A Leader, Not a Follower: Bishop Kemper and Apostolic Ministry Mark Michael May 24, 2020 Commentary, Editorial, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Mark Michael The Sunday after the Ascension, May 24, marks a century and half since the death of the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, the Episcopal Church’s first missionary bishop. The current crisis won’t allow... Read More...
COVID-19 and Prisons (Part 1) Guest Contributor May 22, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Hannah Bowman Every day brings further horrifying stories about the pandemic’s effect on those incarcerated in jails and prisons. Over 15,000 cases of COVID-19 have been associated with jails and prisons.... Read More...
Ascension and Anglicanism: Pandemic in the Church of England Guest Contributor May 21, 2020 Church of England, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Simon Cuff Today we celebrate a feast in the Church’s year that often struggles to find a place in our theologies, though it is secure in our creed: the Ascension. Jesus is taken up out of the apostles’ s... Read More...
A Plea to the Preacher Charlie Clauss May 20, 2020 Commentary, Lay Voices on Preaching, Ministry, The Episcopal Church This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Charlie Clauss I am thankful for the men and women called to pastor parishes ... Read More...
The Blessed Virgin: The Air we Breathe Mac Stewart May 19, 2020 Commentary, Poetry, The Episcopal Church By Mac Stewart I recently came across a rather marvelous gem from the 19th-century Jesuit poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins. It is a poem entitled “The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe.” While Marian ... Read More...
God’s Amazing Grace Fr. Bryan Owen May 18, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Bryan Owen Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see. Even in our increasingly secular age, it might be difficult to fi... Read More...
The Grace of Being Seen Guest Contributor May 15, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Paul Kolbet A lot of us are feeling unhappy right now. There is nothing wrong with that. Being happy during a pandemic may not be a thing. If you are unhappy, it is probably because one of your human need... Read More...
Anglicanism and the “Black Future”: An Interview Amber Noel May 15, 2020 ACNA, Commentary, Ethics, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Amber Noel I interviewed my fellow Covenant contributor, Esau McCaulley about the possibilities and problems of a multiethnic Anglicanism in the United States, and how they relate to the multiethnic prese... Read More...
