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This blog was originally published in February, 2016. Since its publication, we have laid to rest my beloved grandmother, both of my fathers-in-law, and most recently my father—my best friend—this past October (2022), after a long and very difficult struggle with prostate cancer. The experience of loss to a long and difficult illness has led to some revision, but in large part the post is the same. I am more convinced today than before of the importance of formality (liturgy)

It is with great sadness that the Center for Christian Studies announces the passing of one of our inaugural board members, Mary Elisabeth “Libby” Weed. Libby’s life in this world was a demonstration of character formed by the grace of Christ. She was the very image of gentleness, kindness, patience, and wisdom. Libby was a remarkable Christian through whom the love of Christ was made manifest. When someone remarked to her husband, Michael, how kind and beautiful Libby was,

I have always been taken by stories of mercy and reconciliation in the midst of conflict. These moments stand out like beacons of light in great darkness; they are often stark reminders of ways in which the proclamation of the gospel calls disciples of Jesus to act as agents of hope and peace in the midst of horror. The so-called “Christmas Truce” of 1914 is one such example, and in many ways the impulse toward peace and fraternal unity stands as a powerful example of how a C

“O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace: Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly Union and Concord: that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one Hope of our calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may henceforth be all of one heart, and of one soul, un