during Holy Week
Almighty and everlasting God, Who, of Thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent Thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon Him our flesh, and to suffer…
Anglican AsceticOn Entering Jerusalem with Christ
Today we have gathered at the beginning of our liturgy outside in the Resurrection Garden to meet Christ on the Mount of Olives. Today He returns from Bethany…
Anglican AsceticOn the Unbinding of Lazarus, and Us
Note: The liturgical celebration of the Raising of Lazarus is an ancient custom of the Church, preserved from the 4th century by the Orthodox Church. I have…
Anglican AsceticOn the Joy of the Annunciation
We beseech Thee, O Lord, pour Thy grace into our hearts, that, as we who have known the incarnation of Thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an Angel, so by…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ's Eucharistic Power
I spoke last Sunday in very high ways about the Eucharist. For example, I said that because Jesus Christ is the source and summit of our life, so the…
Anglican AsceticOn the Epistle of S. James, Session 4
Every Lent, my parish—Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach—offers what we call “Lent Friday Worship.” The weekly festivity begins with Plainsong Evensong, and then…
Anglican AsceticOn Freedom in Christ
In our Epistle, Saint Paul speaks of our freedom. He says, “The Jerusalem above is free, and she is our Mother.” And he says at the end of the epistle…
Anglican AsceticOn the Epistle of S. James, Session 3
Every Lent, my parish—Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach—offers what we call “Lent Friday Worship.” The weekly festivity begins with Plainsong Evensong, and then…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ's Holiness
Our patron, Saint Paul, has a word today about holiness. He teaches that God called us not to a life of impurity, but to a lift of holiness. That holiness is…
Anglican AsceticOn the Epistle of S. James, Session 2
Every Lent, my parish—Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach—offers what we call “Lent Friday Worship.” The weekly festivity begins with Plainsong Evensong, and then…
Anglican AsceticMore on Noah's Ark as Spiritual Allegory (Part 2)
O Lord, Who for our sake didst fast forty days and forty nights: Give us grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ our Strength and Defense
The conclusion of my sermon for last Sunday had these words: In hearing and reflecting upon the profound account given us about love in the example of Jesus…
Anglican AsceticOn the Epistle of S. James, Session 1
Every Lent, my parish—Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach—offers what we call “Lent Friday Worship.” The weekly festivity begins with Plainsong Evensong, and then…
Anglican AsceticOn Jonah, Disobedience, and Lent
Almighty and everlasting God, Who hatest nothing that Thou hast made and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent: Create and make in us new and…
Anglican AsceticOn Noah's Ark as Allegory
O Lord God, Who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth: Send Thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ's Perfect Love
Last Sunday’s sermon finished with these words: In addition to the liturgical life and the Sacraments, the Church has always taught of the necessity of…
Anglican AsceticOn Examining our Conscience
We have heard the parable of the Sower and the Seeds many time. It bears asking, why does our Lord Jesus give us emphasis in His parable of the Seeds and the…
Anglican AsceticOn Candlemas and Thanksgiving to God
Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech Thy majesty: that, as Thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in substance of our flesh, so…
Anglican AsceticOn Pilgrimage of the Heart
As we are using the traditional Western lectionary for our worship on Sundays and Holy Days, we have come upon that portion of the liturgical year known as…
Anglican AsceticOn S. Paul and Transformation
O God, Who, by the preaching of Thine apostle Paul, hast caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world: Grant, we beseech Thee, that we, having…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ's Transformative Power
Brothers and sisters, today we hear of transformation. Saint John tells us of a miracle, indeed his first one. Our Lord Jesus Christ performed a miracle in…
Anglican AsceticOn the Certainty of S. Peter
O God, Who didst bestow upon Thy blessed Apostle Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and didst appoint unto him the high priesthood for binding and…
Anglican AsceticOn Finding Christ in the Temple
In our readings today from Proverbs 1, the 84th Psalm, and Romans 12, we have such golden wisdom. What we hear is for us, in the words of Proverbs, graceful…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ's Baptism
To celebrate at the beginning of the Epiphany season the Baptism of Jesus is an ancient liturgical custom. It is among the most ancient liturgical feasts of…
Anglican AsceticThe Vocation of Lay Reader, with Nathaniel Marshall
Today I am interviewing Nathaniel Marshall. Nathaniel recently gave a lecture called “On the Vocation of Lay Reader” for the conference “Called & Consecrated”…
Anglican AsceticOn the Righteous Saint Joseph, the Betrothed
We hear today the Gospel from the holy Evangelist Saint Matthew, which reminds us of Our Lord’s return from Egypt to Nazareth. Because of this, it seems…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ Born into a World of Darkness
It is the fourth day of Christmas, and there are eight days to go until the Christmas season starts to blend into the season of Epiphany. And I will tell you…
Anglican AsceticOn the Nativity of the Eternally Divine Christ
I want us to reflect upon the words of the blessed evangelist John concerning the eternity of the Word, that is, concerning the eternity of Christ’s divinity…
Anglican AsceticThis Day Christ is Born!
My dear brothers and sisters, Christ is born; let us give glory. Christ is from the heavens, let us go to meet Him. Christ is on the earth, let us be lifted…
Anglican AsceticOn the Eyes of the World Waiting Upon Christ
Jesus Christ is always the Coming One. As He said in S. Matthew’s Gospel: “Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming…. Therefore you…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ's Coming Through Priests
We hear John the Baptist telling his disciples to go and ask Jesus if He is the One. It is important to know that this is not John showing a lack of faith in…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 11: On the Final Judgment
In the audio, both lessons are read, and are followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Luke 21.25 Jesus said unto his…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ Unveiled in Scripture
I concluded my preaching for the First Sunday of Advent with these words: “The knowledge that Christ is always the coming one is why Christianity is at its…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 10: On S. Andrew and the Saints
In the audio, both lessons are read, and are followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Mark 1.1 The beginning of the gospel…
Anglican AsceticOn Christ Entering Our Heart
The First Sunday of Advent among other things reminds us that we at St Paul’s follow the traditional one-year lectionary for the Scripture readings for Sundays…