"The Holy Blissful Martyr"
On Monday I turn forty. It is an appropriate time for reflection, I suppose. And being the kind of person that I am, and doing what I am now doing, I have been doing a great deal of thinking about my spiritual journey. As some readers may know, I am an adult convert to Christianity. I had a conversion experience while studying in England in 1989 and received Holy Baptism on June 3, 1990. A week later I made a pilgrimage to Canterbury. It was one of the most moving experiences of my life. St Thomas Beckett has been a particularly strong exemplar for me ever since. Would that I had his courage to stand up for the Faith no matter what the cost!
(Image of St. Thomas Beckett, 13th cent. stained glass, Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral)
posted by Texanglican (R.W. Foster+) | 10:31 PM
3 Comments:
Happy B'day in advance. Cool to share you b'day with All Saints! i share mine with Prince Charles grrrrr
Thanks for the B-day greetings. As Providence would have it, the parish in which I received baptism was All Saints', Austin, Texas. Nice. This year my first sermon to the full congregation at St Vincent's Cathedral is also on my birthday, so I am not likely to forget it!
happy (belated) birthday, randall!
-jwf
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