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...
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...
Post-Pandemic Ministry Rob Price April 17, 2020 Commentary, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Rob Price Through the Lenten season I learned, along with many of my clergy colleagues, the new skills ministry demanded by shelter-in-place ministry: Facebook live-streaming, Zoom meetings and Bible studies, home officing, etc. And several days ago, lik... Read More...
What an Early Anglican Can Teach Us about Sickness Today Guest Contributor April 16, 2020 Commentary, Ressourcement, The Episcopal Church By Angela Heetderks It’s tempting, in times of scientific uncertainty, to think we have nothing to learn from Christians in the distant past. We would not wish to consult Christians from earlier eras on ques... Read More...
Against Virtual Communion George Sumner April 14, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By George Sumner Since the rubrics clearly prohibit remotely consecrating bread and wine, the question of virtual communion is not one which could lead to immediate action, which is for the best. We can ther... Read More...
In the Midst of Life We are in Death: Eastertide and the Pandemic Eugene Schlesinger April 13, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Here we are in Easter, yet it feels more like an extended Holy Saturday.
Holy Saturday and the “Apocalypse” of Hell Guest Contributor April 11, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Hannah Bowman Holy Saturday liturgically commemorates Jesus’s descent into hell, or descent to the dead: an ambiguously interpreted tradition that found its way from a few obscure references in the New Te... Read More...
The Gospel of Uncleanness Guest Contributor April 9, 2020 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Hannah Armidon The Old Testament was doing social distancing before it was cool. Pick up a dead animal? Forget washing your hands — take a whole bath, wash your clothes, and you’re unclean until evening. ... Read More...
