The Blessed Virgin: The Air we Breathe Mac Stewart May 19, 2020 Commentary, Poetry, The Episcopal Church By Mac Stewart I recently came across a rather marvelous gem from the 19th-century Jesuit poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins. It is a poem entitled “The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe.” While Marian ... Read More...
Palm Sunday and Death’s Defeat Fr. Clint Wilson April 5, 2020 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Clint Wilson When they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn. Zechariah 12:10 Today is... Read More...
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 conceive a child who would be the Son of God. This ... Read More...
The Genesis of the World by the Word Jonathan Turtle January 6, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary, Contributors, Good Book Club John begins his Gospel with a recapitulation of the creation account in Genesis.
Jasmine for the Queen of Heaven Mark Michael December 27, 2019 Art, Editorial, The Episcopal Church A bouquet of jasmine is a fitting gift for Mary, the Queen of Heaven.
Katherine Hepburn and Zeal Sarah Cornwell November 14, 2019 Ethics, Movies, Reviews & Culture This is the fourth post in a series in which I explore what classic film actresses in iconic roles can teach us — and, more particularly, my fast-growing daughter — about the seven classic virtues. These posts follow the order of the virtues that Dante encount... Read More...
A Postmodern Reflection on Mary the Second Eve Mother Miriam, CSM September 9, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Among the various characterizations of Mary, I find myself repeatedly drawn to Mary as the Second Eve in parallel to St. Paul’s reference to Christ as the Second Adam (Rom 5:12, 15; I Cor 15:45, 47).
The Destiny of the Beloved: Baptism, Transfiguration, Adoption, and Assumption Fr. Paul Wheatley August 15, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church The destiny of a human life, given over to God’s purposes, united with Christ, and adopted into his family is glory. The church commemorates the glorious entrance into heaven of the Virgin as a reflection of the glory of Christ that was revealed in his Transfiguration, manifest in his Resurrection and Ascension, and will be at last given to those who have been united with his divine Sonship through baptism.
