Sacramental Whine

Welcome to episode 108, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing the Reverend Shawn Sanford Beck.

The Rev. Shawn Sanford Beck is an ecumenical Christian priest in the Anglican tradition, and a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. He is the author of Christian Animism, and the founder of the Ecumenical Companions of Sophia, an informal online community fostering Christian-Pagan dialogue and spiritual practice. He lives with his family on an off-the-grid farm community in north-western Saskatchewan, where he is chaplain to the human and more-than-human wights of the community. When not writing sermons, chopping wood, or practicing magic, Shawn can be counted on to have his nose buried in a book.

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Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement, Vol. 1.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement, Vol. 2.

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling, and produced by the Ancient Apostolic Church of Alexandria.

Welcome to episode 107, in this episode I welcome back Bishop Tom Bryant. He was first on the podcast back in episode 97. Bishop Tom is a bishop within the Independent Old Catholic Church, a parish pastor, and an educator. It is great to have him back.

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Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. One.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. Two.

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling.

Welcome to episode 106! In this episode, I welcome back Father Timothy Olivieri. I first had Father Tim on the podcast back in episode 47 when he was a postulant with the Community of Saint George. Then he was on episode 58 when he was a subdeacon, and again in episode 84. Father Tim was ordained to the priesthood in October 2021 and it is an honor to have him back.

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Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 1.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 2.

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling and produced by the Community of Saint George(Young Rite).

Welcome to Episode 105, in this episode I have the honor of welcoming back the Very Reverend Doctor Peter-Michael Preble, a priest with the Independent Old Catholic Church and a true renaissance man.

Monsignor Preble was initially interviewed in episode 96 and it is an honor to have him back.

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Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 1.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 2.

Extraordinary Catholics Podcast.

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling and produced by the Community of Saint George.

Welcome to episode 104, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Bishop Linda Rounds-Nichols.

Although not recognized as such at the time, Linda's first call to the ministry may have been when she wasn't yet a teenager. Since no one saw that situation as a call, she followed another dream and became an educator: first a teacher, then a counselor, then a central office administrator, and finally a principal. She also served as an adjunct instructor in higher education, so throughout her career, her students ranged from pre-school to post-grads.

As her tenure in education was ending, that call to the ministry returned, in invitations to study programs, questions from church people, and finally during one of the times she held the chalice while assisting with communion. She noticed, fought the call, then followed.

Bishop Linda is now the director of Public Relations and Communications with the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch, dean emerita of Sophia Divinity School and church historian.

Links:

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 1.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 2.

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling, and produced by the Community of Saint George.

Welcome to episode 103, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Bishop Rick Saint.

Originally from the southern United States, Bishop Rick Saint is currently based in Thailand. The son of a protestant pastor, he grew up in church. Feeling a call to ministry as a teen, he attended Southeastern University for his undergraduate degree before pursuing a Master's of Church Ministries from Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. While doing his studies, Bishop Rick served on the ministry team of Carpenter's Home, a 10,000-seat church located in Lakeland, Florida. He hosted a 6-hour inspirational radio program, "The Rick Saint Show" each Sunday on church's radio station, as well as 15-minute and 30-minute daily spots teaching on the Jewish roots of Christianity.

During this time, he felt God calling him into the historic churches and began to pursue holy orders with the Old Catholic Church of North America. While continuing at Carpenter's Home, he also served as a deacon on the altar of the Pro-Cathedral of Jesus of Nazareth, part of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church) in Tampa, Florida.

After completing a Master's of Divinity from St. Michael's College, Bishop Rick was ordained a priest in 2004. As a bi-vocational priest, he pioneered St. Thomas More Old Catholic Mission which quickly grew from 3 to 25 adult members plus children while he also taught public school. Unable to find Old Catholic catechism materials for his parish, he published A Short Catechism of the Old Catholic Church. During this time, Bishop Rick was the featured speaker at conferences in various churches teaching on the Jewish roots of Christianity and the arts in worship, as well as training clergy and lay leaders in the areas of healing and deliverance.

In 2007, Bishop Rick took a position as the Director of Continuing Education at Walters State Community College in Tennessee and turned the pastorate of St. Thomas More over to one of the clergies he had trained. After 2 years at Walters State, he resigned and relocated to Asia, where he has worked in international education as a teacher, head of school, and academic officer in Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar. While he was in Asia, the Old Catholic Church of North America reorganized as the Old Catholic Communion of North America, leaving him without a spiritual "home."

Although he worked with different churches over the years, as these countries are primarily Buddhist, Bishop Rick found there were very few open and affirming churches in Asia and only one church that was part of the Independent Sacramental Movement in any of the countries in which he lived. Bishop Rick began Resurrection Fellowship in Thailand, which he currently pastors. As people were coming to (then Father) Rick to be confirmed, there was a demand for episcopal oversight. In searching for such, Bishop Rick developed a fraternal relationship with Bishop Regen Luna of the Philippines, who was seeking to develop an independent sacramental jurisdiction in Asia. Out of their friendship/cooperation, Christ Communion was born, and they elevated Bishop Rick to the episcopacy to do the work of a missionary bishop in Thailand. Only a year old, Christ Communion already has parishes and ministries growing in the Philippines, Thailand, Korea, and the United States.

Focusing on the overwhelming grace of God, Bishop Rick continues to preach and teach "how Jesus of Nazareth, anointed by the Holy Spirit, went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil."

Links:

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement, Vol. 1

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement, Vol. 2

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling, and produced by the Community of Saint George (the Young Rite).

Welcome to episode 102, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Bishop Pamela Joy Giese.

Please consider supporting this podcast by purchasing the books based upon it. The books are titled "Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Volume 1 and Volume 2." You can find them on Amazon and the easiest way to location them is to search my name, David Oliver Kling and they should show up. Please consider purchasing these books and help support this podcast.

Bishop Pamela Joy Giese has a lifelong interest in the esoteric, having had her first mystical experience at age 5.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and a Master of Sacred Science from the International College of Esoteric Studies in Barbados.

She was ordained a priest in the Eglise Gnostique Catholique Apostolique in 2001 and later consecrated a bishop in 2010.

She is an active member of the Theosophical Society and a founding member of the Arnica Collective and the Treasury of Light, a Gnostic Church in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in England.

For the past 40+ years, she continues to be employed as a scientific computer programmer to fund her book habit.

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling, and produced by The Community of Saint George, a Young Rite Jurisdiction.

In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing the Reverend Mark Townsend. He is the author of several books including "Jesus through Pagan Eyes," and "Diary of a Heretic."

Mark was ordained in The Church of England in 1996. However, in July 2010 he decided to resign his Anglican orders and move over to an Independent Sacramental Church. It was a huge decision for Mark, but he feels more able to be a good friend of the Church of England on the outside than an unhappy Cleric within.

Mark has been an Independent Priest since June 2011. His 'Parish' has no geographical boundaries, leaving him free to offer his services and ceremonies to all.

As an Independent Priest and member of the Progressive Christian Alliance (PCA), Mark is able to express his open vision of Christian Priesthood in a fully sacramental way.

Mark is also a professional Celebrant and a member of the Association of Independent Celebrants.

One of the greatest blessings of the last few years is Mark's discovery of the earth-based path of Druidry, which he sees as totally compatible with Christianity. Most modern Druids see their path not so much as a religion but more as a philosophy, which means that there are many who follow the Druid ways and yet remain Christian, Jewish, Buddhist or even Atheist.

As a Christian member of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD) he weaves many of the beautiful customs and rituals of this essentially British nature tradition into his ceremonies and services. In doing so he walks in the footsteps of saints like Francis of Assisi who was a deeply earth based pilgrim and who sang canticles to brother sun, sister moon and mother earth.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 1.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 2.

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling and produced by the Community of Saint George (a Young Rite jurisdiction).

Welcome to episode 100, the countdown to 100 is complete! I am delighted to have as my guest Edward Jarvis.

Edward Jarvis (born in Yorkshire, England, 1975) is the author of several books including Carlos Duarte Costa: Testament of a Socialist Bishop and Sede Vacante: The Life and Legacy of Archbishop Thuc. Edward has a mixed ancestry which includes Slovenian, Irish, and French (Huguenot). Not initially academically-minded, he did a wide variety of jobs before leaning towards education and social work.

Volunteering at a church-run rehab center in Italy led to a casual suggestion of enrolling on a theology course. Edward attributes now his particular interests within theology and religious studies to three factors: a non-religious upbringing, empathy for all things marginal and misunderstood, and the inspiring individuals and unusual experiences his life has been blessed with.

Edward's studies (first in Italy, then in England and Brazil) coincided with his growing interest (and just a little involvement) in the ISM and the Independent Catholic world. Noticing significant gaps in the literature on these topics and the unreliability of many online sources, Edward began to nourish the idea of contributing to the published scholarship. His fourth book, The Anglican Church in Burma, is about to be published by Penn State University Press, though this one will be his first book on a non-ISM topic.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the ISM, Vol. 1.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the ISM, Vol. 2.

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling and produced by the Community of Saint George (a Young Rite jurisdiction).

Welcome to episode 99, the countdown to episode 100 continues! In this episode I have the honor of interviewing Bishop Theodore Feldmann!

Bishop Theodore Feldmann is a retired professional pastoral musician and serves the Ordinariate of Divine Providence in the Ascension Alliance. He teaches courses in the Ascension Theological College: New Cosmology; Introduction to Liturgy; Sacraments of the Church and Liturgy Practice in which students are assigned the task of writing and presiding at their own liturgy.

Theodore's life-long call to ordination convinced him that he needed to seek a different approach to ordination than that offered by the mainline denominations. After several frustrating attempts to be ordained in various jurisdictions, one of those students recommended the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch. Archbishop Richard Gundrey of the Church of Antioch, responded enthusiastically and was organized and supportive.

​ After earning an M. Div. from Sophia Divinity School, he was incardinated as a deacon in 2005, and ordained to the priesthood in Baltimore, MD, in 2007. Concurrently with his work in the Roman Catholic Church he founded of the Beloved Disciple Church of Antioch in Baltimore, an urban contemplative community and was pastor until his retirement when he and his spouse moved to New Orleans. He was consecrated a bishop in the Independent Sacramental Movement in 2017.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the ISM, Vol 1.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the ISM, Vol 2.

This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling and produced by The Community of Saint George (a Young Rite jurisdiction).