The Lion: St. Mark’s Parish Newsletter

St. Mark Writing His Gospel

From the 13th century Breviary of Martin of Aragon

The Lion is not an official publication of any entity. It is produced for members only of St. Mark’s Parish, Denver, Colorado. Subscriptions are $10.00 per year for the USA and $16.00 per year for Canada or Overseas.

The Lion is edited by the Rev’d John Charles Connely, Rector and Western Rite Dean of the Mountain and Central States. Matushka Deborah Connely is Staff Photographer.

The following issues of the Lion are in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free. In the future we hope to have online versions of the Lion as well.

Archives of the Lion

March: A Sermon for Sexagesima 2012 Delivered by the Rev'd David Cook at St. Paul's Church, Houston, Texas; A Lenten Retreat at St. Laurence; Our Great High Priest, The Church as the New Temple by Margaret Barker; Review of Margaret Baker's Lecture "Our Great High Priest. The Church as the new Temple" at St. Vladimir's Seminary by SubDn James Tochihara; Examination of the Issue of Young Adults Leaving the Church by Subdeacon Jason Falcone
2011


December: Remembrance Sunday; The Mission Minded Parish by Subdeacon Jason Falcone; Linus, Pope and Martyr by the Very Rev. Father Lester Michael Bundy; Is Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus true for Christians? by an essay by a Monk of the Western Church
November: The Seen & The Unseen: The Two Worlds of John Henry Newman by Robert A. O'Donnell; From Life and Letters of W. J. Birbeck, Longmans Green and Co 1922 pages 248 - 249;The Western Rite Conference; An Italian Expedition with an Academic Semester in Florence; Photos; A Letter to the Faithful from the Senior Warden, St. Mark's Parish
September: The Ninth Sunday after Trinity; Tribute to Rev'd Deacon Robert Polycarp Hartley Sherwood; A Turning Point in the Evolution Wars? The Cell Declares His Handiwork by Tom Bethell; Complete Church Calendar from LA Press; Thematic Unity: The Tenth Sunday after Trinity: Impressions from High Mass by Oliver Brainerd; Events next few weeks; A Women's Retreat at Benedictine Fellowship
June: Italy 2011: The Veneto Expedition; The Rev'd Reader Stephen Greenlee's Perspective Regarding Bossano, Etc.; Philosophy Blurbs: DIagnosing Fear, a Merely Psychological, Hagiographical and Ontological Review by Oliver Brainerd
May: To the Monastics, Oblates and Friends of Christminster; The Bishop of London's Sermon at the Royal Wedding of William and Catherine April 29, 2011 "Be Who God Meant You to be and You Will Set the World on Fire."; Saint Thomas Sunday: Father Pat's Pastoral Ponderings, The Very Rev'd Patrick Henry Reardon, All Saints' Church, Chicago; Passion Sunday, 2011, A Homily Offered at St. Mark's Church, Denver by Subdeacon John W. Brainerd, John 8:47 - "He that is of God heareth God's Words" In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen; OCMC Missionary Department Announces Six New Missionary Candidates; Homily of Pope Benedict XVI, Beautification of Pope John Paul II, St. Peter's Square, 1 May 2011; Photos; Slubgrip Instructs: Lesson Thirteen: Uses of Utilitarianism, Luciferian Lectures for Lent: Cost Effectiveness, Market Forces, and Eliminating Waste are the Trained Utilitarian's Idols by Fr. Dwight Longenecker, April 7, 2011
April: The First Sunday in Lent: An Homily Offered by Subdeacon James Tochihara at St. Mark's Church, 13 March 2011; A mother's Story by Kit Brown; God is not One: A Book review by Columba Silouan; Second Sunday in Lent: Preached at St. Mark's Church, 20 March 2011 by the Rev'd Deacon Vladimir McDonald; Knights and Otherworldly Emphasis by Oliver Brainerd; A Letter from Ethiopia; Meditations on the Passion of Our Lord; Lancelot Andrewes Press info
March: "Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it." From the Eleventh Chapter of St. Luke: A Homily offered at St. Columba's Church by Reader Clement Gary Price; Schedule of Services; Septuagesima Sunday: A Homily offered at St. Columba's Church, Lafayette Colorado by Reader Clement Gary Price; Christianity isn't Dying, It's being Eradicated by Christina Odone; Septuagesima Sunday: Gospel according to St. Matthew 20: 1 - 16: A Sermon given at St. Mark's Church, Denver, Colorado by Rev'd Deacon Vladimir Christopher McDonald; Book Review: Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford: Review by Oliver Brainerd; The Movies for Family Review: The Way Back and True Grit; Photos; BFSL Retreat
February: God Hath Sent into the Spirit of His Son into Your Hearts: A Sermon for the Sunday after Christmass by Subdeacon David Cook, Movie Reviews for the Guidance of Families by Subdeacon John Brainerd; An Egyptian Expedition: February 2011 by The V. Rev. Dr. Lester Michael Bundy, Professor Emeritus, Regis University & Offtime Rector, St. Columba's Church; Epiphany IV 2011: A Sermon Offered at St. Mark's Church by Subdeacon Kentigern Prose; Rector's Report for the Past Year Twenty Ten (2010)
January: Excerpts from the Book Chant by Katharine Le Mee; Eighth Day Symposium; Saint Stephen's Day: A Sermon Preached at St. Mark's Church, Denver, Colorado on Sunday 26 December 2010 by Subdeacon James Tochihara; letter from Fr. John and Mat. Deborah Connely; Photos.
2010
December: 20 October 2010: The Witchita Chancery; The Funeral of The Very Rev'd Donald David Wallace Lloyd, DD; photos; pledge slip; Bake sale 12/12/10; Christmass services; A Christmas Open House at the Metropolis Center
October: New Book by Local Orthodox Author: Voyage: A Quest for God within Orthodox Christian Tradition by Lynette Smith; What Happened to The LION Newsletter over the Summer?; A Review of the St. Ambrose Prayer Book; Father Pat's Pastoral Ponderings by the V. Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon of All Saints' Church, Chicago; Beyond the Food/Mood Connection: Nutritional and Environmental Influences on Mood, Behavior and Sleep and Effective Non-Medication Solutions; The Rome, Italy Expedition in May 2010; A Retreat for Writers: a Revue by Subdeacon John W. Brainerd
May: Thomas Sunday: An Edifying Discourse offered at St. Mark's Parish of Denver by Subdeacon Kentigern Prose; Rose Garden Sale; Katie Huft Graduation; The Second Sunday after Pascha: A Sermon Preached at St. Mark's Church, Denver by The Reverend Deacon Vladimir McDonald; 2010 Western Rite Conference August in Washington DC; Feast of St. Mark, Apostle and Evangelist A Sermon Preached at St. Mark's Parish by Reverend Father Stephen Hearney, Rector of St. Michael Church, Whittier, Los Angeles California; St. Mark the Evangelist, Father Pat's Pastoral Ponderings by the Very Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon Rector of All Saint's Church, Chicago; American Missal from LA Press.
April: Passion Sunday: A Sermon Given at St. Mark's Church, Denver by the Reverend Deacon Vladmir McDonald (St. John viii: 46-590); The Miraculous Opening of Graves by St. Nikolai Velimirovich As published by Preachers Institute; "God's Workman," A Sermon Memorial of the late Right Reverend John Franklin Spalind, D.D. Bishop of Colorado Delivered by The Right Reverend Boyd Vincent, S.T.D.; Photos; Moviola Review: How to Train Your Dragon; The Myth of the Midlife Crisis
March: DOWANA Clergy Brethren Retreat 2010; The Diversity of Voices by Father Patrick Henry Reardons Ponderings, Rector of All Saints Church, Chicago; Kalendar; Descend to the Depths of the Heart by Pope Benedict XVI, General Audience, March 10, 2010; The Second Sunday of Lent by Subdeacon James Tochihara.
February: Rules about a Lenten Rule; Straddling a Gap: Reflections by Rdr Oliver Brainerd; letter by Major Reader Andrew; photos; Andrewes Press
January: Pioneers and Pilgrims: A Travel Report from Sister Sophia and Ms. Baxter; What is Orthodox Theology by Father Patrick Henry Reardon and David Bentley Hart; From the Patriarchal Office in Damascus important feasts and fasts for the 2010 calendar; Orthodox Walsingham: An Essay contributed by Dom James; Orthodoxy is Not a Religion of Fear: An Interview with Dr. Sr. Vassa Larin; The Incarnation of the Word of God: Being the Treatise of St. Athanasius with Introduction by Clive Staples Lewis; “When Christ came into the World, He said, ‘Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me.’”: Cardinal Ratzinger’s writings on the Sacred Heart; Salarium by Oliver John Brainerd; Epiphany II by Jeanne Woolley; Christmas letter from Fr. John Connely; Photos
2009
December: Icon of the Crucifixion; Annual Letter from Fr. John Connely; Kalendar; 'Twas the Week Before Christmas (The O Antiphons) by Susan Eklund; The Best Thing about Being a Benedictine is Having No Charism by Br. Stephen, O.Cist; Memoirs of Fraulein Claire (Brainerd) Mostly Regarding Her Recent Schooling
November: Father Zacharias on Love for God; A Gift for Jesus; Books, Icon Prints, and Manuals of Devotion: Suggestions for Advent and Christmass Giving from Lancelot Andrewes Press; Redemption in Christ by The V. Rev’d Patrick Henry Reardon of All Saints Parish, Chicago; Moviola Reviews by Subdeacon John Brainerd; Sunday Next Before Advent by Jeanne Wooley
October: How to be an Orthodox Theologian: A lecture delivered by Subdeacon John Woolley at the St. Laurence Retreat Campus on the Feast of the Assumption of the Theotokos 2009; Trinity XIV, 2009: An Edifying Discourse offered at St. Mark's Parish by Subdeacon John Brainerd; Photos; Review of Patsy's Italian Restaurant; Information on St. Laurence retreats
September: The Chapel of St. Laurence at Tallahasee Creek; Trinity House - Too Important to Abandon by Frank Zaveral; The Eighth Sunday after Trinity: An Edifying Discourse by Subdeacon James Tochihara Delivered at St. Mark's Parish of Denver; Pastoral Ponderings on the Mystery of Repentance by the Very Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon Rector of All Saints' Church, Chicago; The Moving Pictures Reviewed by Pro. John W. Brainerd for the Benefit of the Duly Cautious and Not Unduly Curious Faithful: The Proposal, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, (500) Day of Summer, and The Hurt Locker; Photos; Events including Retreats at BFSL
August: Address by His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew During the Formal Reception of His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in the Hall of the Throne: New Rome, 04 July 2009; Robert Moynihan Goes to the Observatory; Saint Vladimir and America: A sermon preached by Subdeacon John Wooley at St. Mark's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Denver on July 5, 2009; Graduation of Peter Woolley and Abbie Elizabeth Stout; Kit Brown Writes about Her Remarkable Father and the Great Airship Hindenberg; A Trip on the Hindenburg: from the Notebook of Prof. Cecil G. Cooley, 1936
July: Fifth Sunday After Pentecost from Father Pat's Pastoral Ponderings by The Very Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon, Rector of All Saints' Church, Chicago; Sixth Sunday after Pentecost from Father Pat's Pastoral Ponderings by The Very Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon, Rector of All Saints' Church, Chicago; Orthodox Family Life by Frank Zaveral; Graduation Notice of Drue M. Banta; July Kalendar; Parish Life Conference and Western Rite; The Second Sunday After Trinity by Subdeacon James Tochihara; Saint Elias the Prophet notes
June: The Humility of God by Dom James M. Deschene; The Soldier and His Spear by the Very Rev'd Patrick Henry Reardon; Graduation Notice for Thomas Prose and Sarah Greenlee; People & Places in Rome, May 2009 by Fr. John Connely; Photos; Kalendar
May: Pascha 2009 by The V. Rev's Patrick Henry Reardon, Rector of All Saints Church, Chicago; Parents and Children by Frank Zaveral, A Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children; Photos; Kalendar
April: The Banquet of Heaven and Hell by Dom James M. Deschene; Oblate Letter: Lent 2009 by Dom James M. Deschene; The Man of Adamant: An Apologue; Lent Reflections by Frank Zaveral; Florida Today by Norris Burkes; Kalendar; Archbishop of Denver: Charles J. Chaput; Photos.
March: Septuagesima Sunday A sermon by Subdeacon James Tochihara; The Message of Memories by Alex and Frank Zaveral; The Book of Common Prayer; Some Hints for Lent by the Rt. Rev. A. C. A. Hall, Bishop of Vermont; Kalendar.
February: The Happiness of Simeon when Our Lord was Presented in the Temple by Guarric, Abbat of Ignaic [tanslated by Dr. John Mason Neale]; Global Solidary and the Fight Against Povert by His Holiness, Pope Benedict of Rome Benedictus PP. XVI: These paragraphs are excerpted from a much longer essay which is available on the Vatican website; The Mystery of Monasticism by Dom James M. Deschene; Photos; Kalendar; Valentine's Day, 2009 by Frank Zaveral
January: The Second Sunday in Advent : A sermon by Subdeacon James Tochihara delivered at St. Mark’s Parish From the Twenty-first Chapter of St. Luke: "Then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory"; Speech of Archimandrite Jerome (Shaw) At the Nomination Service On the Eve of His Consecration as Bishop of Manhattan; Saint Ambrose Prayer Book; Icons; Kalendar; Pledge Letter 2009; Photos

2008

December: The Perfect Man and Psalter by The V. Rev’d Patrick Henry Reardon; Fiddling While Rome Burns by Dom James M. Deschene; The Feast of St. Nicholas: December 6 – Another Perspective by Frank Zaveral, A Court Appointed Advocate for Children; Movie-ola Again: The Strange Practice of Commenting on the Moving Pictures in a Magazine of Perpetual Responsibility by Subdeacon Dr. John W. Brainerd; Autumn Pledge Letter from Father John Connely; Info about Joel Perry; Photos; Kalendar
November: Magic or Mystery: The Choice is Ours by Dom James M. Deschene; A Letter from His Grace, Bishop Basil to the Diocese; A Short Guide to the Mass; Kalendar; Autumn Pledge Letter; Photos
October: The Christian Gospel: as directed to those outside the Church, to those inside the Church and to those who are passing into glory by the Very Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon, Rector of All Saints' Church, Chicago; The Diocese of Witchita and Mid-America 2008 Diocesan Pilgrimage signup; The Mother of God: A Contemplative Realist by Dom James M. Deschene, Abbot of Christminster; The Battle of Lepanto by the Reverend John Mason Neale, D.D. The Triumphs of the Cross: Tales of Christsian Endurance - The Juvenile Englishman's Library VOL XII, London 1846; Trinitytide by Fr. Theodore Eklund, St. Vincent's Church; Kalendar; Moviola Review by Subdeacon John Brainerd - Traito, Brideshead Revisited, Tropic Thunder, Burn After Reading; Photos
September: The Uselessnss of Prayer by Dom James M. Deschene; Why a Book of Common Prayer in 2008; Special Religious Occasions Plus . . . by Frank Zaveral; What does 9/11 mean to us? - Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat, Christian Liberty Books, Cape Town, South Africa, 2005; some digital pictures of icons from Fr. Benedikt monk and priest of Russian Orthodox Church; Kalendar; form to attend The Very Reverend Chad Richard Hatfield's Mini retreat on "Mass, Mary, and Mission"; photos
August: Hunger and Holiness by Dom James M. Deschene; Oliver Brainerd (19) On Camp St. Raphael; Our Youth – Forward and Godspeed to Ninth Graders and New College Students br Frank Zaveral; The X-Files: I Want to Believe - Impressions from the Movies by Prof. John Brainerd; photos; kalendar
July: Philosophy of Ownership by Archbishop John Shahovsky - A chapter from the book, A Guide to Pastoral Theology, The Orthodox Pastor, The St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1966, 2008; The Normality of Monasticism : An Oblate letter from Dom James, The Monastery of Christ the Saviour, Hamilton, Ontario; Expiating the Sin of Regicide: Some Historical Considerations; Quick Hits: Movie Reviews by Acolyte Prof. John Brainerd; Kalendar; Photos; Parish military and academic accomplishments
June: A Pilgrimage to Christminster by Brother David, OSB Oblate; Expelled, The Film: A Review by John Brainerd; The "Green Patriarch" - Bartholomew I by Frank Zaveral; Kalendar; Profile of Frank and Stephanie Zaveral.
May: Christ is Risen: a Paschal message from the Most Reverend Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia; the Date of Easter from the US Naval Observatory; Paschal message from Reverend Bishop Basil; Post-Easter 2008 by Frank Zaveral; Parish Profile: Katherine "Kit" Brown; Photos; Kalendar; Details of Monastic Matins; ponderings of the Acts of the Apostle for post-Easter reading by The Very Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon
April: A Good Friday Sermon by The Reverend Louis R. Tarsitano; Oblate Letter by Dom James Deschene, Monastery of Christ the Saviour; Take Nothing for Granted and Lighten Up by Frank Zaveral; Kalendar; The Faith of the Saints: A Catechism by St. Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic (section of the book); An Opinion Regarding "Sound Systems" in Church: Originally sent to the Vicar General for possible discussion at the Western Rite Conference in August, by Fr. John Connely; Photos
March: Are You Compassionate? An Essay Borrowed from a September 2005 Publication by Abbot Joseph; Prayer by Frank Zaveral; Book Review The Heresy of Formlessness: The Roman Liturgy and Its Enemy by Martin Mosebach (Ignatius Press, 2006) by Benjamin Andersen; Kalendar; photos
February: The First Sunday After Epiphany: A Sermon Delivered at St. Mark's Church by Subdeacon James Tochihara; Reader Polycarp Sherwood's Book Review of Fr. Patrick Reardon's book Chronicles of History and Worship; On Being a Good Student and Other Diversions by Frank Zaveral; Letter to Oblates of Christminster by Fr. James Abbott of Christminster; Reflections on the Book of Common Prayer by Fr. Theodore Eklund, Rector of St. Vincent's Church; His Grace Bishop Basil send appreciation for book Greek East and Latin West, 681-1071; photos; Kalendar
January: How Orthodoxy history has been written; Starbucks – A Life Saver by Frank Zaveral; The Chalice (the Autumn newsletter from the Benedictine Fellowship of St Laurence, Tallahassee Creek, Colorado); Photos; Anglican Chant Matins; Kalendar; Christmas newsletter from Fr John and Matushka Deborah Connely

2007

December: The Lord's Passover IV Christmas and Beyond; St. Nicholas - 2007; Kalendar; What Every Parent Should Know About "The Golden Compass"
November: Rector Emeritus Extraordinaire - The Very Rev. Fr. Donald David Lloyd, DD; The Lord's Passover III. Ascension and Pentecost; Living the Orthodox Faith as a Youth; Kalendar; Mary and the Moslems; photos
October: Forsaken; The Lord's Passover II. Resurrection and Firstfruits; Kalendar; Friar Wimple's Monastic Movieola
September: The Lord's Passover I. Passover and Atonement; Teaching Our Children the Ways of God Some Notes For Church School Catechists; "I Am the Living Bread" What Do You Believe?; September events at St. Mark's; and a Kalendar.
August: Speaking the Truth A Sermon on the Feast of the Decollation of Saint John Baptist (August 29); Book Review of Jesus of Nazareth; Bishop Hilarion of Vienna and Austria: The Vatican Document Brings Nothing New; 48th Convention of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Church;In Praise of Redundancy
July: A Sermon on the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus; The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ; A Pilgrimage of Nine Days in May; Parish Life Conerference; Profile of 2 parishioners
June: Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world; Saint Nicholas Cabasilas on the Eucharist and Sacred Heart of Jesus; photos and a Kalendar; Memorial to Father Michael Trigg.
May: The Conversion of Saint Augustine; Latin & English propers for the feast of St. Augustine; photos a Kalendar; thoughts on the three conversions of St. Augustine.
April: Ensign of the Messiah; Paschal Greetings from Bishop Basil; The Easter Vigil; a Kalendar; May Retreat.
March: The New Temple, pt. IV; Holy Week schedule; On the Re-establishment of Holy Incarnation Church, Detroit; More Name Musings; and a Kalendar.
February: The New Temple, pt. III; Anglican Chant Matins; On Prayer, from the Example of the Two Men Who Went Up to the Temple; Name Day Musings; and a Kalendar.
January: The New Temple, pt. II; Benedictinism in the Modern World; Anglican Chant Matins; a Kalendar; photos.

2006

December: Our Lady of Glastonbury; The New Temple; Parents, Know What You Are Buying!; Service Schedule; From the Rector; Anglican Chant Matins; Dom Polycarp Sherwood: a Personal Reflection; a Kalendar; and pictures.
November: God as Our Father, by St. Peter Chrysologus; Marriage Revised for Anglicans; Antiphons in the Divine Office; Lancelot Andrewes Press; From the Rector; Anglican Chant Matins; a Kalendar; The Life of Saint Andrew the Apostle; photos; and a tribute to our troops.
October: The Cup of Salvation; Lancelot Andrewes Press; St. Laurence Studio; photos; A Scriptural Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Notes from the Rector; Anglican Chant Matins; a Kalendar; On the Psalm Qui Habitat and the Holy Guardian Angels.
September: The Best Mode of Working a Parish; The Anglican ChantIslam—An Orthodox Monastic Approach.
August: On the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven; a Kalendar; Ask Etheldreda; and photos.
July: Prayers for the First Day of the Week, by Lancelot Andrewes; The Joys of Oblation, by Dom James Deschene, OSB; a Kalendar; and photos.
June: On the Saints; Statues in Eastern Orthodox Iconography; The Liturgy in English; a Kalendar; and photos.
May: On the Monastic Diurnal; The Canonical Hours; Our Mission Strategy; photos; and a Kalendar.
April: An Orthodox Look at the Papal Encyclical Deus Caritas Est; On Missing Church; The Passion—Its Works, its Manner and its Motive; a Kalendar; and photos.
February/March: Practical Observations Regarding Missions, Evangelism and the Orthodox Western Rite; Fasting in Lent; a Kalendar; hints for a First Confession; the reception & ordination the Very Reverend Father Donald David Lloyd.
January: Memento Mori, by Subdn. Benjamin Andersen; a Lectionary; The Blessing of Candles; Notes on the Year Past, by Fr. Connely; a Kalendar; and photos.

2005

December: Jesus Christ: The Same for Ever, by Rev. J.M. Neale; Dominus Vobiscum and the Collects, by Msgr. Ronald Knox; What Would St. Nicholas Say?, by Frank Zaveral; a Kalendar; photos; and a schedule of Christmas services.
November: The Our Father and the Priesthood of Christ; Bridging the Gap; The Mystery of Advent; on tithing; photos; and a Kalendar.
October: Confession for Christians; The Baptistery and Baptismal Font; The Angelic World, Part II; Orthodox Mission to Canada; photos; and a Kalendar.
September: The Parable of the Prodigal Son; The Exaltation of the Holy Cross; a Homily by Saint Leo the Pope; The Angelic World; photos; and a Kalendar.
August: What the Name of Jesus is to His People; Monasticism, by His Grace Bishop Hilarion; a Kalendar; photos; plans for a lift; Monasticism: A Beginner’s Account; and A Report on the 2005 National Convention.
July: "Kingdom of Heaven" Fact or Fiction? A Film Review by Dr. Paul Crawford; Introit, Kyrie, Gloria by Monsignor Ronald Knox; Kalendar; Photos
May/June: On the Whitsuntide Fast, a sermon by St. Leo the Great; graduation of Subdeacon Jeffrey Stout from the University of Denver; publication of the Monastic Diurnal Noted; At the Foot of the Altar; graduation of Subdeacon Benjamin Andersen from St. Vladimir’s Seminary; a Kalendar; and photos.
April: Account of the recent visit of His Grace Bishop Basil; schedule of services for Holy Week; a Memorial for Prof. Tripp; a Litany for the Dying; a Kalendar; Iconography and Habit; a second Memorial for Prof. Tripp; and photos.
March: St. Peter Chrysologus’s sermon on Quinquagesima; Who are The Least of Christ’s Brethren?; a Kalendar; and photos.
February: Enthronement address of His Grace Bishop Basil; Personal Hagiography; Wisdom and Power of God; a Lectionary; Obituaries; and a Kalendar.
January: A review of The Sacrifice of Praise; notice of a Benedictine Retreat; an article on unconscious selfishness; a Kalendar; daily lectionary; schedule of services; note from His Grace Bishop Basil; and photos.

2004

December: On St. Joseph; On Bees; a Homily for the first Sunday of Advent; a Kalendar; and photos.
November: Prayer—The Spiritual Bond of the Members of the Church, by Father Michael Pomazansky; The Redemption of Time, by Vilma G. Little; Sailing to Byzantium: An Architectural Companion, by Osbert Lancaster; a Kalendar; and photos.
October: Our Lady of Walsingham, part II; episcopal letter concerning the Diocese of Wichita; on the Divine Office; a Kalendar; concerning the ordination of Fr. Theodore Eklund.
September: Our Lady of Walsingham; A Brief Meditation on the Roots of Charity and Knowledge; a Kalendar; and photos.
August: A sermon on the Dormition of the Theotokos; a review of Ruth & Naomi: A Story of Friendship, Growth & Change; on The Altar Canopy; The Ungodly War on Memory; a Report on the 2004 Parish Life Conference; on liturgical language; a Kalendar; and pictures.
July: Introduction to The Mass in Slow Motion; a Kalendar; Archdiocesan Convention; new & expanded schedule at St. Augustine’s; Regarding the Parable of Lazarus & Dives; How to Pray the Divine Office; and photos.
June: Nativity & life of St. John the Baptist; The Mass & Materialism; a Kalendar; We are Bold to Say: On the Our Father; a Preface Concerning Sts. Peter & Paul; On the Ordination of Women; a Eulogy of Ralph Roe; and photos.
May/April: An article concerning the 100th anniversary of the visit of St. Tikhon to then-Episcopal St. Mark’s; Orthodox Contemplation of the Passion of Christ; the Easter sequence hymn; an article on church-processions; a Kalendar; and photos.
March: A review of Peter Brown’s Cult of the Saints; excerpt from the Ritual Notes for Good Friday; notice regarding the creation of new dioceses; a Kalendar; a letter from His Emininence Metropolitan Phillip and more.
February: Two reviews of Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ; pictures; a Kalendar; a eulogy of John C. Davis III; a Lenten Prose; announcement of a Lenten Men’s Retreat.
January: Ælfric’s Life of St. Alban; on the veneration of saintly relics; on the new Anglican liturgy; a Kalendar; and photos.

2003

December: Advent as a time of purification; a Kalendar; photos; Christian themes in A Christmas Carol; regarding Gibson’s Passion.
November: A plea for orthopraxis; a monograph on the guardian angels; further details concerning the Plainchant Conference entitled With Angels and Archangels: The Plainchant of the Mass in English; a Kalendar; a report on Irish Christianity; a eulogy of Edgar Woods; and pictures of the new St. Columba’s in Lafayette, Colo.
October: News regarding the singing of the Divine Office in Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins; announcement of a Conference concerning plainchant; a kalendar; reflections on the Liturgy of the Dead; eulogy and obituary for the Rev’d Charles Austin Dinkler and the return of Monsignor Felix.
September: Including articles on the relationship between prayer & silence and an hierarchical statement on homosexual marriage; as well as many pictures and a kalendar.
August: Articles on the Transfiguration, St. Laurence, the late Mrs. Erena Campbell and a kalendar.
July: With articles on plainchant and a visit to a Benedictine monastery as well as photos of the Rogation Sunday procession & the tonsuring of various members of the parish and a kalendar.
June: And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: An Account of the Collapse of the Norman Tower and its Aftermath by Fern Brill; To Hear, Read, Mark, Learn and Inwardly Digesst: Christian Orthodoxy and the Traditional English Language of Doxology; Parish Profile: Jodanna and Vince Brechtel; Kalendar; Photos
May: Sacrificium Laudis - "The Anglican Breviary" and the Ancient Western Orthodox Divine Office by Reader Bejamin Andersen; That I May be Crowned with Him - "High King of Heaven: Aspects of Early English Spiritualty" by Benedicta Ward"; Kalendar; Photos
April: The Rest of the Saints: An Easter Eve Sermon by The Rev'd John Mason Neale, D.D.; Come Before His Presence with a Song: a Simple Lesson in Chant by Susan Eklund; Kalendar; Photos; Parish Profile: Debbie and Rick Vaughn
March: A Sermon on the Feast of St. Chad of Lichfield: On God's Judgement Against Sinners by The Rev. John Mason Neale, M.D.; "Miserable Offenders": An Intepretation of Prayer Book Language by C. S. Lewis; The Power of Prayer: An Account of the Western Orthodox Benedictine d'Alleray Priory of Paris by Serge Bolshakoff; Parish Profile: Kathy Pigford; Kalendar; Photos
February: Includes Dom Gueranger on the Suspension of Alleluia at Septuagesima, an article about Benedictine Oblates, parish features, news, pictures and more.
January: A Hymn for St. Agnes - by St. Ambrose of Milan; The Life of Saint Agnes - Virgin and Martyr of Rome by Rev. Fr. Alban Butler; Photos; Kalendar; Ask Monsignor Felix

2002

April: Polesworth - Order of St. Benedict, Nuns; On the Christian Altar by Peter F. Anson; Church Furnishings: The Pulpit by Peter F. Anson; Kalendar

February

"Simple and Holy Melodies" - A Preview of the New Lancelot Andrewes Press Publication; Choruses from "The Rock" by T. S. Eliot; Kalendar; An Old English Church Tradition: he Election of the Boy-bishop on the Feast of St. Nicholas; Mr. William Matsch Inducted into the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame;

2001

October: Old English Re-tellings of Judeo-Christian Stories by Prof. Alexandra Olsen; In Defense of Ethnic Worship by Subdeacon Thoedore Eklund; Questions to Our Resident Expert Reverend Msgr. Felix; Photos; Kalendar
September: O, Come Let Us Adore Him On the Invitatory Psalm Venite at Morning Prayer by Benjamin J. Andersen; Kalendar
August: Hereford and its Cathedral by George Gilbert; Some Explanatory Notes on the Orthodox Western Liturgies of the Church of Antioch - Benjamin Andersen; Kalendar; Photos
July: The Most Holy Shrine of any Noation is that of Our Lady, the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of Our God & Lord Jesus Christ; The Triumph of Icons: An Historical Account of the Centuries of Struggle For and Against the Reverence of Holy Images in the Life of Worship of the Church by David Cook; Photos; Kalendar
June: ELY From "How to Visit the English Cathedrals" by Esther Singleton; Kalendar; Photos
May: St. Dunstan of Canterbury; Kalendar; Photos.
April: Saint Guthlac prepared by Dr. Raymond P. Tripp; Photos; Kalendar
March: Glastonbury by M. R. James; A Modern Way to Make an Ancient Voyage: A Book Review by Susan Eklund; Kalendar; The Annunciation of Our Lady: The Feast of Christ's Incarnation;
February: To Fight with Beasts: A Review by Dr. Raymond P Tripp of The Real Common Worship; Kalendar; Photos
January: St. Mark's Church by Subdeacon James Jeffrey; The Matriarchal and Prophetic St. Deborah by the Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon, Rector of All Saints, Chicago; Kalendar; Photos

2000

December: 'Twas the Week Before Christmas (The "O" Antiphons) by Susan Eklund; Away in a Manager by Subdeacon Thoedore Eklund; St. Cuthbert by Alexandra H. Olsen; Kalendar; Photos
November: St. Gregory Palamas and the Tradition of the Fathers by Fr. George Florovsky; Psalm 51 by Rev'd. Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Photos
October: Introduction to the Symposium Saints of Old Britain by Bishop Basil; A Harvest for the World; Kalendar; Photos; On the Vatican Declaration "Dominus Iesus" by Metropolitan Maximos of Ainou; Parish Profile: Marilyn Ann Halverson
September: St. Ninian; Psalm 134 by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Photos
August: St. Hilda; Saint aidan, Bishop & Confessor; The Causes of the Debacle in the Moden Roman Catholic Liturgy from "The Reform of the Roman Liturgy: Its Problems and Background by Monsignor Klaus Gamber; Kalendar; Photos
July: St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary; The Hoppe Ministry in Albania: An Extraordinary Opening; A Fruitful Response by Virginia Tschanz; The Persecution of Christians Under Islam: A Historic Overview by Virginia Tschanz; Kalendar; Photos
June/May: Venerable Bede, Priest & Doctor: The Giving of Peace; The Commerce of Human Body Parts:: An Eastern Orthodox Response by The Rev'd Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Photos; St. Bebe the Venerable Priest, Confessor & Doctor; A Western Rite Hymnal by Rev'd Nicholas Alford
April: The Life of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark; Lessons from a Bear of Very Little Brain: The Place of Children's Literature in Education by Same Torode; Psalm XVII by Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Photos; Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny Canonized by OCA and the Antiochian Archdiocese
March: The 40 Days of Lent are Easy; Psalm CXXX by Revd. Patrick Henry Reardon; Worship: Part III by Susan Upton Eklund; Kalendar; Photos; Parish Profile: Benjamin Andersen
February: Will a Man Rob God? by the Very Reverend Eugene Tarris; The Lord is King by The Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon; Worship The First and Great Commandment by Susan Upton Eklund; Parish Portrait: Elizabeth Dell; Kalendar; Photos
January: A New Century and Old Problems; Comments on the Western Rite by Bishop Basil; Sequences from the Sarum Missel by Charles Buchanan Pearson; Psalms XCII, XCVI, XCVII by The Rev'd Patrick Henry Reardon; Photos; Kalendar

1999

December: St. Hilary on the Forerunner of Christ; A Letter from Evelyn Underhill to Archbishop Lang of Centerbury; The History of Christmas; Psalm 113 A by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Parish Profile - Deacon Vladimir and Matushka Elizabeth
November
October: The New Year & The Psalter by The Revd Patrick Henry Reardon; A Page from Brightest and Best, Stories of Hymns by George W. Rutler, Ignatius Press, 1998; Psalm 1 xxxi - by Rev'd Patrick Henry Reardon; On the Consolation of Death by Saint John Chrysostom; Parish Profile: Ken and Carol McCabe
September: Te Martyrs and the Monks from The Church Impotent by Leon Podels, Spense Publishing Company; Photos; Kalendar.
August: Psalm 45 vol. 1: My heart is inditing of a good matter: I Speak of the things that I have made unto the king; The Voice of the Psalms Revd Patrick Henry Reardon; Photos; Kalendar; Parish Profile - Doug and Jean Saunders