On Being Other-Worldly Joey Royal December 7, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary By Joey Royal In 430, as the elderly Augustine lay dying, Vandals were sieging his North African city of Hippo. He spent those final days alone, in prayer, surrounded by the words of penitential psalms writt... Read More...
Augustinian Thoughts on the Bible and Humility Joey Royal July 29, 2020 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Joey Royal Augustine of Hippo, teacher of rhetoric, admirer of Cicero, initially found the Bible crude and unsophisticated. He found both the form and the content of the Bible to be a stumbling block, and... Read More...
On Viruses and Judgment Joey Royal July 2, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary By Joey Royal Given how much attention the Scriptures give to divine judgment, it’s remarkable how little attention we give it. The creed tells us that Jesus “will come to judge the quick and dead,” but prea... Read More...
Justice, Mercy and The Irishman Joey Royal February 20, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary, Contributors, Movies, Reviews & Culture The world of The Irishman is a deeply moral one, with a strong sense of retribution and justice, but without much hope of reconciliation or redemption for its central characters.
He Gives to His Beloved Sleep Joey Royal October 4, 2019 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary, Contributors I’ve been reflecting on the phenomenon of sleep, and in particular on how the Bible’s description of sleep can illuminate our understanding of what it means to be a creature of God.
Same-Sex Marriage: Where Do We Go from Here? Joey Royal July 12, 2019 Anglican Church of Canada, Approaching General Synod, Commentary All of us face a situation where things may not turn out the way we hope they will. And regardless of the outcome, our calling as disciples of Jesus Christ bids us to the following perspectives, demeanors, and behaviors.
Conservative Voices on Same-Sex Marriage in Canada Joey Royal June 18, 2019 Anglican Church of Canada, Approaching General Synod The following series of essays is an attempt to return the Anglican Church of Canada to the scriptural source of our faith.
Prayer Works Joey Royal March 26, 2019 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary Whenever I am discouraged and don’t feel like praying, I think of a particular story from the Diocese of the Arctic.
