If one is a certain kind of mainstream Christian, it is likely that one will find any extended conversation on the subject of the Trinity to be tedious and pointless. This won’t stop one from invoking said Trinity, or naming things after it, or even, perhaps, believing in it, whatever it means — but as a subject for discussion, or contemplation, the Trinity is about as useful as last week’s newspaper: a curious starting point somewhere in the background of the more interestin

Come Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of thy faithful people: and kindle in them the fire of thy love. This week I want to continue the theme that I began last week, leading to next Sunday’s celebration of the Most Holy Trinity. I want to show how the dogma of the Trinity is no mere academic afterthought but stands at the heart of Christian life. This morning, on the day of Pentecost, our worship is naturally tuned to the gift of the Holy Spirit. And this is where many of us p

On Thursday of this past week we marked our Lord’s Ascension into heaven. This Sunday after Ascension Day retains a strong memory of that event, as we see in our reading from Acts. And we stand in the calendar, like the Church in the first part of Acts, in that strange time between Christ’s exit and the Holy Spirit’s entrance on Pentecost. This is an opportunity for us, as it was for the disciples, to consider the meaning of the Ascension. And today I want to ask in particu