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  1. Thursday, May 16th, 2019

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    05/16/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Brendan the Navigator, the resignation of Thomas More, and the martyr Dirk Willems. Our reading is "Our God, Our Help" by Isaac Watts.
    Thursday, May 16th, 2019

  2. Wednesday, May 15th, 2019

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    05/15/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the Papal Bull "Ad Extrripanda," Robert Ratcliffe, and Gustav Aulen. Our reading is "Strong Son of God, Immortal Love" by Tennyson.
    Wednesday, May 15th, 2019

  3. Monday, May 13th, 2019

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    05/13/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today we remember Hugh of Cluny (b. 1024) and Henry Augustus Muhlenberg. Our reading is "The Advantages of Inaction" by Phyllis McGinley.
    Monday, May 13th, 2019

  4. Sunday, May 12th, 2019

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    05/12/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Pope Sylvester II, the ordination of the "anti-Pope" in 1328, and the death of poet John Dryden. Our reading is "Veni Creator Spiritus" by Dryden.
    Sunday, May 12th, 2019

  5. Saturday, May 11th, 2019

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    05/11/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day Constantine inaugurated Constantinople and we remember Lutheran theologian Johann Arndt. Our reading is "The Song of Simeon" by T.S. Eliot.
    Saturday, May 11th, 2019

  6. Friday, May 10th, 2019

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    05/10/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember theologian Karl Barth and the uprising in Scotland under John Knox. Our reading is "The Humiliation" by D.S. Martin.
    Friday, May 10th, 2019

  7. Thursday, May 9th, 2019

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    05/09/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the anniversary of the Salem Witch Trials and the apology of the Pope to Copernicus. Our reading is from Gregory of Nanzianus.
    Thursday, May 9th, 2019

  8. Wednesday, May 8th, 2019

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    05/08/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Julian of Norwich, Fulton Sheen, and his show "Life is Worth Living." Our reading is from Julian of Norwich.
    Wednesday, May 8th, 2019

  9. Tuesday, May 7th, 2019

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    05/07/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the Second Council of Lyon and the filioque controversy, the Scottish philosophers Reid and Hume, and St. Acacius. Our reading is "Death Be Not Proud" by John Donne.
    Tuesday, May 7th, 2019

  10. Monday, May 6th, 2019

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    05/06/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Cornelius Jansen, Dominic Savio, and Henrey VIII's command that every congregation receive a Bible. Our reading is "Descent" by Malcolm Guite.
    Monday, May 6th, 2019

  11. Sunday, May 5th, 2019

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    05/05/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today we remember Søren Kierkegaard and the Scopes trial, with a reading from Kierkegaard, "Two Discourses at Friday Communion."
    Sunday, May 5th, 2019

  12. Saturday, May 4th, 2019

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    05/04/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today we remember the English Reformation martyrs, St. Florian, and conclude with a poem "The Dying Christian to His Soul" by Alexander Pope.
    Saturday, May 4th, 2019