GOING OUT OF BUSINESS? The Rt. Rev. Tony Clavier October 3, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Ecclesiology, Ministry, The Episcopal Church A return to the parish model would involve training seminarians and young clergy to create core groups of lay people who live into their baptismal promises, having the courage to be missionaries in the territorial parish, caring for the sick, relieving poverty, providing young people with tools to live for Jesus in a secular world.
The trivial round The Rt. Rev. Tony Clavier January 16, 2018 Commentary, Liturgy Placing names on the prayer list commits the parish to be involved in the lives of those for whom we pray.
Protestant or Catholic? The Rt. Rev. Tony Clavier October 27, 2017 Commentary A debate that began about halfway through the 16th century continues to this day.
Call to remembrance: Our Catholic and Reformed past The Rt. Rev. Tony Clavier October 5, 2016 Church of England, Commentary, The Episcopal Church Are Anglicans Protestants who have taken on the trappings of Catholicism, while eschewing its discipline?
Calling the shots The Rt. Rev. Tony Clavier July 20, 2016 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary I don’t believe that doctrine should be legislated, period. This was once a fairly common view in Anglican circles.
Apostolicity at stake The Rt. Rev. Tony Clavier April 5, 2016 Commentary This issue is not about who may tell TEC what to do, but whether apostolicity is to remain a feature of Anglicanism.
The ignored minority The Rt. Rev. Tony Clavier October 31, 2015 Commentary On Sunday, the Episcopal Church invests its new Presiding Bishop and Chief Pastor. One significant and growing minority won't be represented.
Why we do this The Rt. Rev. Tony Clavier July 22, 2015 Commentary Receiving the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is treated like a weekly Pill by some of us.
