Sacramental Whine

Welcome to episode 68.  In this episode, I share the audio portion of a YouTube video I created on the Community of Saint George. Discussed is the origin of the Old Catholic Union and the Liberal Catholic Church, the Young Rite, and the founding of the Community of Saint George.  I don't want this to seem like an infomercial for the Community of Saint George, but I think there is some good content...

Welcome to Episode 67! In this episode, I have guest host Father (and bishop-elect) David Jones who talks about what every priest should have or should at least be thinking about!  Fr. David first appeared on this podcast in Episode 41: Radical Incarnation with David Jones . Sponsor: Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine . Links: Catholic Liturgicals . PSG Vestments . Mercy Robes . Ivy Robe...

Welcome to episode 66! In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing the Reverend Doctor Bruce Epperly . A Theologian, pastor, spiritual guide, author, and recognized leader in lay and pastoral faith formation, Bruce Epperly serves as Pastor at South Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Centerville, MA, and professor in the D.Min. program at Wesley Theological Seminary.  He has serv...

Welcome to Episode 65! In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing The Reverend Steve Avino . Steve is a sub-deacon within the Community of Saint George , a jurisdiction within the Young Rite (Youngriteusa.org).  He is a graduate of North Central College with a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and received a Masters in Religious Studies at Chicago Theological Seminary. He works as the C...

Welcome to episode 64! In this episode, I have the honor of having Bishop David Strong back with us!  He was the first interview on this podcast, back in episode 14, and he agreed to come back on – fifty episodes later!  Can you believe it? We are on episode 64. Bishop David Strong is the presiding bishop of the Apostolic Catholic Church in America , which is Sacramental, Sanctified, and committed...

Welcome to Episode 63!  In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing the Reverend Doctor Trish Sullivan Vanni . The Reverend Doctor Trish Sullivan Vanni Ph. D. is the pastoral director of Charis Ecumenical Catholic Community , the first Ecumenical Catholic Church in Minnesota where she serves as pastoral director. She is also an adjunct professor of theology at a local University. Trish has s...

Welcome to episode 62!   In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing Bishop Rob Lamoureux . Bishop Rob Lamoureux was ordained to the priesthood in 2013, under the auspices of the Young Rite, and consecrated in 2015 while in the Apostolic Celtic Church, he returned to the Young Rite in 2019 and serves as the current Formation Director. Rob has had diverse training with various mentors, initia...

Welcome to Episode 61! In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming back to the podcast Father Jerry Maynard .  I interviewed Father Jerry in episode 55 and he wanted to return and I'm glad to have him!  We talk a lot about Discipleship and related topics! Links: Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine . Book:   The Tao of Thomas Aquinas: Fierce Wisdom for Hard Times by Matthew Fox . Thi...

Welcome to episode 60, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Father Shannon T.L. Kearns . Father Shannon is a writer, speaker, and theologian. He is the co-founder of Queer Theology . He is also the founder of Uprising Theatre Company . He graduated from Union Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity and is an ordained priest in the Old Catholic Church . Fr. Shay is a sought-after...

Welcome to Episode 59.   In this episode I have the honor of interviewing Bishop Rebecca Lee Pierce , she was recently consecrated a bishop within the Convergent Christian Communion at their recent General Assembly on February 16 of 2020.  Bishop Rebecca has graduate degrees in nursing administration, health service administration, and health law.  She has been a nurse, an educator, and an Air For...

Welcome to episode 58! I am honored to have the Reverend Subdeacon Tim Olivieri return to the podcast as a guest host.  Tim and I are part of the same jurisdiction, the Community of Saint George which is part of The Young Rite. In this episode, we talk about several things including the problem of sex offenders among the clergy, priestly formation, accountability, and more! Links: Convergent Strea...

In this episode, we will take a closer look at the elevator speech which asks the question, "How would you describe the Independent Sacramental Movement to someone who has no idea what it is?" A nice succinct definition of a complex subject.  The Independent Sacramental Movement is an incredibly diverse autonomous movement with hundreds of micro-denominations rooted in apostolic succession and cel...

Welcome to episode 56.  In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing Kathleen Ostlie . Kathleen enjoys learning, writing, and speaking on a variety of esoteric topics; mainly dealing with the western esoteric tradition.  She is dedicated to the search and application of truth which has been central to her since childhood and is what inspired her to pursue external and personal education in Ph...

Welcome to Episode 55, In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing the Reverend Jerry Maynard; Father Jerry is known as, "The people's Priest," and has a ministry of Protest, Praise & Community organizing in Houston, Texas.  He works on foreign and domestic issues, teaches the spirituality of nonviolence and serves as founding pastor of The People's Church.  Jerry is an Independent Catholic...

In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing Deacon Robert E. Mitchell Jr., Robert is a writer, martial arts expert, and deacon enrolled in Ekklesia Epignostika Seminary in pursuit of Holy Orders.  He is the founder and organizer of St. Barachiel's of Richmond, a Christian meetup that he aspires to grow into a church.  A martial artist for over thirty years, he is the founder and First Elder...

Episode 53 , in this episode I share with you a sermon I preached on November 9th, 2019 at the Annual Convocation of the Community of Saint George (The Young Rite). The scripture used for the sermon comes from the Book of 1st Samuel, chapter 28.  The story of the Witch of Endor. The occasion for the sermon was the ordination of two subdeacons – Tim Oliveri and Steve Avino. I think it's an importan...

In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing Deacon Michael Holford . Michael grew up just south of Queensland's capital, Brisbane, in Australia. He comes from a slightly religious family, with a Presbyterian mother and an atheist father, but seldom entered a church as a child. He converted to Christianity as a teenager at a local evangelical "Plymouth" brethren assembly. Baptized by immersio...

In this episode, I discuss Jacques De Molay, the last Grand Master of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon also known as the Templars.  The history of the order is explored as well as the suppression of the order.  Links: Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine . This podcast is produced by The Community of Saint George (The Young Rite) and is hosted by Bishop David Ol...

In this auspicious episode 50, I will answer the question "What is the Independent Sacramental Movement?" This will be done by looking at the characteristics of the Movement: Independent. Sacramental. Apostolic. Diverse. United. Links: Convergent Streams: The Premier ISM Magazine. Books Mentioned: "The Many Paths of the Independent Sacramental Movement," by John Plummer. "The Magic of Catholicism:...

In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing the Reverend Andrea Turner. Andrea was ordained into the Priesthood of Ecclesia Gnostica by Bishop + Steve Marshall on February 28, 2016, at Hagia Sophia Chapel in Seattle .  In 2003 she committed herself to the Gnosis by baptism and confirmation.  By September 2005 she joined the clergy as a lay server, worked her way up through Holy Orders which...

This is a special episode of Sacramental Whine: An Independent Sacramental Movement Podcast.  If you're not familiar with the podcast, I'm David Oliver Kling your host, and I'm a Bishop within the Community of Saint George (which is part jurisdiction and part religious order within The Young Rite).  This episode is special because I have a guest host.  Returning to the podcast is Father Kevin Daug...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Tim Olivieri . Tim is postulant in the Community of Saint George (The Young Rite).  Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Tim encountered independent Catholicism for the first time while attending Catholic school just blocks away from St. Stanislaus Cathedral, the cathedral of the Polish National Catholic Church, in Scr...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Father Daniel Goldfarb . Fr. Daniel (in ecclesia known as Venerable Father Mikha'el) is a former Buddhist priest of the Pure Land and Esoteric Schools of Buddhism and a current Gnostic and Independent Sacramental Priest within the Gnostic Catholic Union .  He has a Master's Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, is a Reiki Level 3 Master-Teach...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Father Aaron Watson . Aaron is a recently ordained Priest within the Home Temple group.  In June of 2019, he completed his Diaconate studies in the Home Temple and was ordained as a Priest in Staten Island, NY.   He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Texts (Summa Cum Laude) with a minor in Biblical Languages. He also holds certification in Mission...

In this episode, I have the honor of talking to Jennifer Olin-Hitt . While not specifically connected to the Independent Sacramental Movement she is here to talk about Spiritual Direction and the benefits of having a Spiritual Director.   Jennifer began her journey as a professional spiritual guide in 1989 as a young seminarian. She earned a Masters of Divinity, served United Methodist churches, a...