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  1. Sunday, June 14, 2020

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    06/14/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1966 and the “Notification regarding the abolition of the Index of books." The reading is an excerpt from “the Crucified God” by Jurgen Moltmann.
    Sunday, June 14, 2020

  2. Saturday, June 13, 2020

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    06/13/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 293 and the martyrdom of St. Aquilina. The reading is a quatrain from William Blake's, "The Grey Monk."
    Saturday, June 13, 2020

  3. Friday, June 12, 2020

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    06/12/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1819 and the birth of poet and priest Charles Kingsley Jr. The reading is "Easter Week" by Charles Kingsley.
    Friday, June 12, 2020

  4. Thursday, June 11, 2020

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    06/11/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1292 and the death of Roger Bacon. The reading is a stanza from “Thee we adore, O hidden Savior” by Thomas Aquinas.
    Thursday, June 11, 2020

  5. Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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    06/10/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1930 and the death of theologian Adolf Von Harnack. The reading is from Frederick Buechner's "The Clown in the Belfry: Writings on Faith and Fiction."
    Wednesday, June 10, 2020

  6. Tuesday, June 9, 2020

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    06/09/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1732 and the charter of the colony of Georgia. The reading is "Hope" from the Kilmarnock Reader of 1820.
    Tuesday, June 9, 2020

  7. Monday, June 8, 2020

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    06/08/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1896 and the death of Jacques Berthieu. The reading is a stanza from the hymn, "Rock of Ages."
    Monday, June 8, 2020

  8. Sunday, June 7, 2020

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    06/07/20
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1529 and the birth of Etienne Pasquier. The reading is from Luther's Small Catechism, the explanation of the First Article of the Creed.
    Sunday, June 7, 2020

  9. Saturday, June 6, 2020

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    06/06/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1657 and the arrival of the first Lutheran pastor in Colonies. The reading is a sestet from Angelus Silesias.
    Saturday, June 6, 2020

  10. Friday, June 5, 2020

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    06/05/20
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 754 and the death of St. Boniface of Mainz. The reading is a quote from St. Boniface.
    Friday, June 5, 2020

  11. Thursday, June 4, 2020

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    06/04/20
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1804 and the poet and pastor Eduard Mörike. The reading is "Wo find Ich Trost" by Mörike.
    Thursday, June 4, 2020

  12. Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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    06/03/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1980 and the beginning of Catholic & Orthodox dialogue on Patmos. The reading is "In the Person of His Son" by Catesby Paget.
    Wednesday, June 3, 2020