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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 AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 9: On the Dedication of the Temple
In the audio, both lessons are read, and are followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to 2 Chronicles 6.13 Solomon knelt on his…
Anglican AsceticOn Numerical Growth in a Parish
Our Feast of Dedication which we celebrate today we are celebrating because it was 103 years ago—that is, on the 19th of November, 1922—that this church was…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 8: On Begging Loaves of Bread for a Friend
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 11.1 Jesus was praying in a…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of Forgiveness
My friends in Christ, I ended my sermon last Sunday with these words: “Stewardship demands a life of holiness, and this holiness comes from completely giving…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of Stewardship
As we continue our Stewardship season, I want to reiterate what I said last Sunday: what better way to reflect on Stewardship than to look to the Saints. After…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of the Saints
As we kick off our Stewardship season, what better way to do so that to celebrate the Saints. The Saints are our models of how to be Christian, and certainly…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 7: On the Healing of the Paralytic
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 5:17 As Jesus was teaching…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of Christ's Healing
There are two things that stand out to me in our Gospel passage, about Jesus healing the paralytic. The first is that in healing the paralytic, Jesus…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of Christ's Sonship
“How do the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?” Jesus asked. And then He said, “David himself calls Him Lord, how is He His Son?” The question of…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of God's Holy Covenant
Today I want us to reflect on covenant as it is revealed in Holy Scripture. We hear of covenant directly in the reading from the prophet Ezekiel, wherein…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of 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 AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 6: On the Calling of S. Matthew
In audio, both lessons are read, and are followed by a homily by yours truly. A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Luke 5:27 After healing the paralytic…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of Life in Community (pt 2)
From our patron, the holy apostle Paul, we hear teaching about living in community. The Christians in Galatia, as the Church in Galatia which Paul himself had…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 5: On Moses Lifting the Holy Cross
A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. John 3.13 Jesus said, No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And as Moses…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of the Holy Cross
We are observing in the Liturgy today a very old feast of the Church: the feast of adoring the Cross of Jesus Christ. And I am reminded about the message…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 4: On Mary's Blessedness
A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Luke 10.38 Now as Jesus and the disciples went on their way, he entered a village; and a woman named Martha received…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of Blessed Virgin Mary
One of the very ancient and beloved prayers of the Church that has to do with Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mother of Jesus Christ, is called the Angelus prayer…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of 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 Solomon and the Mystery of Prayer
I begin my sermon today by again bringing before us the words I have often quoted from an English theologian. Those words are: “It is not the task of…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of Our Salvation
This past Friday was the Feast of the Dormition and Assumption of Mary. Indeed the dormition and assumption of she whose title is Blessed Mary, Ever-Virgin…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 3: On Bearing Good Fruit
A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Luke 6.43 In teaching His disciples, Jesus said: “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear…
Anglican AsceticOn Preachers Who Make Christ Known
Ever since Saint Mary Magdalene became aware that the man she took to be a gardener was in fact Jesus Christ, crucified and now resurrected, Christians cannot…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 2: On Christ Feeding the 4,000
A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. Mark, 8.1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of the Eucharist
As I preached last Sunday, the mystery of Baptism led the greatest Archbishop of Canterbury of the 20th century, blessed Michael Ramsey (who died in 1988), to…
Anglican AsceticAnglican Spirituality with Fr Greg Peters
This is a special episode because for the first time we are welcoming a guest to the show. Our guest is the Reverend Dr Greg Peters. Father Peters is the…
Anglican AsceticOn the Mystery of Baptism
My sermon two Sundays ago ended with a quote from an English theologian. He said: “It is not the task of Christianity to provide easy answers to every…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S3, Ep. 1: On Christ Battling Goliath
A Lesson from the First Book of Samuel, 17.37 Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” Then Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a helmet of…
Anglican AsceticOn God's Pervasive Mysteries
My dear brothers and sisters, hear these words: “In our religion, and in the worship which is the expression of our religion, we look out towards Eternity.”…
Anglican AsceticOn Two Ways of Silent Prayer
Anglican Ascetic Podcast focuses on prayer life in the Anglican tradition—a tradition rooted in the New Testament Church, which became manifest when the womb…
Anglican AsceticOn the Nature of Christian Mystery
We ask God in our Collect today to “make us to have a perpetual fear and love of Thy holy Name.” It bears exploring what “perpetual fear and love” refers to…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: On Jesus Talking with Nicodemus
A Lesson from the Gospel according to S. John, 3.9 Nicodemus answered and said unto Jesus, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou…
Anglican AsceticS. Bede on the Spirituality of the Saints
Anglican Ascetic Podcast focuses on prayer life in the Anglican tradition—a tradition rooted in the New Testament Church, which became manifest when the womb…
Anglican AsceticOn the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
We hear our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ speak about Holy Matrimony in our Gospel reading. He says, “Have you not read that He who created them from the…
Anglican AsceticIntroducing S. Bede through His Death
Here is the kick-off to my new podcast, called “Anglican Ascetic.” The focus of the Anglican Ascetic Podcast is prayer life in the Anglican tradition—a…
Anglican AsceticOn Giving Our Heart to God
I want today for us to reflect upon the teaching of Saint James, the Brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ. I will give attention especially to two verses, both of…
Anglican AsceticOn the Holy Ghost, the Comforter
We hear today of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ speak of the coming of the Holy Ghost. In our Gospel passage, we hear Him called the Comforter. And the Holy…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S2, Ep. 26
Evenings With Bede is a homily podcast. The episodes are taken from the Sunday solemn Plainsong Evensong services of Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach, Fla…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S2, Ep. 25
Evenings With Bede is a homily podcast. The episodes are taken from the Sunday solemn Plainsong Evensong services of Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach, Fla…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S2, Ep. 24
Evenings With Bede is a homily podcast. The episodes are taken from the Sunday solemn Plainsong Evensong services of Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach, Fla…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S2, Ep. 23
Evenings With Bede is a homily podcast. The episodes are taken from the Sunday solemn Plainsong Evensong services of Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach, Fla…
Anglican AsceticAt the Station of Christ in the Upper Room
We have here in the north and south walls of the nave of our church the Stations of the Cross. There are fourteen stations, and through each one we follow our…
Anglican AsceticOn the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
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 What Jesus Did in the Upper Room
Let us look closely and examine our Gospel passage for its power and its symbolism. When Saint John the Evangelist was going to write about the mystery of our…
Anglican AsceticHoly Wednesday: Bridegroom Edition
Given that we are in Holy Week, and that my parish keeps Palm Sunday Evensong through Holy Wednesday Evensong by means of Prayer Book adaptation of the…
Anglican AsceticHoly Monday: Bridegroom Edition
Given that we are in Holy Week, and that my parish keeps Palm Sunday Evensong through Holy Wednesday Evensong by means of Prayer Book adaptation of the…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: Bridegroom Edition
Evenings With Bede is a homily podcast. The episodes are taken from the Sunday solemn Plainsong Evensong services of Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach, Fla…
Anglican AsceticOn Meeting Christ in His Passion
Today we have gathered to meet Christ on the Mount of Olives. Today He returns from Bethany, having raised Lazarus from the dead, and shared a meal with Saint…
Anglican AsceticOn the Resurrection of Lazarus
This service, Lazarus Saturday, is very ancient, traced to the early 300s, the day immediately preceding Palm Sunday. It is the first of the “stations” that we…
Anglican AsceticThe Wonder of Prayer, session 5
This Lent on Friday evenings I am offering a teaching series called “The Wonder of Prayer.” It explores key facets of the prayer life. This is the fifth and…
Anglican AsceticThe Wonder of Prayer, session 4
This Lent on Friday evenings I am offering a teaching series called “The Wonder of Prayer.” It explores key facets of the prayer life. This is the fourth…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S2, Ep. 22
Evenings With Bede is a homily podcast. The episodes are taken from the Sunday solemn Plainsong Evensong services of Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach, Fla…
Anglican AsceticOn the Eucharist and Christ's Passion
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 Christ Being the Eucharist
In addition to speaking about how Jerusalem above is our mother, Saint Paul in our Epistle today speaks of our freedom. He speaks of our freedom in Christ…
Anglican AsceticOn Imitating God's Holiness
We hear Saint Paul today teaching us to be imitators of God, as beloved children. If we takes that the slightest bit seriously, then we are immediately drawn…
Anglican AsceticThe Wonder of Prayer, session 3
This Lent on Friday evenings I am offering a teaching series called “The Wonder of Prayer.” It explores key facets of the prayer life. Last night was the third…
Anglican AsceticEvenings with Bede: S2, Ep. 21
Evenings With Bede is a homily podcast. The episodes are taken from the Sunday solemn Plainsong Evensong services of Saint Paul’s, New Smyrna Beach, Fla…
Anglican AsceticOn True Holiness
Our patron, Saint Paul, has a word today about true holiness. And we also hear the curious story Jesus and the Canaanite woman, about which we will speak about…
Anglican AsceticThe Wonder of Prayer, session 2
This Lent on Friday evenings I am offering a teaching series called “The Wonder of Prayer.” It will explore the many facets of the prayer life. Last night was…
Anglican AsceticIn the Wilderness, Christ Hears Us
The conclusion of my sermon for last Sunday had these words: In the profound account given us of love in the example of Jesus Christ, we may well feel…
Anglican AsceticThe Wonder of Prayer, session 1
This Lent on Friday evenings I am offering a teaching series called “The Wonder of Prayer.” It will explore the many facets of the prayer life. Last night was…