St. John Damascene has been recommended as the patron saint of science, for his writings on the Christian significance of the material realm. Luther too emphasized the importance of physical reality in his teachings on Christ, the sacraments, and vocation.
Today, we gather in this magnificent Cathedral in order to celebrate the Eucharist and give thanks to God for the one hundredth anniversary of this historic community. It is not a coincidence – I think – that today is also the Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council in Nicaea. Nor is it a coincidence that of the Seven Ecumenical Councils, the First and the Last took place in Nicaea. Today, we gather in this magnificent Cathedral in order to celebrate the Eucharist and give thanks to God for the one hundredth anniversary of this historic community. It is not a coincidence – I.
By Pat McCaughan
Posted Mar 4, 2021
Members of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, celebrate Palm Sunday in 2019. Photo: Courtesy of St. Ambrose
[Episcopal News Service] One of the great moments in 11-year-old Arri Davila’s life was hearing prayers of thanksgiving for the beauty of dreadlocks – hair like hers – at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.
“They were talking about blessing people with locks, and me and my sister were really happy. It was very comforting because when we are at my mom’s church, we are the only two brown-skinned people there,” Davila told Episcopal News Service recently.