Non angeli, sed anglicani
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 →
Although no comments were posted about the first installment of this series, I'll plunge on where angels fear to blog and share some more foolish misconceptions that have become attached to Christianity--in error. Picking up where the last left off, let's go on in the Scripture vein. 4. Christians believe that the Bible is the... Continue Reading →
This is the third part of an ongoing series about – well – mistakes that some Christians and some Christian groups make about what Christianity believes or teaches. In other words, “what isn’t Christianity!” In the first two installments, we looked at six wrong notions: 1. Christianity is about keeping the rules. 2. Christians believe... Continue Reading →
Over a nice cup of French Roast yesterday I had the occasion to mention to a priest friend that lately I've been pondering a list of wrong things that people believe. I don't mean wrong things that are thought by people outside the Church, although there sure are plenty of those. I mean wrong things... Continue Reading →
This document, from 1977, is the defining standard of what Anglicanism is and ought to be. The Affirmation of St Louis
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... Continue Reading →
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 →
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!... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
What is the nature of spiritual truth? And who decides?
Anglo-Catholic Central 