Non angeli, sed anglicani
We have been praying, hoping, and striving for unity in the Continuing Anglican world for some time now. We saw in 2017 the beginning of the fruition of these prayers with the joint synods movement, when the Anglican Catholic Church, Anglican Church in America, Anglican Province of America, and Diocese of the Holy Cross declared... Continue Reading →
Here is a sermon I preached at St. Stephen's Anglican Catholic Cathedral in Athens, Georgia, on Quinquagesima Sunday. I pray you find it helpful. 0302-2025-Quinquagesima textDownload
Throughout nearly 29 years of priestly ministry, I never considered the opening order of the Mass. Indeed, it never occurred to me to think about it until a couple months ago when doing supply work (often referred to somewhat irreverently as “visiting fireman.”) On that particular Sunday the choir began the Introit immediately after the... Continue Reading →
A few years ago, pre-Covid, I began a podcast of the Daily Office, as given in the 1928 (US) BCP. In May of 2021 (during Covid-tide), I encountered an article by Father Martin Thornton about the Office. You can hear his thoughts here, or read them for yourself here. I found his suggestions compelling, especially... Continue Reading →
One of, if not the premier of hallmarks of Anglicanism is the Book of Common Prayer. This monument of liturgical prose has informed the Christian mind since its promulgation in 1549. In the first BCP (before regrettable protestant revisions), Cranmer masterfully distilled the monastic canonical hours down to two: Matins and Lauds into Mattins (later... Continue Reading →
Sadly, it is not uncommon to encounter a person claiming the name of "Anglican" who announces that he doesn't believe in Purgatory. Now the doctrine of Purgatory is not a dogma, that is, it is not a belief like the Virgin Birth or Resurrection that must be held by all believers, but it is a... Continue Reading →
I ran into an old friend recently who asked me how I liked the catholic church. I was a bit mystified, and I said something to the effect that I liked them just fine, but why would he ask. It turned out that he had been told that I had become catholic. Well, I didn't... Continue Reading →
(reprinted from 2008) In recent years we have started to hear some Christian groups encouraging Christians not to observe Hallowe’en, not to let our children trick-or-treat, not to go to costume parties. Many of those groups urge churches to have “harvest parties” as an alternative, or even just ignore the day entirely and pretend it... Continue Reading →
We come in November to the winding down of the Christian year, but before we get there we have two great observances. Unfortunately, there are some Christians who get them confused, so let's look briefly at the first two days of November. November first is the feast of All Saints', the day when we remember... Continue Reading →
The title of this blog post is a question that we run into from time to time. When we hear it we know immediately that the interlocutor has been exposed to a concept called Sola Scriptura. What is Sola Scriptura? It is a teaching found among a number of sects and cults that the "Bible... Continue Reading →
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