Pastoral Liturgist
Pastor Frank at St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Wilmette, IL New Year's Day 2024 Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic I whiled away my time looking up information about my…
Frank Answers About the Use of Incense
As a Lutheran I wonder why we might use incense during worship? I suspect that the pushback is largely anti-Catholicism, but sometimes more information is helpful. I’d be interested in…
Frank Answers About Life in the Holy Trinity
The Sunday after Pentecost in the Western liturgical calendar is the Festival of the Holy Trinity. Preachers often say that it’s the only Sunday of the year in which we…
Frank Preaches About the Body and Blood of Christ
I have argued that the Feast of Corpus Christi, now called the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Roman Catholic Church, should be celebrated in Lutheran…
Frank Answers About Motion and Human Bonding
Question: Why are processions with singing such powerful liturgical experiences? Answer: because of the physical principle of entrainment. Entrainment is two or more entities being attracted through vibrations. It requires…
Frank Answers About Dancing in Worship
Question: It seems that liturgical dance is becoming more common in liturgies at church assemblies. Dancers are part of the procession or they enact Scripture readings. I feel that dance…
Frank Answers About Anointing the Sick and Massage
Question: Anointing the sick has gained in popularity. In my church it is offered in the Sunday Worship service and many people come forward for the laying on of hands…
Frank Answers About the Meaning of the Body
The body has been an important field of study in just about every discipline. The old dichotomy between mind and body is no longer accepted. Neuroscience has increasingly demonstrated that…
