St. Mary of Bethany Parish Podcast: Recent Episodes
Saint Mary of Bethany Parish
Sermons and conversations from Saint Mary of Bethany Parish, an Anglican congregation in Nashville, TN.
Sixth Sunday of Easter | Rev. Flo Oakes | Acts 16:9-15 | Psalm 67 | Revelation 21:10; 21:22-22:5 | John 14:23-29 | May 25th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Fifth Sunday of Easter | Rev. Danny Bryant | Acts 11:1-18 | Psalm 148 | Revelation 21:1-6 | John 13:31-35 | May 18th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Fourth Sunday of Easter | Rev. Danny Bryant | Acts 9:36-43 | Psalm 23 | Revelation 7:9-17 | John 10:22-30 | May 11th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday of Easter | Rev. Danny Bryant | Acts 9:1-6 | Psalm 30 | Revelation 5:11-14 | John 21:1-19 | May 4th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Easter | Rev. Danny Bryant | Isaiah 65:17-25 | Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 | Acts 10:34-43 | John 20:1-18 | April 20th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Palm & Passion Sunday | Rev. Danny Bryant | Isaiah 50:4-9a | Psalm 31:9-16 | Philippians 2:5-11 | Luke 22:14-23:56 | April 13th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Fifth Sunday of Lent | Rev. Danny Bryant | Isaiah 43:16-21 | Psalm 126 | Philippians 3:4b-14 | John 12:1-8 | April 6th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Second Sunday of Lent | Rev. Danny Bryant | Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 | Psalm 27 | Romans 10:8b-13 | Luke 13:31-35 | March 16th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The First Sunday of Lent | Rev. Danny Bryant | Deuteronomy 26:1-11 | Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 | Romans 10:8b-13 | Luke 4:1-13 | March 9th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | Rev. Danny Bryant | Isaiah 6:1-8 | Psalm 138 | 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 | Luke 5:1-11 | February 9th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany | Rev. Danny Bryant | Jeremiah 4:1-10 | Psalm 71:1-6 | 1 Corinthians 13 | Luke 4:21-30 | February 2nd, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany | Rev. Flo Oakes | Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 | Psalm 19 | 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a | Luke 4:14-21 | January 26th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany | Rev. Danny Bryant | Isaiah 62:1-4 | Psalm 36 | 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 | John 2:1-11 | January 19th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Second Sunday after Christmas | Rev. Danny Bryant | Psalm 147 | Luke 2:22-40 | January 5th, 2025 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Christmas Eve | Rev. Flo Oakes | Luke 2:1-20 | December 24th, 2024 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Third Sunday of Advent | Zephaniah 3:14-20 | Isaiah 12:2-6 | Philippians 4:4-7 | Luke 3:7-18 | December 15th, 2024 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The First Sunday of Advent | Jeremiah 33:14-16 | Psalm 25 | 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 | Luke 21:25-36 | December 1st, 2024 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Reign of Christ Sunday | Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 | Psalm 93 | Revelation 1:4-8 | John 18:33-37 | November 24th, 2024 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | 1 Kings 17:8-16 | Psalm 146 | Hebrews 9:24-28 | Mark 12:38-44 | November 10th, 2024 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost | Hebrews 7:23-28 | Psalm 126 | Mark 10:46-52 | October 27th, 2024 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost | Hebrews 5:1-10 | Psalm 104 | Mark 10:35-45 | October 20th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost | Hebrews 4:12-16 | Psalm 90:12-17 | Mark 10:17-31 | October 13th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | James 3:1-12 | Psalm 19 | Mark 8:27-38 | September 15th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Ephesians 1:3-14 | Psalm 85:8-13 | Mark 6:14-29 | July 14th, 2024 | Rev. Flo Oakes | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 | Psalm 123 | Mark 6:1-13 | July 7thh, 2024 | Rev. Flo Oakes | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 | Psalm 30 | Mark 5:21-43 | June 30th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | 2 Corinthians 6:1-13| Psalm 133 | Mark 4:35-41 | June 23rd, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Fourths Sunday after Pentecost | 2 Corinthians 5:6-14 | Psalm 92 | Mark 4:26-34 | June 16th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Third Sunday after Pentecost | 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 | Psalm 130 | Mark 3:20-35 | June 9th, 2024 | Rev. Mike Gregg | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Trinity Sunday | 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 | Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 | Mark 2:23-3:6 | June 2nd, 2024 | Fr. Bruce Morrill | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Trinity Sunday | Romans 8:12-17 | Psalm 29 | John 3:1-17 | May 26th | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Seventh Sunday of Easter | Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 | Psalm 1 | 1 John 5:9-13 | John 17:6-19 | May 12th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Pentecost | Acts 2:1-12 | Psalm 104:24-34, 35b | John 15:25-27; 16:4b-15 | May 19th, 2024 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
In this homily, Danny, Flo, and Kelley discuss St. Mary's move from an Anglican church to an ecumenical Eucharistic community.
The Fifth Sunday of Easter | Acts 8:26-40 | Psalm 22:25-31 | 1 John 4:7-21 | John 15:1-8 | April 28th 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: My Bright Abyss- Christian Wiman | Sabbath as Resistance - Walter Brueggemann | Addiction and Grace - Gerald May
The Fourth Sunday of Easter | Acts 4:5-12 | Psalm 23 | 1 John 3:16-24 | John 10:11-18 | April 21st 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible - Willie James Jennings | "Native Tongue" - Sara Groves | My Bright Abyss- Christian Wiman | Joy: 100 Poems- Christian Wiman
The Third Sunday of Easter | Acts 3:12-19 | Psalm 4 | 1 John 3:1-7 | Luke 24:36b-48 | April 14th 2024 | Rev. Bruce Morrill | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
In this Common Conversation from March 28th, we discuss how grief & loss show up in our lives, what meaning we encounter in the stories of our faith & the natural world, and how we can accompany & support one another as we grieve.
Our panelists include Rev. Flo Oakes, children’s pastor at St. Mary’s, and Meg Wade, poet and interfaith chaplain at Larkspur Conservation, Tennessee’s natural burial site. Rev. Deborah Lynn, a chaplain at Alive Hospice, shares poetry and story with musical accompaniment by Libby Watrous. Rev. Kelley Doyle moderates.
The Second Sunday of Easter | Acts 4:32-35 | Psalm 133 | 1 John 1:1-2:2 | John 20:19-31 | April 7th 2024 | Rev. Danny Byrant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: The Whole Language: the Power of Extravagant Tenderness - Gregory Boyle | Christian Life: an Adventure in Love - Ilia Delio
Easter | Isaiah 25:6-9 | Psalm 118 | Acts 10:34-43 | John 20:1-18 | March 31st, 2024 | Rev. Danny Byrant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Fifth Sunday in Lent | Jeremiah 31:31-34 | Psalm 119:9-16 | Hebrews 5:5-10 | John 12:20-33 | March 17th, 2024 | Rev. Flo Oakes | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Third Sunday in Lent | Exodus 20:1-17 | Psalm 19 | 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 | John 2:13-22 | March 3rd, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Second Sunday in Lent | Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 | Psalm 22:23-31 | Romans 4:13-25 | Mark 8:31-38 | February 25th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The First Sunday in Lent | Genesis 9:8-17 | Psalm 25:1-10 | 1 Peter 3:18-22 | Mark 1:9-15 | February 18th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 40:21-31 | Psalm 147:1-12 | 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 | Mark 1:29-39 | February 4th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany | Deuteronomy 18:15-20 | Psalm 111 | 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 | Mark 1:21-28 | January 28th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany | 1 Samuel 3:1-10 | Psalm 139 | 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 | M John 1:43-51 | January 14th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: Prayer and Modern Man - Jacques Ellul | "How to Be a Poet" - Wendell Berry
The First Sunday after the Epiphany | Genesis 1:1-5 | Psalm 29 | Acts 19:1-7 | Mark 1:4-11 | January 7th, 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Christmas Eve | The Magnificat | Luke 2:1-20 | December 24th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Third Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 | Psalm 126 | 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 | John 1:6-8, 19-28 | December 17th, 2023 | Rev. Flo Oakes | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: "The Cure for Sorrow" - Jan Richardson
This is a recording of a recent Order of Bethany Info Meeting.
St. Mary’s offers a way of membership in the community called the Order of Bethany and is open to anyone who desires to live this way of life together. The vows for the order are vows of fidelity, hospitality, solidarity, and levity, and grow from the lives of the saints in Bethany: Mary, Martha, Simon the Leper, and Lazarus. The vows are simple ways of committing to God, one another, and the world with a posture of joy for one year.
Last year, St. Mary's hosted a Common Conversation on Advent, Soul Care, and Economic Justice with Dr. Bruce Rogers-Vaughn and Fr. Bruce Morrill.
This follow up discussion centers on neoliberalism and theology, and how, through community, we might resist the systems that create myriad inequalities. You can watch the video here.
The Second Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 40:1-11 | Psalm 85 | 2 Peter 3:8-15a | Mark 1:1-8 | December 10th, 2023 | Rev. Kelley Doyle | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: "Commentary on Isaiah 40:11" from Working Preacher - Dr. Anathea Portier-Young | Feasting on the Word: Year B, Volume 1 - ed. David Bartlett, Barbara Brown Taylor | "Quite Early Morning" - Pete Seeger
Common Conversation: BMHCR Thursday, December 7th at Glendale Baptist Church
This conversation features Dr. Layla Bonner, Dr. DeAndrea Witherspoon Nash, and Rev. Dr. Danny Bryant, founders of the Black Mental Health Counselor Reparations Foundation (BMHCR). They discuss the vision and mission of the foundation, the future work we hope to do, and how this foundation can be an example of the fruit of ecclesial reparation work. BMHCR is currently paying loan debt for a Black mental health counselor in Nashville.
This was recorded live in a recent Common Conversation, a series of talks on theology & practice hosted by St. Mary's.
The First Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 64:1-9 | Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 | 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 | Mark 12:24-38 | December 3rd, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Christophany - Raimon Panikkar | Fidelity - Wendell Berry | Into the Silent Land - Martin Laird | St. Francis of Assisi | G.K. Chesterton | "With God On Our Side" - Bob Dylan
The Ordination of Flo Paris Oakes | Isaiah 6:1-8 | Psalm 121 | Philippians 4:4-9 | John 10:11-18 | November 12th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
This is part of a series of follow-up talks from our Common Conversation back in August about Faith in Nashville. You can listen to that here.
In this podcast, Danny Bryant and Anna Caudill discuss questions around salvation and politics, particularly as they relate to disability theology.
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost | Deuteronomy 23:1-12 | Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 | 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 | Matthew 22:34-46 | October 29th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Crisis Contemplation - Barbara Holmes | Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age - Bruce Rogers Vaughn | Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community - Pádraig Ó Tuama | The Books of Moses - Robert Alter
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 33:12-23 | Psalm 96 | 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 | Matthew 22:15-22 | October 22nd, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Crisis Contemplation - Barbara Holmes | The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | In the Shelter - Padraig O'Tuama | Remembering - Wendell Berry
The Eigtheenth Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 17:1-17 | Psalm 25:1-9 | Philippians 2:1-13 | Matthew 21:23-32 | October 1st, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 16:2-15 | Psalm 145:1-8 | Philippians 1:21-30 | Matthew 20:1-16 | September 24th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Christian Life: An Adventure in Love - Ilia Delio | Addiction and Grace - Gerald May | Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community - Padraig O'Tuama | Beloved - Toni Morrison
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 14:19-31 | Psalm 95 | Romans 14:1-12 | Matthew 18:21-35 | September 17th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Romans for Normal People - Daniel Kirk | The Book of Psalms - Robert Alter
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 12:1-14 | Psalm 149 | Romans 13:8-14 | Matthew 18:15-20 | September 10th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Jesus' Alternative Plan- Richard Rohr | The Meal Jesus Gave Us- N.T. Wright | Two Economies- Wendell Berry | The Bible Made Impossible- Christian Smith | The Art of Reading Scripture- various authors
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 3:1-15 | Psalm 105 | Romans 12:9-21 | Matthew 16:21-28 | September 3rd, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Romans for Normal People - Daniel Kirk | The Books of Moses: Commentary & Translation - Robert Alter | Remembering and Resisting- Johann Baptiste Metz | Into the Silent Land- Martin Larid | Joy Unspeakable- Barbara Holmes
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Annual Meeting | Psalm 23 | Acts 2:42-47 | August 27th, 2023 | The St. Mary's Staff | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Common Conversation: Faith in Nashville
Thursday, August 17th at Glendale Baptist Church
Listen to Danny Bryant, Anna Caudill, and David Dark discuss the challenges & promises of Christianity in Nashville. In a city where celebrity, profits, politics, and faith are so deeply enmeshed, how do we create and sustain beloved community?
This was recorded live in a recent Common Conversation, a series hosted by St. Mary's.
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 139 | Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 | August 20th, 2023 | Rev. Flo Oakes | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: "Sometimes" - Mary Oliver | The Religious Potential of the Child- Sofia Cavalletti | Midrash: Reading the Bible with Question Marks- Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 133 | John 12:1-11 | August 13th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Parable of the Mustard Seed Icon by Kelly Latimore | An Invitation to Kenotic Generosity in the Religiously Pluralistic Situation - Dr. Lauren Smelser White | The God Who Gave You Birth - Cyprian Consiglio | Bethany Near the Mount of Olives- Brian Capper
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 128 | Matthew 14:13-21 | August 8th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now- Walter Brueggemann
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 127 | Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 | July 30th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 126 | Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 | July 23rd, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Jesus and the Disinherited - Howard Thurman | Kingdom, Grace, Judgement: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus- Robert Capon | Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible- Willie James Jennings
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 125 | Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 | July 16th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The Art of the Commonplace - Wendell Berry | Kingdom, Grace, Judgement: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus- Robert Capon
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 123 | Matthew 10:40-42 | July 2nd, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community - Pádraig Ó Tuama
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 121 | Matthew 9:35-10:8 | June 18th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources (art): "Pacifist" - Shaun Tan | "Trinity" - Andrei Rublev
The Third Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 120 | Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 | June 11th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Christian Life: An Adventure in Love - Ilia Delio | "Breathe" - U2 | "Tiny Cup" - Sandra McCracken
The Sixth Sunday of Easter | Acts 17:22-31 | Psalm 66:8-20 | 1 Peter 3:13-22 | John 14:15-21 | May 14th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky | "Love is Everywhere (Beware) - Wilco | 1 Corinthians 13 - The Message translation
The Fifth Sunday of Easter | Acts 7:55-60 | Psalm 31 | 1 Peter 2:2-10 | John 14:1-14 | May 7th, 2023 | Rev. Kelley Doyle | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: "After Her Death" - Mary Oliver | "Fifth Sunday of Easter: A Collective People with a Singular Heart" - Dr. Angela Parker | Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence - Diana Butler Bass
The Fourth Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:42-47 | Psalm 23 | 1 Peter 2:19-25 | John 10:1-10 | April 30th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible- Willie James Jennings | "Two Economies" - Wendell Berry
The Second Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:14a, 22-32 | Psalm 16 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | John 20:19-31 | April 16th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age - Bruce Rogers Vaughn | Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious - David Dark | The Whole Heart - Gregory Boyle | The Wounded Healer- Henri Nouwen
Easter | Isaiah 25:6-9 | Psalm 118 | 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 | Luke 24:13-49 | April 9th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: My Bright Abyss - Christian Wiman | The Awakened Heart- Gerald May | Lent with St. Francis: Daily Reflections- St. Francis
The Fifth Sunday in Lent | Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Psalm 130 | Romans 8:6-11 | John 11:1-45 | March 26th, 2023 | Rev. Colin Fagan | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Jesus as Friend in the Gospel of John - Gail O'Day | The Call of Discernment in Troubled Times - Fr. Dean Brackley SJ | Eucharistic Participation- Hans Boersma | Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels- ed. Joel Green, Jeannine Brown, Nicholas Perrin | John: NIV Application Commentary- John Burge
The Sixth Sunday in Lent | John 19:25-27 | John 10:11-18 (First Nations Version) | April 2nd, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Dr. Brad Jersack podcast | After Whiteness - Willie James Jennings
The Fourth Sunday in Lent | 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | Psalm 23 | Ephesians 5:8-14 | John 9:1-41 | March 19th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: John for Everyone: Part One - N.T. Wright | The Collected Sermons - Walter Brueggemann | Joy Unspeakable - Barbara Holmes
The Third Sunday in Lent | Exodus 17:1-7 | Psalm 95 | Romans 5:1-11 | John 4:5-42 | March 12th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The Spirit of Life: A Universal Affirmation - Jürgen Moltmann | Footprint of a Dream- Howard Thurman | Christian Life: An Adventure in Love - Ilia Delio
The Second Sunday in Lent | Genesis 12:1-4 | Psalm 121 | Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 | John 3:1-17 | March 5th, 2023 | Rev. Kelley Doyle | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The Jewish Annotated New Testament - ed. Amy-Jill Levine, Marc Zvi Brettler | "The First Verb" - St. Hildegard of Bingen | Genesis Rabbah 1
The First Sunday in Lent | Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 | Psalm 32 | Romans 5:12-19 | Matthew 4:1-11 | February 26th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Finite and Infinite Games - James P. Carse | "Vacation" - Wendell Berry
Ash Wednesday | Isaiah 58:1-12 | Psalm 51:1-17 | 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 | Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 | February 22nd, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: "Pedagogy of Conflict" - Pádraig Ó'Tuama
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany | Deuteronomy 30:15-20 | Psalm 119 | 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 | Matthew 5:21-37 | February 12th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Joy Unspeakable Tenderness - Barbara Holmes | Jesus’ Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount - Richard Rohr | Martin & Malcom & America: Dream or Nightmare- James Cone | The New Jerusalem Bible
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 58:1-12 | Psalm 112 | 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 | Matthew 5:13-20 | February 5th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness- Fr. Gregory Boyle | Jesus’ Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount - Richard Rohr
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany | Micah 6:1-8 | Psalm 15 | 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 | Matthew 5:1-12 | January 29th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness- Fr. Gregory Boyle | Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age - Bruce Rogers-Vaughn | The Message- Eugene Peterson
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 9:1-4 | Psalm 27:1, 4-9 | 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 | Matthew 4:12-23 | January 22nd, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Jesus Christ for Today’s World - Jurgen Moltmann | The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness- Fr. Gregory Boyle
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 49:1-7 | Psalm 40:1-11 | 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 | John 1:29-32 | January 15th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The Sabbath - Abraham Joshua Heschel | Walking in Wonder - John O'Donohue | The Gospels- Sarah Ruden | Schalom Ben-Chorin as quoted in Jesus Christ for Today’s World - Jurgen Moltmann | Collected Sermons- Walter Brueggemann | The Christian Imagination- Willie James Jennings
Baptism of the Lord - the First Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 42:1-9 | Psalm 29 | Acts 10:34-43 | Matthew 3:13-17 | January 8th, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The First Sunday after Christmas | Isaiah 63:7-9 | Psalm 148 | Hebrews 2:10-18| Matthew 2:13-23 | January 1st, 2023 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Second Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 11:1-10 | Psalm 72 | Romans 15:4-13 | Matthew 3:1-12 | December 4th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Finite and Infinite Games - James Carse | Jesus and the Disinherited - Howard Thurman | Reaching Out - Henri Nouwen | Romans for Normal People- J.R. Daniel Kirk
The First Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 2:1-5 | Psalm 122 | Romans 13:11-14 | Matthew 24:36-44 | November 27th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The New Testament and the People of God - N.T. Wright | The Christian Imagination - Willie James Jennings | Riverside Church speech - Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, instead of a homily, Rev. Mary Brown and Fr. Danny Bryant have a conversation with St. Mary’s and one another about how Christ the Shepherd has been caring for and loving her each day.
Psalm 46 | Colossians 1:11-20| Luke 23:33-43 | November 20th, 2022 | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Liturgy of Lament | Psalm 64 | Matthew 11:20-30 | November 13th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: "What Are People For" and "Healing" - Wendell Berry | "On Being Asked to Write a Poem About the War in Vietnam" - Hayden Carruth | Jesus and the Disinherited - Howard Thurman
Hear Dr. Layla Bonner, Dr. Deandrea Witherspoon Nash, and Fr. Danny talking about the Equitable Healing Reparations Initiative moving into its new life as the Black Mental Health Counselor Reparations Foundation. We are nearing the launch of the foundation and want to share the news and story with St. Mary’s before it is officially on its own.
Proper 25 - the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | Joel 2:23-32 | Psalm 65 | 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 18:9-14 | October 23rd, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Jesus and the Disinherited - Howard Thurman | The Brothers Karamazov- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Proper 24 - the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Genesis 32:22-31 | Psalm 121 | 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 18:1-8 | October 16th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: A Passion for God - Johann Baptist Metz | "When the Dreams Run Dry" - the Killers | The Awakened Heart- Gerald May | After Whiteness- Willie James Jennings | CAC Email - Richard Rohr
Proper 23 - the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 | Psalm 66 | 2 Timothy 2:8-15 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 17:11-19 | October 9th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Jesus and the Disinherited - Howard Thurman
Proper 21 - the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Amos 6:1a, 4-7 | Psalm 146 | 1 Timothy 6:6-19 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 16:19-31 | September 26th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The Grace that Shaped My Life - Nicholas Wolterstorff | Quote from David Bentley Hart from a podcast | The Prophetic Imagination - Walter Brueggemann | Jesus and the Disinherited - Howard Thurman | "They Laid Jesus Christ in His Grave" - Woody Guthrie | "Amos" block print - Rev. Lauren Plummer
In this recording, listen to Fr. Danny talk about St. Mary's commitments: Catholic Hospitality, Eucharistic Community, Financial Reparations, Sabbath Wonder, and Downward Mobility.
From our Annual Meeting on September 18th, 2022.
Proper 19 - the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 | Psalm 14 | 1 Timothy 1:12-17 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 15:1-10 | September 11th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: | Telling Secrets- Frederick Buechner | After Whiteness- Willie James Jennings
Proper 18 - the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Jeremiah 18:1-11 | Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 | Philemon 1:1-21 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 14:25-33 | September 4th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Byant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: | Theology of Failure - Marika Rose | The Crucified God- Jürgen Moltmann | True to Our Native Land and Stony the Road We Trod- Lloyd A. Lewis | Children of Divorce- Andrew Root | Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible- Willie James Jennings
Proper 17 - the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost | Taizé and Contemplation | Psalm 112 | Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 14:1, 7-14 | August 28th, 2022 | Pace Verner | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Prayer of St. Aelred of Reivaulx | The Whole Language - The Power of Extravagant Tenderness - Gregory Boyle | "Everything" - Taylor Leonhardt | "Jesus as Shepherd Carrying Lamb on Shoulders Through Water" - painting by Melani Pyke | Blessing by Alistair Maclean (from Hebridean Altars)
Proper 16 - the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | Jeremiah 1:4-10 | Psalm 71 | Hebrews 12:18-29 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 13:10-17 | August 14th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: A Commentary on Jeremiah: Exile and Homecoming - Walter Brueggemann | Just Mercy- Bryan Stevenson | Tweet by Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne | Faith After Doubt- Brian McLaren | A Burning in My Bones - Winn Collier | The God Who Gave You Birth - Cyprian Consiglio | "The Mad Farmer Flying the Flag of Rough Branch Seceded from the Union" - Wendell Berry
Proper 15 - the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost | Jeremiah 23:23-29 | Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 | Hebrews 11:29-12:2(all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 12:49-56 | August 14th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: 1 Corinthians 13 (First Nations Version) | A Swim in a Pond in the Rain - George Saunders |
The Essential Writings of Bernard Cooke: A Narrative Theology of Church, Sacrament, and Ministry - Cooke and Morrill
Proper 14 - the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 | Psalm 50:1-8, 23-24 | Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 12:32-40 | August 7th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: The Prophets - Abraham Joshua Heschel | Hearing the Call - Liturgy, Justice, and the World - Nicholas Wolterstorff | The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck | Disney's Robin Hood
Proper 13 - the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 | Psalm 49 | Colossians 3:1-11 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 12:13-21 | July 31st, 2022 | Kelley Doyle | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Sharing the Word through the Liturgical Year - Gustavo Gutiérrez | Love Heals- Becca Stevens
Proper 12 - the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 138 | Psalm 85 | Colossians 2:6-15 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 11:1-13 | July 24th, 2022 | Flo Paris Oakes | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Spiritual Conversations with Children - Lacy Finn Borgo | Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery | "Maybe There's A Loving God" - Sara Groves | "Wild Geese" - Mary Oliver
Proper 11 - the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Amos 8:1-12 | Psalm 52 | Colossians 1:15-28 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 10:38-42 | July 24th, 2022 | Rev. Preston Sharpe | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire - Brian J. Walsh and Syvia C. Keesmaat | The Gospel of Luke - Amy Jill Levine | Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ- Dallas Willard
Proper 9 - the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | 2 Kings 5:1-14 | Psalm 30 | Galatians 6:1-16 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 | July 3rd, 2022 | Kelley Doyle | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: "Hospitality as the Ground for the Good" - Jayme R. Reaves | "The Table" - Lauren Plummer (art)
Proper 8 - the Third Sunday after Pentecost | 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 | Galatians 5:1, 13-25 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 9:51-62 | June 26th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Being Christian -Rowan Williams | "Building Community on God's Love - Thomas Merton
Trinity Sunday | Proverbs 8:1-4,22-31 | Psalm 8 | Romans 5:1-5 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | John 16:12-15 | June 12th, 2022 | Flo Oakes and Kelley Doyle | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: A Crazy, Holy Grace: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory - Frederick Buechner | Symbol and Sacrament- Louis-Marie Chauvet | The Violence of Love -Óscar Romero | "Poured into our Hearts: A Blessing for Trinity Sunday" - Jan Richardson
Pentecost | Genesis 11:1-9 | Psalm 104:24-34, 35b | Acts 2:1-21 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | John 14:8-17; 25-27 | June 5th, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings and Resources: Wild Dancing with Spring Flowers - Alma Thomas | "When You Open Your Mouth" - Taylor Leonhardt
The Sixth Sunday of Easter | Acts 16:9-15 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Psalm 67 | Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 | John 5:1-9 | May 22, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: Why We Live in Community- Eberhard Arnold
The Fifth Sunday of Easter | Acts 11:1-18 | Psalm 148 | Revelation 21:1-6 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | John 13:3135 | May 15, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible- Willie James Jennings | Israel: An Echo of Eternity- Abraham Joshua Heschel | The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin | "Via Chicago" - Wilco
The Fourth Sunday of Easter | Acts 9:36-43 | Psalm 23 | Revelation 7:9-17 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | John 10:22-30 | May 8, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship- John Swinton
The Third Sunday of Easter | Acts 9:1-6 | Psalm 30 | Revelation 5:11-14 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | John 21:1-19 | May 1, 2022 | Kelley Doyle | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: "The Great Catch" - John August Swanson | Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating- Norman Wirzba | "Don't Hesitate" - Mary Oliver | The Nashville Food Project - https://www.thenashvillefoodproject.org/
The Second Sunday of Easter | Acts 5:27-32 | Psalm 150 | Revelation 1:4-8 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | John 20:19-31 | April 24, 2022 | Bishop Ed Gungor | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Easter Sunday | Isaiah 65:17-25 | Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24| Acts 10:34-43 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 24:1-12| April 17, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The Liturgy of the Palms and the Liturgy of the Passion | Isaiah 50:4-9a | Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 | Philippians 2:5-11 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 23:1-49 | April 10, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" - Martin Luther King, Jr. | Sacred Fire - Ronald Rolheiser | Lecture at Georgetown College (Feb 19, 2013) - Wendell Berry | Another Country - James Baldwin | Jesus and the Disinherited -Howard Thurman
The Fifth Sunday in Lent | Isaiah 43:16-21 | Psalm 126 | Philippians 3:4b-14 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | John 12:1-8 | April 3, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: "The Resurrection of Lazarus" - Henry Ossawa Tanner | Jesus Christ for Today's World - Jürgen Moltmann | "War on War" - Wilco
The Fourth Sunday in Lent | Joshua 5:9-12 | Psalm 32 | 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 | March 27, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: Let Your Life Speak - Parker Palmer | The Spirit of Life - Jurgen Moltmann | Crisis Contemplation - Barbara Holmes | The Body Keeps the Score - Dr. Bassel van der Kolk
The Third Sunday in Lent | Isaiah 66:1-9 | Psalm 63:1-8 | 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 13:1-9 | March 20, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources:Addiction and Grace - Gerald May | The Divine Milieu - Teilhard de Chardin | The Essential Writings of Bernard Cooke - Bernard Cooke & Bruce Morrill
The Second Sunday in Lent | Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 | Psalm 27 | Philippians 3:17-4:1 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 13:31-35 | March 13, 2022 | Rev. Preston Sharpe | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
The First Sunday in Lent | Deuteronomy 26:1-11 | Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16, 39-40 | Romans 10:8b-13 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 4:1-13 | March 6, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Readings & Resources: The Collected Sermons of Walter Brueggemann, Volume 2 - Walter Brueggemann | "...From Patriarchy and Purity Culture: The Problem of Patriarchy w/ Willie James Jennings " - the Reclaiming My Theology podcast | A Hidden Wholeness - Parker Palmer | Being Christian - Rowan Williams | Now and Then - Fredrick Buechner
Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany | Genesis 45:3-11, 15 | Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 | 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 6:27-38 | February 20, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN) Readings & Resources: The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis | "Address at the Conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March" - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | How to Be an Anti-Racist - Ibram X. Kendi | "Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front" - Wendell Berry | After Whiteness - Willie James Jennings
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany | Jeremiah 17:5-10 | Psalm 1 | 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 6:17-26 | February 13, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 6:1-13 | Psalm 138 | 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 5:1-11 | February 6, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany | Jeremiah 1:4-10 | Psalm 71:1-6 | 1 Cor. 13:1-13 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 4:21-30 | January 30, 2022 | Kelley Doyle | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday after the Epiphany | Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 | Psalm 19 | 1 Cor. 13:12-31a (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 4:14-21 | January 23, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
First Sunday after the Epiphany | The Baptism of Our Lord | Isaiah 43:1-7 | Psalm 29 | Acts 8:14-17 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 | January 9, 2022 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
First Sunday after Christmas | 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 | Psalm 148 | Colossians 3:12-17 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 2:41-52 | December 26, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Fourth Sunday of Advent | Micah 5:2-5a | Luke 1:46-55 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Hebrews 5:5-10 | Luke 1:39-55 | December 19, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday of Advent | Zephaniah 3:14-20 | Isaiah 12:2-6 | Philippians 4:4-7 (all NT readings from First Nations Version) | Luke 3:7-18 | December 12, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Informational meeting about The Order of Bethany | December 8th, 2021 | To read more about The Order, please visit https://stmarysnashville.com/the-order-of-bethany
Second Sunday of Advent | Malachi 3:1-4 | Luke 1: 68-79 (all NT readings from *First Nations Version)* | Philippians 1:3-11 | Luke 3:1-6 | December 5, 2021 | Rev. Preston Sharpe | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
First Sunday of Advent | Jeremiah 33:14-16 | Psalm 25:1-9 | 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 (First Nations Version) | Luke 21:25-36 (First Nations Version) | November 28, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Liturgy of Lament | I Samuel 1:4-20 | Psalm 16 | I Samuel 2:1-10 | Luke 6:20-36 (First Nations Version) | November 14, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
All Saints' Sunday | Isaiah 25:6-9 | Psalm 24 | Revelation 21:1-6a | John 11:32-44 | November 7, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 146 | Ruth 1:1-18 | Mark 12:28-34 | October 31, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 126 | Hebrews 7:23-28 | Mark 10:46-52 | October 24, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 91:9-16 | Hebrews 5:1-10 | Mark 10:35-45 | October 17, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 124 | James 5:13-20 | Mark 9:38-50 | September 26, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 1 | James 3:13 - 4:3, 7-8a | Mark 9:30-37 | September 19, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 146 | James 2:1-17 | Mark 7:24-37 | September 5, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 62 | Matthew 11:25-30 | August 29, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN)
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 34:15-22 | Ephesians 6:10-20 | John 6:56-69 | August 22, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost | Proverbs 9:1-6 | Psalm 34:9-14 | Ephesians 5:15-20 | John 6:51-58 | August 15, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 78:23-39 | Ephesians 4:1-16 | John 6:24-35 | August 1, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | 2 Samuel 7:1-14a | Psalm 23 | Ephesians 2:11-22 | Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 | July 18, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 | Psalm 123 | 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 | Mark 6:1-13 | July 4, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | 1 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 | Lamentations 3:22-33 | 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 | Mark 5:21-43 | June 27, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | 1 Samuel 17:57-18:5, 10-16 | Psalm 133 | 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 | Mark 4:35-41 | June 20, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday after Pentecost | 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 | Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 | 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17 | Mark 4:26-34 | June 13, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Second Sunday after Pentecost | 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 11:14-15 | Psalm 130 | 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 | Mark 3:20-35 | June 6, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Trinity Sunday | First Sunday after Pentecost | Philippians 2:1-11 | John 3:1-17 | May 30, 2021 | Rev. Greg Brewer | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Day of Pentecost | Philippians 2:1-11 | Acts 2:1-21 | John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 | May 23, 2021 | Rev. Chelsey Hedglin | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Seventh Sunday of Easter | Philippians 2:1-17 | John 17:6-19 | May 16, 2021 | Rev. Bruce Morrill, S.J. | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Sixth Sunday of Easter | Philippians 2:1-17 | John 21:15-25 | May 9, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fifth Sunday of Easter | Philippians 2:1-17 | John 15:1-8 | May 2, 2021 | Janelle Hiroshige | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fourth Sunday of Easter | Psalm 23 | John 10:11-18 | April 25, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday of Easter | Psalm 4 | Luke 24:36b-48 | April 18, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Second Sunday of Easter | Acts 4:32-35 | Psalm 133 | 1 John 1:1-2:2 | John 20:19-31 | April 11, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Easter Sunday | Isaiah 25:6-9 | Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 | 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 | Mark 16:1-8 | April 4, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Palm Sunday | Isaiah 50:4-9a | Psalm 31:9-16 | Mark 15:1-47 | March 28, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday in Lent | Psalm 19 | John 2:13-22 | March 7, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Second Sunday in Lent | Romans 4:13-25 | Mark 8:31-38 | February 28, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
First Sunday in Lent | Psalm 25:1-10 | Mark 1:9-15 | February 21, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Transfiguration Sunday | 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 | Mark 9:2-9 | February 14, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany | Psalm 147:1-11, 20c | Mark 1:29-39 | February 7, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany | Deuteronomy 18:15-20 | Mark 1:21-28 | January 31, 2021 | Rev. Derek Axelson | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday after Epiphany | Psalm 62:5-12 | Mark 1:14-20 | January 24, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Second Sunday after Epiphany | 1 Samuel 3:1-20 | John 1:43-51 | January 17, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Baptism of the Lord | First Sunday after Epiphany | Genesis 1:1-5 | Mark 1:4-11 | January 10, 2021 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
First Sunday after Christmas | Isaiah 61:10-62:3 | Psalm 148 | Luke 2:22-40 | December 27, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Agape Meal | Fourth Sunday of Advent | 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 | Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 | Romans 16:25-27 | Luke 1:26-38 | December 20, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fourth Sunday of Advent | 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 | Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 | Romans 16:25-27 | Luke 1:26-38 | December 20, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 | Psalm 126 | 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 | Luke 1:46b-55 | December 13, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Audio from our Zoom meeting about the Order of Bethany and what it will look like in 2021.
Second Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 40:1-11 | Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 | 2 Peter 3:8-15a | Mark 1:1-8 | December 6, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
First Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 64:1-9 | Psalm 80:8-19 | Mark 13:24-37 | November 30, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | Helena Aman | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Christ the King Sunday | Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 | Psalm 100 | Ephesians 1:15-23 | Matthew 25:31-46 | November 22, 2020 | Janelle Hiroshige | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Liturgy of Lament | Psalm 69:1-5 | Matthew 5:1-12 | November 15, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Third to Last Sunday before Advent | Amos 5:18-24 | Psalm 78:1-7 | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 | Matthew 25:1-13 | November 8, 2020 | Rev. David Shepherd | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
All Saints' Day | Revelation 7:9-17 | Psalm 34:1-10, 22 | 1 John 3:1-3 | Matthew 5:1-12 | November 1, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost | Deuteronomy 34:1-12 | Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 | 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 | Matthew 22:34-46 | October 25, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 33:12-23 | Psalm 96:1-9 | 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 | Matthew 22:15-22 | October 18, 2020 | Rev. Colin Fagan | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 32:1-14 | Psalm 23 | Philippians 4:1-9 | Matthew 22:1-14 | October 11, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 5:1-7 | Psalm 80:7-15 | Philippians 3:4b-14 | Matthew 21:33-46 | October 4, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 17:1-7 | Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38 | Philippians 2:1-13 | Matthew 21:23-32 | September 27, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Jonah 3:10-4:11 | Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 | Philippians 1:21-30 | Matthew 20:1-16 | September 20, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 103:1-14 | Romans 14:1-12 | Matthew 18:21-35 | September 13, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 119:33-40 | Romans 13:8-14 | Matthew 18:15-20 | September 6, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 3:1-15 | Psalm 26:1-8 | Romans 12:9-21 | Matthew 16:21-28 | August 30, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 51:1-6 | Psalm 138 | Romans 12:1-8 | Matthew 16:13-20 | August 23, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 | Psalm 67 | Matthew 15:10-28 | August 16, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 55:1-5 | Psalm 126 | John 12:1-8 | August 2, 2020 | Helena Aman | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Psalm 119:129-136 | Romans 8:26-39 | Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 | July 26, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 55:10-13 | Psalm 65 | Romans 8:1-11 | Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 | July 12, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Zechariah 9:9-12 | Psalm 145:8-14 | Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 | July 5, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday after Pentecost | Genesis 21:8-21 | Psalm 69 | Matthew 10:24-39 | June 21, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Second Sunday after Pentecost | Genesis 18:1-15 | Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 | Romans 5:1-8 | Matthew 9:35-10:8 | June 14, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Pentecost Sunday | Acts 2:1-21 | Psalm 104:24-34, 35b | 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 | John 20:19-23 | May 31, 2020 | Rev. Jay Clark | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Seventh Sunday of Easter | Acts 1:1-11 | Psalm 93 | Ephesians 1:15-23 | Luke 24:44-53 | May 24, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Sixth Sunday of Easter | Acts 17:22-31 | Psalm 66:8-20 | 1 Peter 3:13-22 | John 14:15-21 | May 17, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fourth Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:42-47 | Psalm 23 | 1 Peter 2:19-25 | John 10:1-10 | May 3, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:14a, 36-41 | Psalm 116 | 1 Peter 1:17-23 | Luke 24:13-35 | April 26, 2020 | Rev. David Shepherd | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Second Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:14a, 22-32 | Psalm 16 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | John 20:19-31 | April 19, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Easter Sunday | Jeremiah 31:1-6 | Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 | Colossians 3:1-4 | John 20:1-18 | April 12, 2020 | Helena Aman | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fr. Danny Bryant shares a meditation on the seventh of the seven last words of Jesus from the cross.
Bishop Todd Hunter shares a meditation on the sixth of the seven last words of Jesus from the cross.
Colin Fagan shares a meditation on the fifth of the seven last words of Jesus from the cross.
Erik Willits shares a meditation on the fourth of the seven last words of Jesus from the cross.
Rev. Derek Axelson shares a meditation on the third of the seven last words of Jesus from the cross.
Rev. Mary Brown shares a meditation on the second of the seven last words of Jesus from the cross.
Lisa Durr shares a meditation on the first of the seven last words of Jesus from the cross.
To begin our Daily Office reflections, Fr. Danny provides a few thoughts on Psalms 121 & 124 and how they might apply to life lived during a pandemic.
Second Sunday in Lent | Genesis 12:1-4a | Psalm 121 | Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 | John 3:1-17 | March 8, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
First Sunday in Lent | Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 | Psalm 32 | Romans 5:12-19 | Matthew 4:1-11 | March 1, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Transfiguration Sunday | Last Sunday after the Epiphany | Exodus 24:12-18 | Psalm 2 | 2 Peter 1:16-21 | Matthew 17:1-9 | February 23, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany | Deuteronomy 30:15-20 | Psalm 119:1-8 | 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 | Matthew 5:21-37 | February 16, 2020 | Rev. Shawne Brown | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 58:1-12 | Psalm 112:1-10 | 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 | Matthew 5:13-20 | February 9, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Presentation of the Lord | Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany | Malachi 3:1-4 | Psalm 24 | Hebrews 2:14-18 | Luke 2:22-40 | February 2, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Third Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 9:1-4 | Psalm 27:1, 4-9 | 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 | Matthew 4:12-23 | January 26, 2020 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Second Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 49:1-7 | Psalm 40:1-11 | 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 | John 1:29-42 | January 19, 2020 | Rev. Derek Axelson | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)
Baptism of the Lord | First Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 42:1-9 | Psalm 29 | Acts 10:34-43 | Matthew 3:13-17 | January 12, 2020 | Rev. Shawna Songer Gaines | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)