Dan van Voorhis

  1. Monday, February 8, 2021

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    02/08/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1587. We remember Mary Stuart, Mary Queen of Scots. The reading for today comes from English poet Robert Herrick, "His Prayer for Absolution."
    Monday, February 8, 2021

  2. Sunday, February 7, 2021

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    02/07/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1878. Today, we rank the top four popes of all time. The reading is from Martin Luther, "On the Freedom of the Christian."
    Sunday, February 7, 2021

  3. Saturday, February 6, 2021

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    02/06/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 679. We remember St. Amand, the Frankish Missionary bishop of Neustria. The reading for today comes from Angelico Chavez, "Jesus at the Well."
    Saturday, February 6, 2021

  4. Friday, February 5, 2021

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    02/05/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1851. We remember John Pye-Smith, the theologian, headmaster, and geologist. The last word for today comes from Sarah Maitland, from her "A Joyful Theology."
    Friday, February 5, 2021

  5. Thursday, February 4, 2021

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    02/04/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 856. We remember Rabanus Maurus, a Benedictine monk. Our reading is a hymn from Maurus, "Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire."
    Thursday, February 4, 2021

  6. Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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    02/03/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1788. The Reverend Richard Johnson preached the first Christian sermon in Australia, under a tree in the Sydney cove. The reading is from John Newton, "Father Forgive Them."
    Wednesday, February 3, 2021

  7. Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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    02/02/21
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1864. Today, we will remember Adelaide Anne Procter, one of the most famous Victorian poets who was a devout Catholic and advocate for the poor and distressed. The reading is from Procter, "The Shadows of the Evening Hours."
    Tuesday, February 2, 2021

  8. Monday, February 1, 2021

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    02/01/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1945. We remember the historian of the Middle Ages, Johann Huizinga. The last word for today comes from another Dutchman, Herman Bavinck.
    Monday, February 1, 2021

  9. Sunday, January 31, 2021

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    01/31/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1561. We remember Menno Simons. The reading for today, recommended by a listener, a poem by E.H. Hamilton.
    Sunday, January 31, 2021

  10. Saturday, January 30, 2021

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    01/30/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1972. We remember Belfast’s Bloody Sunday. The last word for today comes from Henry Vaughn, his poem, “Peace.”
    Saturday, January 30, 2021

  11. Friday, January 29, 2021

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    01/29/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1882. We remember Endicott Peabody. The reading is from Dorothy Sayers from her "Creed or Chaos."
    Friday, January 29, 2021

  12. Thursday, January 28, 2021

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    01/28/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 814. Today we remember the death of Charlemagne. The reading comes from Bernard of Clairvaux, his "Jesus the Very Thought of Thee," translated by Edward Caswell.
    Thursday, January 28, 2021