Sacramental Whine

Welcome to episode 98, the count-down to episode 100 continues! In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing Father Andrew Miller.

Andrew Miller is an ordained priest in the Celtic-Rite Old Catholic Church

He came to organized religion as a teenager when he converted to Mormonism at age 16 where he discovered a love for Theology. While Studying Theology and philosophy in college, he felt himself called to a more orthodox expression of Christianity. For a time, he became an Evangelical Protestant and began seminary in 2009, attending Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky with the goal of becoming a Minister in the Christian Church - Disciples of Christ. It was at this time that he felt himself called to a more sacramental and traditional expression of the Christian faith and so became a Greek Orthodox Catechumen.

He eventually decided not to be baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church as he was told that he could not receive Holy Communion unless his wife consented to allow his marriage to be blessed in the Orthodox Church, which she was not willing to do. It was at this point that he became Old Catholic, receiving Baptism and Confirmation in the Ecumenical Catholic Church - USA. He received a call to ordained priesthood because of a mystical experience at a time of deep depression and returned to Seminary, first at St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, and finally at Graceland University's Community of Christ Seminary from which I finally graduated with a Master of Arts in 2017. He joined the Celtic-Rite Old Catholic Church because of a long-time personal relationship with then Presiding Bishop Thomas McKenna but has also served in the United States Old Catholic Church and is in formation with the interjurisdictional Society of Christ the King. He is an Associate of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, and a practitioner of Vincentian Spirituality.

He was ordained to the Priesthood of the Celtic-Rite Old Catholic Church in 2014 while serving as a Chaplain Resident at KU Hospital. He spent two years in Clinical Pastoral Education at KU Hospital, both in Residency and in Fellowship.

Andrew enjoys stories, particularly movies and television and much of his writing has been about the theological implications of fictional stories, particularly movies and television. Through his love of the cinema, he came to know Rev. Michelle Byerly of the United Methodist Church with whom he went to seminary at St. Paul's in Kansas City Missouri. The two remained close friends and together started and co-host the Podcast "A Pastor and a Priest Walk into a Movie Theater."

Together with Rev. Byerly, he is one of the four founders of "New Faith New Media" which is a Progressive inter-religious Podcast Platform, currently hosting two Podcasts: "A Pastor and a Priest Walk into a Movie Theater" and "Faith and What Resonates," with a third in development.

Currently, besides co-hosting his and Rev. Michelle's podcast, he serves on the Core Team of Christ the King Independent Catholic Church in Kansas City, Missouri, is a Volunteer Prison Minister with the Bethany Catholic Callout Group at Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, KS. He is also actively involved in Politics according to his understanding of Social Justice, having served as a Precinct Committee Chair for the Leavenworth County Democratic Party and as a Volunteer Election Researcher with the Democratic Socialists of America.

He has been married for 13 years and has a seven-year-old daughter named Scarlett.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

The ISM Database.

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

Book: 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 97, the countdown to episode 100 continues, and in this episode, I have the honor of interviewing Bishop Tom Bryant.

Of all the titles that clergy can use, Tom Bryant loves "Pastor" the most. It combines the role of shepherding and loving a particular people with the function of leading through Word and Sacrament. Bishop Bryant was Ordained in 1986. He has served as a church planter, a senior pastor, a professor, and a vice-president of a multi-million dollar mission's agency. He was Consecrated a Bishop in 2019 and sees his role as serving the Church through caring for those called to Holy Orders.

Bishop Bryant loves the Independent Old Catholic Church and is ruthlessly committed to teaching, promoting, and celebrating the "old paths" that Jeremiah described (Jer.6.16) as the best means for 'Holding to the Faith once delivered." (Jude 3). Tom attended Liberty University, Concordia Theological Seminary, the University of Virginia, Bethany Theological Seminary, and Agape Seminary, terminating with two earned Doctorates in historical theology and Sacred Dogmatic studies. Postdoctoral studies include a Diploma in Forestry from the North American School of Conservation and a Diploma from Radford University in Non-Profit Leadership. Tom is married to his partner in life, Sherry, and have five wonderful children and seven grandchildren between them.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

Independent Sacramental Movement Database.

Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 1

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

Welcome to episode 96, the countdown to episode 100 continues! In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing the Very Reverend Doctor Peter-Michael Preble.

Monsignor Preble received an Associates's and bachelor's degree from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts. He received his seminary training at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree, with a concentration in Pastoral Psychology from the American International University in Indiana. Monsignor Preble holds several certifications in trauma and stress including being a Diplomat with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.

Monsignor Preble was ordained Deacon and Priest in 2004 in the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas and for 12 years served a Romanian Orthodox Parish in Southbridge, Massachusetts. In 2016 he was granted Ordained Ministerial Standing by the Pilgrim Association of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ. In 2019 he was incardinated priest into the Independent Old Catholic Church by Bishop Thomas Bryant and in 2020 was elevated to Monsignor with the rank of Protonotary Apostolic and created Vicar Forane of New England in the Diocese of the Eastern United States of the Independent Old Catholic Church.

Monsignor Preble is a Hospice Chaplain with the Brockton Visiting Nurses Association. He is a Military Chaplain with the Massachusetts Organized Militia, Fire Department Chaplain with the Quincy Massachusetts Fire Department, the Deputy Chief Chaplain with the Massachusetts Corps of Fire Chaplains, and National Chaplain for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Monsignor Preble has served parishes in the Romanian Orthodox Church as well as 3 parishes as interim minister in the United Church of Christ.

Monsignor Preble is Married to Nicolette and has a daughter Oonagh. Monsignor Preble and his wife Nicky are living historians reenacting life in 18th and 19th century New England.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

Would you like to support this podcast? Please consider purchasing a copy of the book, Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Volume One. A book showcasing some of the many interviews from this podcast. It is available on Amazon for $14.99.

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

Welcome to episode 95, the countdown to episode 100 is on! Can you believe we are only 5 episodes away from 100!

In this episode, I will be talking about the Convergence Movement and have as my guests Father Kevin Daugherty and Father Michaelangelo D'Arrigo.

The Reverend Father Kevin Daugherty is a priest and an Elder and Secretary-Treasurer within the Convergent Christian Communion.

The Reverend Canon Michaelangelo D'Arrigo is a Priest and an Elder in the Convergent Christian Communion, and Canon to their Presiding Bishop.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

Resources on the Convergent Movement.

Recommended Books on the Convergent Movement:

"Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why," by Phyllis Tickle.

"Becoming Orthodox: A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith," by Peter Gillquist.

"Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal: Why the Church should be all three," by Gordon T. Smith.

"Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail: Why Evangelicals are Attracted to the Liturgical Church," by Robert Webber.

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

Welcome to Episode 94, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Deacon Christopher Maximus.

Deacon Christopher Maximus – essential grocery worker by day, former Boy Scout, semi-retired Drag Queen, grateful alcoholic, human rights activist, seminarian, and Deacon.

As a teenager, Christopher found God's grace and love in his local Eastern Orthodox Church after an invitation to attend from his high school best friend. Eventually, he was baptized and chrismated in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. This is the time when he first felt a monastic and clerical calling.

After being shunned by the local Orthodox parish for his sexuality he took a 10-year break from organized religion. After seeking substance abuse treatment, Christopher became involved with a local Episcopal parish because of their inclusiveness. He was received into the Anglican Communion at Saint Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, WA. During a moment of private prayer at his then parish, he vowed to God that if the compulsion to drink was eliminated, he would dedicate his life to the service of the Church. He became very involved in his parish. Christopher and his husband, both became habited Religious Brothers with a dispersed Franciscan Order inside of the Anglican Communion.

In his discernment for theological education, Christopher discovered the rich history of the Old Catholic and Independent Sacramental Movements and was directed toward an autonomous Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction by a friend. In the fall of 2018, he and his husband were received into the autonomous Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction, and after some time of independent training with an Orthodox hierarch, he was ordained to the Holy Diaconate on the Feast of Saint Patrick, The Enlightener of Ireland, in Toledo, OH.

In the winter of 2020, Deacon Christopher, his husband, and their two fur-children packed up and moved across the country from their home in Seattle, Washington to Toledo, Ohio in pursuit of theological education. At the beginning of summer 2020, Deacon Christopher began his first year of theological seminary formation with Saint Symeon the New Theologian House of Studies through the Community of Saint George.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

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

Welcome to Episode 93, in this episode I have the honor of welcoming back Acolyte Kathleen Ostlie. She was initially a guest on the podcast a little over a year ago and it is great to have her back.

Kathleen Ostlie, is in minor orders as an acolyte in the Apostolic Johannite Church; she has a love for writing, studying philosophy, and connecting with all sorts of people. She is passionate about bringing diverse groups of people together for respectful discourse and finding connections. She is a believer in truth in an increasingly relativist world, but a Christian mystic open to heart-centered ideas. While she has been published in compilation books and magazines, she is currently working on her first solo book to include wisdom sayings, poetry, and essays relevant to the journey of the seeker, and hopes to inspire others on their journey.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

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

Welcome to Episode 92, in this episode I welcome back Father Kevin Daugherty. I've had Father Kevin on the podcast before, but since it has been a while let me introduce him again.

Fr. Kevin Daugherty is a priest and a New Monastic, from Lincoln, Pennsylvania. Fr. Kevin is an Elder and Secretary-Treasurer within the Convergent Christian Communion, co-founder, and Abbot of Kindling Fire: A New Monastic Order, and incoming Curate (Assistant Pastor) for Solomon's Porch in Phoenix, Arizona.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

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

Welcome to Episode 91, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Chaplain Robert Caruso.

Chaplain Robert W. Caruso is a native of Chicago, Illinois. Chaplain Caruso earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota with a double major in Philosophy and Legal Studies. He went on and earned a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in clinical counseling degree as well as a Master of Arts in Theology and World Religions from United Theological Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chaplain Caruso is an ordained priest (15 Years) and is ecclesiastically endorsed by the Old Catholic Church. He worked in many Old Catholic parish communities as a pastor/priest and as a prison chaplain in the Michigan Department of Corrections before entering the Army. He is currently in his second year completing a Doctor of Ministry hybrid program in military chaplaincy from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.

Chaplain Caruso entered the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant in August 2012, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was assigned to the 615th Aviation Support Battalion in Fort Hood, Texas. On May 1, 2013, he was moved to serve in Kuwait. Further, he has served as chaplain for the 509th Infantry Battalion (Airborne) in Alaska, from August 2016-2019. He is currently serving as the Deputy Brigade Chaplain for 5th Recruiting Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas (JBSA).

Chaplain Caruso is the author of the 2009 book, "The Old Catholic Church: Understanding the Origin, Essence, and Theology of a Church that is Unknown and Misunderstood by Many in North America."

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

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

Welcome to episode 89. In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing Father Shaun Ake-Little.

Father Shaun was recently ordained to the priesthood this past June within the Progressive Catholic Church by Bishop Joseph Ciccone. He was informally in formation with another jurisdiction for about 8 years before attending seminary at Ascension Theological College. While in formation, he served on his parish board of directors and served as president of the school board and as director of religious education. For his day job, he teaches 7th-grade geography and moderates the school's history club. In addition to being ordained in June, Father Shaun and his husband Ethan and moved into a new home right outside of Philadelphia where they reside with their new puppy Daisy and two cats Grayson and JoJo.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

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

Welcome to episode 89, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Archbishop Jason Sanderson.

Bishop Jason was born in Vermont, and from the age of 18 was involved with the Independent Catholic/Orthodox movement, first being part of an Old Calendar Greek Orthodox monastery, before being transferred to a bishop in the American Orthodox Church. He took a hiatus from active ministry in 1993 and returned to it by joining the Liberal Catholic Church International in 2000, being received as a deacon. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2002, consecrated bishop in 2006, and elected Presiding Archbishop in 2012, serving one term.

During his episcopacy, he oversaw the development of several missions and projects in Africa, and a review of the liturgy to be gender inclusive.

He is retired to northern New Hampshire, where he focuses his efforts on personal ministry and chaplaincy, and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in psychology to help develop a program to minister to those suffering from PTSD.

Links:

Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine.

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