Reflection Archive
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The Lost Nashotah House Poems (Part 3)
Posted on January 5, 2013 | 1 CommentTweet This is the last of a three-part series celebrating the recently rediscovered “Nashotah House Poems” by the Rev. L.V. Klose. His verse invites readers into the devotional life of... -
The Nicene Creed
Posted on January 1, 2013 | No CommentsTweet It never gets old, even though we recite it at all major liturgies here at Nashotah House—that and the Apostle’s Creed during the offices. Before seminarians can enroll in... -
An Explosion in Reverse
Posted on December 24, 2012 | No CommentsTweet “Ever since the coming of John the Baptist the kingdom of Heaven has been subjected to violence and violent men are seizing it.” Remember that one scene in that... -
The Lost Nashotah House Poems (Part 2)
Posted on December 22, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweet Snow clings to the low-hung branches that crowd the wooded campus. It’s sunny this Saturday morning, and a few families and students trekked it through the snow to morning... -
Autumn and Nashotah’s Annual Retreat
Posted on September 22, 2012 | No CommentsTweet I’m procrastinating. Which isn’t unusual. But today it’s not the normal seminarian distractions dragging out the process of studying Greek declensions. It’s the musk smell, the angle of the... -
Firmly I believe
Posted on September 2, 2012 | 7 CommentsTweet At their best, hymns not only draw Christians together in one song of praise and thanksgiving: they also catechize. John Henry Newman’s Firmly I Believe lifts the heart. It... -
Cassock is the New White
Posted on August 28, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Remember when traveling by air used to be as exciting as it was ceremonial? Most of us at Nashotah House don’t either, but there was a time when you... -
Summer at Nashotah House: The Definitive Seminarian To-Do List
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Months out, it always seems like an easy task to “study biblical Greek over the summer.” You know, just pack your flashcards every time you go out, grab some... -
Justification in Anglican Life and Thought: A Retrospective
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Retired Bishop and theologian FitzSimons Allison, a presenter at our conference, opened his Saturday morning address with the comment that he regarded this conference on justification at Nashotah House... -
Evensong at the Cathedral of All Saints
Posted on April 3, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Nashotah House Theological Seminary and the Cathedral Church of All Saints joined forces on March 11, 2012, for an evening of worship and prayer in a fashion so old...