A Reflection Upon Retirement By Daniel Martins Not long ago, I authored a book review, appearing in The Living Church, of a collection of reflections, by a dozen or so retired priests of the Church of England, on the experience of retir... Read More...
The Ascension: Waiting to Inhale By Daniel Martins We all begin our lives as fetuses. We all had the experience of developing in utero and receiving necessary oxygen from our mother’s blood supply by means of an umbilical cord, and we’ve al... Read More...
Everything Depends on God, So Get to Work By Daniel Martins Where Anglicanism sits in the relationship between Catholic and Protestant Christianity is a matter of endless conversation and myriad opinions. I am among those Anglicans who identify as a... Read More...
On Good Funerals What are some “best practices” for the ritual observance of a Christian's death that we should strive not to surrender to the secular culture?
The Holy Innocents By Daniel Martins The notion of "innocence" has an interesting range of meaning. At a literal and concrete level, it denotes absence of guilt or culpability in relation to a specific act or series of acts. O... Read More...
On Bishop Love By Daniel Martins First, a disclaimer: I am a bishop member of the Communion Partners, and much of what I write here concerns the Communion Partners directly. While I am reasonably confident that most or all... Read More...
How to Prepare a Sermon (In Nine Not-Always-Easy Steps) By Daniel Martins As I peer over the ledge and stare down the final few months before becoming best friends with the Church Pension Fund, I am aware that part of my legacy (for whatever such things are worth... Read More...
On Justice By Daniel Martins The brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on May 25 triggered an explosive response across the nation (and beyond) that has riveted attention on the issue of racism —... Read More...
