Life in the Shadow of the Cross Elisabeth Kincaid April 8, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Elisabeth Kincaid In his sermon for the sixth Sunday of Lent in Parochial and Plain Sermons, preached on April 9, 1841, John Henry Newman describes the cross of Christ as the measure of the world, the key... Read More...
On Presence, Real and Impaired Guest Contributor April 7, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Kevin J. Moroney For my own part, I have concluded that virtual attendance is real presence, thus virtual attendance truly constitutes an assembly of the baptized. The above is a quote from my recent essay... Read More...
Virtual Communion and the Call to Discern the Body Guest Contributor April 3, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church What would a practice of virtual Communion show us about the nature of Christ’s real presence in the consecrated elements?
Beauty in the Pandemic Guest Contributor April 1, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church Perhaps that is one reason to live-stream — not that it would lessen our absence from each other, but that it would heighten absence, and thus teach us to yearn.
Two Ways of Common Praying Guest Contributor March 30, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church This paper is one liturgical theologian’s attempt to reflect on what it can mean to be the Church for an extended period of time when we will be gathering virtually.
Communion in Chaos in the UMC Guest Contributor March 27, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, United Methodist Church The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered United Methodist Churches throughout much of the United States. Over the past week Methodist pastors have made many difficult decisions. More are still to come.
Worship in a Time of Pandemic (Part 2) Fr. Matthew S.C. Olver March 25, 2020 Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Matthew S. C. Olver Part one of this essay considered questions of administering Holy Communion during the pandemic as well as the question of whether or not to hold public worship. Today I consider the r... Read More...
New on the Podcast: “Worship and the Eucharist: Not the Same Thing” The Living Church March 24, 2020 Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Due to the recent widespread cancellation of public worship, the Rt. Rev. Dan Martins reflects on the meaning of the Eucharist and challenges facing the church today. Listen now to episode 1 of The Living Churc... Read More...
