The Eastern Diocese’s Facebook page is sharing live and recorded broadcasts of church services this Sunday, June 7: the Remembrance of the Prophet Elijah.
He Loved Justice, and Hated Iniquity
In life, he was celebrated as a prolific author and novelist, who was a pioneering activist in what would later be known as the cause of human rights.
Welcome the Stranger
He was a man of holiness and generosity; but also a man who could countenance the cruelest violence. His very name confessed his loyalty to God—but also prefigured the loneliness that can follow any man with such loyalties. He was Elijah the Tishbite, Elijah “the Stranger”:
“Come and See”: Gospel Insights for Vocations Day
On the Feast of Pentecost the Eastern Diocese observes “Vocations Day”: a day to reflect on how God might be calling us along a certain road in life. The Gospel of John devotes special attention to the idea of the Christian “calling”