A common question amongst Anglicans these days—indeed, it has been for many years now—is “where ought we to go?” As a matter of fact, I ran an online discussion forum for over a decade where this was the most discussed topic. The landscape has changed quite a bit in the last couple years, however; not… [Read more…]
I thought I’d share a final “Advent-ish” type meditation for these last few hours of Advent. It is traditional to preach in Advent on the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell. This particular meditation is about judgment. The Advent season collect makes it clear that at the last day, Jesus will come in… [Read more…]
One of my dirty little secrets is that I listen to Christian radio. Sometimes I listen to a local affiliate of the Catholic Radio Network, of course, and sometimes to a local property of the Salem Communications company. Relax, friends, I don’t listen to what is called “Christian contemporary music.” One must maintain some standards!… [Read more…]
I’ve been thinking for a while about resurrecting this blog, and for the last week or so article theses have been flying at me from, it seems, all directions. First, a little background. There is a Sunday morning adult education class at St George’s, the CANA parish in Colorado Springs, entitled “The Kingdom.” The theme… [Read more…]
by The Rev. Charles Nalls, SSM The Rev. Mr. Jason Dechenne, SSM and The Rev. Richard Sutter, SSM The Anglican Church in America April 3, 2008 ABSTRACT From the beginning of the traditional or “continuing” movement, the question of a qualified, educated and well-formed clergy has been most problematic. Untrained, poorly trained and/or… [Read more…]
GOOD FRIDAY-2008 Good evening, everyone, As we conclude Good Friday and attend on the Great Vigil of Easter, we are squarely faced with questions–the first being, “Why are we here?” The answer is that we are here this night at the foot of the Cross to find out who Jesus really is. It… [Read more…]
This heartening statement has been issued by the Vatican. WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY VATICAN CITY, 15 JAN 2008 (VIS) – The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, traditionally celebrated every year from January 18 to 25, begins on Friday. The theme chosen for this year’s initiative, taken from the First Letter of Paul to… [Read more…]
I admit it: I have an attachment to the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. Perhaps it’s just because I was ordained to the priesthood on that solemnity. Nevertheless, I always seem to run into the occasional Anglican who says that he or she “has a problem” with this doctrine. Try this on for size: What… [Read more…]
Priest and Scholar Michael Ward may have uncovered a hitherto unknown organizing schema for C. S. Lewis’ Narnia Chronicles in his assertion that the classical gods of the planets form the interpretive framework for the seven chronicles. (see the Touchstone article here.) Other schema have been suggested in the past, as Ward notes in his… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012 by FrSutter
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