The Holy Innocents Bishop Daniel Martins December 29, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church 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 Bishop Daniel Martins November 12, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, The Episcopal Church 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) Bishop Daniel Martins October 7, 2020 Commentary, Ministry, The Episcopal Church 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 Bishop Daniel Martins July 21, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church 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...
Cultivating Hope Bishop Daniel Martins June 26, 2020 Commentary, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Daniel Martins The coronavirus lockdown has affected different people in many different ways. When I am tempted to feel sorry for myself, I am brought up short by the recollection of those whose lives hav... Read More...
Of Hymns and Missionaries Bishop Daniel Martins February 4, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, Ministry, Music, The Episcopal Church By Daniel Martins One of the spiritual practices in which I regularly engage is to sit down at a piano or organ keyboard with a hymnal and just play through hymns, allowing myself ample opportunity to reflec... Read More...
Confirmation of Confirmation Bishop Daniel Martins December 11, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Lots of Episcopalians, lay and ordained, seem to think they know what confirmation is, but our canons and liturgical forms are, at best, ambiguous, and there’s nothing approaching broad agreement about how to interpret them.
Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ of Faith Bishop Daniel Martins September 17, 2019 Analysis, Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church The only access we have to Jesus is through the Christ who is the object of our faith — the Christ who lived and died and rose for us, who intercedes for us as our Great High Priest, and who will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. It is alone through Jesus Christ that we have any knowledge of Jesus of Nazareth.
