When a man chooses a cross to wear upon his body, he does well to do so prayerfully and with theological intention. 1. The Crucifix and the Catholic Faith For most Anglican Catholics, the crucifix is the natural and proper choice. The crucifix places before the eyes—and therefore before the heart—the saving death of Our... Continue Reading →
The Question of Unity
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 →
Quinquagesima
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
Anglican Daily Office — A Recommendation
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 →
Anglican Daily Office Best Practice
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 →
What About Purgatory?
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 →
Anglican Identity Theft
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 →
Three Streams?
Below is a comment I left on Virtueonline's website, but it was not approved by their "moderator" because it was negative about charismatics. I stand by what I wrote and reproduce it here for your reading and commenting. I'm afraid using the "three streams" approach is both misleading and inaccurate. The historic three "streams" in... Continue Reading →
Parish Life
The other day I was looking for something--what, I now don't recall--and I stumbled across the website of a parish we attended in the days B.S.--Before Seminary, that is. As I admired it and remembered with fondness the Episcopal Church that used to be, I happened to recall a conversation I once had with Brother... Continue Reading →
G-4, or, a rose by any other name…
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) Alas (once you start quoting Shakespeare, it has an effect on your own word choices), the Bard may have just got this one wrong. To give some perhaps unneeded context, the... Continue Reading →
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