WORSHIP ONLINE AND THE EUCHARSTIC COMMUNITY – AN ENGLISH PERSPECTIVE Guest Contributor March 3, 2021 Church of England, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry By John Wallace The present restrictions on in-person public worship for the Church of England raises serious questions about the nature of the Church as a eucharistic community. In this essay, I probe the p... Read More...
On Good Funerals Bishop Daniel Martins February 26, 2021 Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church What are some “best practices” for the ritual observance of a Christian's death that we should strive not to surrender to the secular culture?
Harmonious Gospels: Symphony in (Year) B Guest Contributor February 18, 2021 ACNA, Bible, Commentary, Liturgy, Music By Jay Thomas As the season after Epiphany trudged through these long winter months before ceding its place to Lent, the Christmas season faded to an afterthought in the rearview mirror. The regular hum-drum... Read More...
From the Ashes We Will Rise: The Power of Ash Wednesday Guest Contributor February 17, 2021 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By James Richardson Ash Wednesday 2018 dawned like no other in my lifetime. A few short months earlier, fires had raged through Sonoma, Napa, and Lake counties north of San Francisco, merging into what be... Read More...
Lent is for Making Christians: The Way of Love Can Show Us How Eugene R. Schlesinger February 16, 2021 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church, The Way of Love By Eugene R. Schlesinger Lent is a fascinating cultural phenomenon. On the one hand, it’s fairly unpleasant. My daughters, for instance, spend Gesimatide lamenting the fast approach (no pun intended) of Ash ... Read More...
A Scriptural Liturgy Bishop John Bauerschmidt February 8, 2021 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By John Bauerschmidt In his book, The Love of Learning and the Desire for God, Jean Leclercq offers this reflection on liturgical worship: All the delicacy of liturgical poetry comes from the free and harmo... Read More...
Baptism and the Community of Faith Fr. Clint Wilson February 4, 2021 Books, Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church It Takes a Church to Baptize What the Bible Says About Infant Baptism by: Scot McKnight Brazos Press. PP. 140 $16.99 Review by Clint Wilson Scot McKnight is a prominent New Testament scholar and a fixt... Read More...
Is Our Gratitude Alone Enough? Calvin Lane February 1, 2021 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Calvin Lane Everyone here is just more than contented to be living and dying in three quarter time. Jimmy Buffet, “Nautical Wheelers” Through bleary eyes, the addict recognizes the wounds he has inflicte... Read More...
