Papal Preaching and the Pandemic Neil Dhingra May 13, 2020 Commentary, Lay Voices on Preaching, Ministry, Roman Catholic Church This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Neil Dhingra Perhaps the most haunting photographs from this “Time of the Vir... Read More...
After COVID-19: A Brave New World? A Bishop in Confinement Wonders About the Future Guest Contributor May 12, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Pierre Whalon President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a speech on March 12, 2020, described what he thinks needs to happen after the epidemic is over : We will have to learn the lessons of the moment we... Read More...
Life Without Mark or Measure Guest Contributor May 11, 2020 Books, Church of England, Commentary By Thomas Plant They were alone in a grey formless world without mark or measure. Only far away north-west was a deeper darkness against the dying light: the Mountains of Mist and the forest at their feet. — T... Read More...
Learning Again to Sing in a Foreign Land: The BCP and Domestic Prayer Guest Contributor May 8, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Philip Turner and Ephraim Radner “How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” (Ps. 137:4) In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns, many Christians feel exiled from their own churches, as i... Read More...
Preaching amidst Coronavirus Hannah Matis May 7, 2020 Commentary, Lay Voices on Preaching, The Episcopal Church This post continues a series of essays on preaching written by lay people. Other installments may be found here. By Hannah Matis A small lifetime ago — can it really have been only a month? — I was thinki... Read More...
The Questions that Remain The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner May 6, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Ephraim Radner I’m glad some folks took time to read my little piece, raising the question of whether live-streaming worship is a good. It doesn’t bother me at all that many would object to things I said ... Read More...
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...
Of Literal Resurrection and Spiritual Communion Guest Contributor May 4, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Elizabeth Anderson There are a handful of predictable theological debates that seem to crop up at certain times of the liturgical year. Is purple the appropriate color for Advent, or is it blue? What theo... Read More...
