The BCP and Me

Unction, Unction, What's your function?

In this Episode Fr. Tyler and Fr. Joshua visit the rite for Ministration to the Sick in The BCP. They discuss the importance of the ministry of presence, theology around healing versus curing, and how the Church is made stronger by making sure that no one is lost of left alone in times of suffering. Also....CALL YOUR PRIEST WHEN YOU ARE SICK!

Oops, I did It Again!

In this Episode The Rev. Julia Gatta joins Fr. Tyler and Fr. Joshua for an exploration of the rite The Reconciliation of a Penitent, as they continue exploring the Pastoral Offices section of the Boook of Common Prayer. The Rev. Julia Gatta is the Bishop Frank A. Juhan Professor of Pastoral Theology in the School of Theology, the University of the South, Sewanee. An Episcopal priest, she served parishes in Connecticut for 25 years before moving to Sewanee. She holds a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from Cornell University.

Children Will Listen

On the 30th Episode of The BCP and Me, Fr. Tyler and Fr. Joshua explore, in depth, the service for the Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adotoption of a Child found on page 439 in The Book of Common Prayer. Pointing out the evolution of the rite as something that has been present since the earliest days of the church, and the implications it has for women, adopted children, and the impact on the congregation and the Church as whole.

This Will Be....A Civil Marriage

Welcome back to The BCP and Me! We continue our journey together by exploring the reasoning and the need for The Blessing of a Civil Union from the Pastoral Offices section of The Book of Common Prayer, as well as The Anniversary of a Marriage service from The Book of Occasional Services. Prepare for at least one Shania Twain Reference.

It's all Coming Back To You Now

There were nights when the wind was so cold... Ope, sorry, that's a different tune. Welcome back to The BCP and Me as The Rev. Joshua Nelson and the now Very Rev Br Tyler Richards bring us back to The Book of Common Prayer, and everything that lies beneath the surface of this amazing text. To detail everything that has happened over the last couple of years would take an entire season. We are calling these things, collectively, life changes, so we can just jump right back in where we left off. No doubt, we'll talk about some of these things as we go along and get into some of the nitty gritty of what all has happened (Fr. Tyler is a Cathedral Dean and a Dominican Friar now; Fr. Joshua is a Dad as well as s Step Dad now) and how all that has affected how we see the text. What will never change is our commitment to better understanding this text that has shaped us, and our commitment to continue the conversation about this book. New Episodes will be rolling out in the coming weeks, and we look forward to continuing our journey with you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your continuing devotion and patience! It may have been lost long ago, but it's all coming back to you now! Welcome back to The BCP and Me!