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... Continue Reading →
Ministerial Overkill
One of the more unpleasant things one can observe about liturgy is almost exclusively limited to the modern types of Anglicans, such as those found in the new Anglican Church in North America and its constituent bodies—at least those that still actually practice liturgy. Now, I’ve only seen the problem myself in North America, but... Continue Reading →
Praying the Office (part two)
As I noted earlier in part one of this series, praying the Office is a daily requirement for Anglican clergy, and a valuable and recommended practice for laity as well. For some Anglicans, it’s a simple matter of just picking up their BCP and Bible. Alas, for most of us, it’s trickier than that. For... Continue Reading →
Praying the Office (part one)
Praying the Office is a daily requirement for Anglican clergy, and a valuable and recommended practice for laity as well. For some Anglicans, it’s a simple matter of just picking up their BCP or DOB (the Daily Office Book, pictured here, which contains not only the Office, but all the readings from the lectionary, in... Continue Reading →