They Were Amazed Chip Prehn April 27, 2020 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Chip Prehn What were the disciples expecting to see on that third day? They had been carefully taught by their extraordinary rabbi. He had successfully opened their eyes to doctrines which had been obscur... Read More...
Christ the Lily of Humanity Mark Clavier April 24, 2020 Church in Wales, Commentary, Poetry By Mark Clavier There’s an old tradition of finding Easter in nature. This can be seen especially in Christian poetry, perhaps most famously in Venantius Honorius Fortunatus’ 6th-century Easter hymn, “Hail T... Read More...
Podcast: Spiritual Health in Loneliness. The Living Church April 23, 2020 Commentary "You can't always get what you want. But sometimes…" Fr. Ron Rolheiser (author of The Loneliness Factor, among many others) knows about digging deep when you can't change your circumstances. In the latest editi... Read More...
Who Needs Catechesis? Guest Contributor April 23, 2020 ACNA, Catechesis, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Alex Fogleman From the beginning, Christians have connected teaching and baptism through the Great Commission — baptizing in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and “teaching them to obey all tha... Read More...
Uncomfortable Genealogy Guest Contributor April 22, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Richard Mammana The Yankee is comfortable in his complacency about racial inequality in the United States, imagining himself unsullied by the slaving stains of American history. I was such a one until I b... Read More...
CHANGE … A Requirement to Defeat the 2020 Pandemic Guest Contributor April 21, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Alicia Hughes We are nearing “Senior Season,” a time in the U.S. where there is a flurry of activity to celebrate the culmination of secondary school careers, with proms, graduations and parties. We likew... Read More...
The Quiet of Eastertide Guest Contributor April 20, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Deanna Briody The first Easter morning dawned without bells. No one was singing. Jesus’s disciples were holed away, stricken with grief, shocked and terrified by the horrific events of the Friday before. ... Read More...
When There Isn’t Safety at Home Justin Holcomb April 17, 2020 Commentary, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Justin Holcomb Recent quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic leaves many people vulnerable to suffering abuse when isolated in a dangerous situation at home. Many abuse survivor advocates and profes... Read More...
