A Christmas without war: Power and hope at the end of Christmastide Esau McCaulley January 5, 2021 ACNA, Commentary, Liturgy By Esau McCaulley This year there was a noticeable lack of emotion related to the supposed “War on Christmas.” We all know that “war” might be a bit dramatic given that the battlefield includes skirmishes ov... Read More...
Mary’s Little Lion-Lamb Fr. Clint Wilson January 3, 2021 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Clint Wilson Mary had a little lamb, His fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. Perhaps you remember these lyrics to the iconic children’s nursery rhyme called... Read More...
The Blood and the Name Timothy O'Malley January 1, 2021 Commentary, Liturgy, Roman Catholic Church By Timothy P. O’Malley On the eighth day after his birth, before receiving the “name above all names” (Phil. 2:9), Jesus was circumcised. The temptation is to spiritualize this first shedding of blood by the Word made flesh. Certainly, circumcision has a... Read More...
Awaiting a Superhero Emily Hylden December 30, 2020 Commentary, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Emily Hylden On the way to school this past month, my four-year-old told me, sadly and gravely, that there were no real superheroes. His friend at school had told him so, and as a tender-hearted boy who s... Read More...
The Holy Innocents Bishop Daniel Martins December 29, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Daniel Martins The notion of "innocence" has an interesting range of meaning. At a literal and concrete level, it denotes absence of guilt or culpability in relation to a specific act or series of acts. O... Read More...
St. John the Seer and Opened Eyes Charlie Clauss December 28, 2020 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Charlie Clauss Some years ago I went to renew my driver’s license and discovered I was legally blind in one eye. Fortunately I could see well enough in the other eye to get the renewal, but it meant a trip to the eye doctor. Soon I had an appointment to ... Read More...
The Christmas Story in Stone – The Nativity Façade of The Sagrada Familia Zac Koons December 27, 2020 Art, Commentary, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church By Zac Koons Antoni Gaudi’s dream was to create a Bible out of stone, a dream that became — actually, is still becoming — the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, the most ambitious piece of Christian architectu... Read More...
The Second Day of Christmas: The Feast of Stephen Jean Meade December 26, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Jean McCurdy Meade Thanks to the charming carol, “Good King Wenceslas,” most Christians know that the day after Christmas is the Feast of Stephen. But why? To begin with, Stephen is the “protomartyr,” th... Read More...
