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Daniel Martins

Bishop Daniel Martins is the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in the Episcopal Church, which encompasses central and southern Illinois. He is also secretary of the Living Church Foundation’s board of directors. Among the members of the House of Bishops, he hangs out with the group known as the Communion Partners. He has previously served parishes in the dioceses of Louisiana, Northern Indiana, and San Joaquin.

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.
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