Author Archives: Alex Grudem

Adult Formation at Christ Church

Dear Christ Church Family, What a joy it is to serve alongside the adults of this parish as Minister of Adult Formation! This past year, our staff and vestry dreamed…

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Why Do We Need Catechesis?

  At the conclusion of his earthly ministry, Jesus commissioned his disciples to “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of…

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A Sonnet by Malcolm Guite

For the past several weeks and until August, we are dedicating our Weekly Compass to parishioners’ reflections on those people Malcolm Guite calls “Ordinary Saints.” These saints are college professors,…

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The Original David Charles

I met David Charles Thomas (always “Dr. Thomas” to me) in my sophomore year of college when I took one of his introductory history courses. As a self-proclaimed history “buff,”…

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Resurrection: The Hallucination Theory

And Lazarus said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the…

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