Is the Church Essential? Guest Contributor April 29, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Don Beyers Although it is too early for us to say how the COVID-19 virus will transform our church, we can be sure the implications of the pandemic will reshape ministry for many years to come. Yet I wonder... Read More...
Who Needs Catechesis? Guest Contributor April 23, 2020 ACNA, Catechesis, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Alex Fogleman From the beginning, Christians have connected teaching and baptism through the Great Commission — baptizing in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and “teaching them to obey all tha... Read More...
Uncomfortable Genealogy Guest Contributor April 22, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Richard Mammana The Yankee is comfortable in his complacency about racial inequality in the United States, imagining himself unsullied by the slaving stains of American history. I was such a one until I b... Read More...
CHANGE … A Requirement to Defeat the 2020 Pandemic Guest Contributor April 21, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Alicia Hughes We are nearing “Senior Season,” a time in the U.S. where there is a flurry of activity to celebrate the culmination of secondary school careers, with proms, graduations and parties. We likew... Read More...
The Quiet of Eastertide Guest Contributor April 20, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Deanna Briody The first Easter morning dawned without bells. No one was singing. Jesus’s disciples were holed away, stricken with grief, shocked and terrified by the horrific events of the Friday before. ... Read More...
What an Early Anglican Can Teach Us about Sickness Today Guest Contributor April 16, 2020 Commentary, Ressourcement, The Episcopal Church By Angela Heetderks It’s tempting, in times of scientific uncertainty, to think we have nothing to learn from Christians in the distant past. We would not wish to consult Christians from earlier eras on ques... Read More...
Holy Saturday and the “Apocalypse” of Hell Guest Contributor April 11, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Hannah Bowman Holy Saturday liturgically commemorates Jesus’s descent into hell, or descent to the dead: an ambiguously interpreted tradition that found its way from a few obscure references in the New Te... Read More...
The Gospel of Uncleanness Guest Contributor April 9, 2020 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Hannah Armidon The Old Testament was doing social distancing before it was cool. Pick up a dead animal? Forget washing your hands — take a whole bath, wash your clothes, and you’re unclean until evening. ... Read More...
