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Daniel Martins

The Rt. Rev. Daniel Martins is retired Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in the Episcopal Church.

On the Ascension: Flesh of our Flesh and Bone of our Bone

At the Incarnation, God came to us, taking on our nature. At the Ascension, one of our own goes to the right hand of God.

Don’t Invite Your Friends to the Eucharist: The Church We Are Becoming

In the Church we are becoming, the Eucharist will no longer be our front door, but rather something that follows connection, evangelization, formation, and initiation.

Being Refashioned in Christ

I can be a grouser and complainer during the weeks leading up to Christmas. At no other time of year do I find my...

We Are a Christmas People

Andrew Gant demonstrates that solid academic scholarship can bud forth with content that is eminently — indeed, joyfully and artfully — accessible to readers.

God Is Not on the Ballot

On the morning of November 6, the day after the presidential election, there will be exploded heads littering the American political landscape. (I speak...

Resurrection

Last January, as you may know, I was privileged to make a visit — my first — to the Holy Land. On a glorious...

The Gospel, Public Policy, and Coercion

The 81st General Convention of the Episcopal Church will be called to order on June 23. As always, it will consider a number of...

From the Archives: A Third Article Reflection

In the wake of Holy Spirit's coming at Pentecost, I have turned to our archives to present various reflections on the third person of...

On the Seasonality of Vocation

Perhaps the most widely popular of St. John Henry Newman’s writings is the poem that became a hymn text: “Lead, Kindly Light” (composed during...

Hodie: A Marriage of Poetry and Music

One of the bits of personal spiritual hygiene that I have practiced for several years is, sometime during the Twelve Days of Christmas, to...