Posts in this category are posts which I have migrated from my old blog, “The Liturgical Theology,” on the Patheos Evangelical Channel.
This is a sonnet I penned for the Writer’s Guild at our church. The prompt was “Rite of Passage” and my mind immediately turned toward baptism. Enjoy! It was originally published here on my old blog, “The Liturgical Theologian.” Rite of Passage: A Sonnet A journey through water and into lightThe response of faith to … Continue reading Rite of Passage: A Sonnet
This piece was first published on my previous blog, “The Liturgical Theologian,” on July 12, 2017 and can be found here. Perhaps it’s just me and my upbringing in northern Virginia, but I can distinctly remember thinking the local our Catholic parish was weird because when I received communion there is was always and only … Continue reading Reflections on Communion in One Kind
This post was first published on June 28, 2017 for my former blog, The Liturgical Theologian, on Patheos. This week marks the 20th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. For starters, Alan Jacobs of Wheaton wrote a delightful piece on Harry Potter in 2000 and the piece was recently re-published by First Things. Anyone who … Continue reading Liturgical Muggles and Losing the Sacramental Imagination
This post was first published on June 24, 2017 for my former blog, The Liturgical Theologian, on Patheos. There’s no good way of classifying those who are liturgical snobs by virtue of being low liturgy or low(er) church. I do not have in view those belonging to churches who lack a historical liturgy or connectivity. This … Continue reading 10 Signs You’re A Low Liturgy Snob
This post was first published on June 23, 2017 for my former blog, The Liturgical Theologian, on Patheos. Here is a bit of levity for you on Friday. Snobbery can affect any category of people: food snobs, wine snobs, sports snobs, shoe snobs, book snobs, etc. etc. ad infinitum. One group of people not often … Continue reading 10 Signs You’re A Liturgical Snob
This post was first published on April 20, 2017 for my former blog, The Liturgical Theologian, on Patheos. I have been engaged in a new liturgy recently. This liturgy has changed me profoundly. I arrive a few minutes early to each gathering and sit in a room amongst like-minded people. We definitely do not look the … Continue reading On Being An Alcoholic
Porter C. Taylor 