More than Many Sparrows Guest Contributor May 26, 2020 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Elizabeth Head Black Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t... 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...
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...
After COVID-19: A Brave New World? A Bishop in Confinement Wonders About the Future Guest Contributor May 12, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Pierre Whalon President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a speech on March 12, 2020, described what he thinks needs to happen after the epidemic is over : We will have to learn the lessons of the moment we... Read More...
Life Without Mark or Measure Guest Contributor May 11, 2020 Books, Church of England, Commentary By Thomas Plant They were alone in a grey formless world without mark or measure. Only far away north-west was a deeper darkness against the dying light: the Mountains of Mist and the forest at their feet. — T... Read More...
Learning Again to Sing in a Foreign Land: The BCP and Domestic Prayer Guest Contributor May 8, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Philip Turner and Ephraim Radner “How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” (Ps. 137:4) In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns, many Christians feel exiled from their own churches, as i... Read More...
On Live-Streaming, Maternity, and Infantilization: Responses to Ephraim Radner Guest Contributor May 5, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church Editor's Note: Covenant aspires to be a forum for substantive theological reflection within and for the Church. The following essays, which respond in various ways to Ephraim Radner's article, "Should We Live-S... Read More...
