The first thanksgiving--1621, right? Guess again!
Facebook’s War against Clergy
Well, I finally made the list. Facebook's hit list, that is. Without warning, my Facebook account was locked by the gestapo in charge because I had committed a heinous sin: I used my proper clerical address: Father. Horrors! I submitted, according to their demands, a copy of my drivers license, but I blacked out my... Continue Reading →
Christos Anesti!
The Easter Greeting The traditional way Christians greet one another during the great fifty days of Easter, in various languages. English: Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! German: Christ ist erstanden! Er ist wirklich erstanden! Greek: Χριστος Aνεστη! Aληθως Aνεστη! (Christos Anesti! Aleithos Anesti!) Russian: Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе!... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk about Evangelism
No, seriously. I just finished listening to a two-part podcast over on Ancient Faith Radio, where the speaker detailed his journey from being a Methodist-who-didn't-go-to-church, through dedicated Calvinist, and to Orthodoxy. Not the Western Rite of Orthodoxy, either, all the way Eastern and ordained a deacon. The first part of the podcast was his journey,... Continue Reading →
Affirmation of St Louis
This document, from 1977, is the defining standard of what Anglicanism is and ought to be. The Affirmation of St Louis
How to Use the Anglican Missal
One stumbling block a layman (or for that matter, a priest) may encounter when beginning to use the Anglican Missal is trying to find things and get organized. To that end, I had prepared the attached little document. You may find it handy to print it double sided on card stock and slip it into... Continue Reading →
Continuing Church Bishops Send Open Letter to ACNA
The ACC has joined with four other Continuing Church jurisdictions in calling on the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) to return to its classical Anglican roots. Signed by Archbishops Grundorf (APA), Haverland (ACC), Marsh (ACA), and Robinson (UECNA), as well as Bishop Paul Hewett of the DHC, the letter is further evidence of the... Continue Reading →
Christians and Hallowe’en
It's that time of year again--time for crazies to carp and tell you falsehoods about Christianity. Have a look at my annual post about Hallowe'en!
Ancient Worship…Timeless Faith
A few years ago, a fellow priest (hi Jerry!) and I began using the phrase with which I've titled this post on websites and printed matter to refer to our traditional Anglican liturgy. We had realized that the word "traditional" had come to have some bad connotations...for example, to a Roman Catholic, it meant "all... Continue Reading →
ACNA Liturgical Revision
Many have asked in other venues about the ACNA prayerbook revision process that is ongoing. For those who are interested, here is the guiding principles that committee is following, and here is the Ordinal they have produced. This Ordinal is the first published liturgy from that group. They plan to have a Eucharist produced by... Continue Reading →
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