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...
The Work of the Priest: A Conversation Jordan Hylden March 31, 2020 Contributors, Ministry, The Episcopal Church The struggle to properly balance the contemplative and the active virtues is not new to modern American life. St. Gregory the Great discussed the need for both in his classic
Treasures for the Partially-Connected: Offline Ideas for an Online Forum Fr. Paul Wheatley March 27, 2020 Contributors, The Episcopal Church By Paul D. Wheatley I begin this reflection on the nature of connection to the life of the church in a socially-distanced and virtually hyper-connected time in era of COVID-19 with a story of my own physical... Read More...
Unintended Blessings of the Pandemic Calvin Lane March 26, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church Many of us, in addition to much prayer (and, to be honest, not a little worry), have started to think about some of the potential benefits of this experience of pandemic.
The Annunciation and the “Impossible” Jonathan Mitchican March 25, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, Roman Catholic Church By Jonathan Mitchican The angel Gabriel came to Mary and told her a series of impossible-seeming things. The first and most obvious is the thing we’re celebrating today. He announced to Mary that she would c... Read More...
The Usurpation of Information Chip Prehn March 11, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church Committed Christian parents and educators must actively resist the tyranny of information in our schools, parishes, and other training venues.
Being a Potato Bug Sam Keyes March 10, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, Reviews & Culture, Roman Catholic Church, TV Watching Mister Rogers with my children is a constant reminder of how impoverished our culture can be when it comes to childhood.
The Hidden Lives of the Church’s Religious (Part Two) Mother Miriam, CSM March 9, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, Ecclesiology, Ministry, The Episcopal Church The external witness of vowed religious — habits, cloister, the Opus Dei (the daily round of psalms, hymns, and collects recited in chapel) — are the first things Christians notice about the monastics among them. But, of course, that is not the whole story of the charism and fruit of the religious life
