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Devotions of the Holy Rood
Leader: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  I: The Tree of Life  All: WE ADORE Thee, most holy Lord...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Mar 414 min read
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A Hymn
Though my heart may wander far From Canaan’s rain-blest shore; Though my feet will often tread The paths trod by the dead, And from the...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Jan 20, 20231 min read
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A Little Litany of Household Saints
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Nov 1, 20223 min read
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Pray Without Ceasing
I recently told my wife Carrie that what I want to do with my life is pray the Daily Hours. Of course I want to teach, to raise our...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Oct 30, 20222 min read
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Welcome to The Littlemore Institute
When he was still the Anglican vicar of St. Mary's Church in Oxford, St. John Henry Newman began to transform a quiet outlying part of...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Jun 20, 20223 min read
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Meditations of the Holy Rood V: The Cross of Calvary
All: We praise Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, and we bless Thee; for by Thy Cross and Resurrection Thou hast redeemed the World. Amen. Leader:...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Mar 18, 20223 min read
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Devotions of the Holy Rood IV: The Bronze Serpent
All: We praise Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, and we bless Thee; for by Thy Cross and Resurrection Thou hast redeemed the World. Amen. Leader:...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Mar 16, 20224 min read
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Devotions of the Holy Rood III: Aaron's Budding Rod
All: We praise Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, and we bless Thee; for by Thy Cross and Resurrection Thou hast redeemed the World. Amen. Leader:...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Mar 11, 20224 min read
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Devotions of the Holy Rood II: The Wood of the Altar
All: We praise Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, and we bless Thee; for by Thy Cross and Resurrection Thou hast redeemed the World. Amen. Leader:...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Mar 9, 20223 min read
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Devotions of the Holy Rood: The Tree of Life
Leader: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. I: The Tree of Life All: We praise Thee, Lord Jesus Christ,...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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Called to Give Aid
First, thanks be to God for our brother Evan in Massachusetts who has been accepted to one Ph.D. program and wait-listed at a second. He...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Feb 15, 20223 min read
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Christi Simus, Non Nostri
Our motto, which is also our patron St. Columban's, is a paraphrase of I Corinthians 6:19-20, the conclusion of St. Paul's revelatory...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Nov 23, 20213 min read
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Falling in Love with the Liturgy
By: William Rhea My earliest memories of church were at the small Presbyterian chapel in my hometown, where I learned the Lord’s Prayer,...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Aug 6, 20215 min read
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The Fourth Lesson: What we talk about when we talk about Mary
This series takes an appreciative look back on the Lutheran theological tradition, and unpacks lessons learned from it that helped shape...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Jan 29, 20215 min read
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The Third Lesson: Learning to Think Sacramentally
By: William Rhea This series takes an appreciative look back on the Lutheran theological tradition, and unpacks lessons learned from it...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Dec 17, 20205 min read
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Mere Catholicism: Catechesis vol. 2
Rachel asks: Orthodoxy: What are the most fundamental things I have to believe in order to convert? Like, mere Catholicism, if you will....

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Dec 7, 202010 min read
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THE SECOND LESSON: THE THEOLOGY OF THE CROSS AND TRUST IN CHRIST’S SAVING WORK
By: William Rhea This series takes an appreciative look back on the Lutheran theological tradition, and unpacks lessons learned from it...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Dec 1, 20206 min read
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Escaping the Foucaultian Hellscape: Roger Sell, Mental Health, what Happens Now: A Personal Account
By: Matthew David Wiseman, PhD Introduction: Well, I pulled the plug on Facebook, and I would like to offer a personal account of why,...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Nov 8, 202011 min read
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What Lutheranism Taught Me: An Appreciative Look Back from a New Catholic
By: William Rhea INTRODUCTION Almost one year ago my wife and I entered into full communion with the Catholic Church. We had been...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Oct 31, 20205 min read
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Vineyards And Olive Trees Thou Planted Not
The Wiseman family has just moved into a new rental in Northern Kentucky, to accommodate the new addition. As on several previous...

Dr. Matthew David Wiseman
Sep 25, 20203 min read
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