Bringing Forth Treasure New, Old, and Perplexing By Mark Michael InterVarsity Press’s new 1662 Book of Common Prayer, International Edition surely made it smoothly through all the copyrighting wrangles, but it’s not the first book I have used that merits t... Read More...
Priestly Sacrifice By Mark Michael You’ve probably seen “your pastor before and after coronavirus” memes on your Facebook feed. Over the course of a year, wrinkles sprout and wild hair proliferates, or cuddly Grogu morphs into... Read More...
For All the Saints By Mark Michael Their bodies were buried in peace, and their name lives to all generations. Peoples will declare their wisdom, and the congregation proclaims their praise. —Ecclus. 44:14-15 Shortly after public worship was suspended in March, my colleague an... Read More...
“We Don’t Need to Be There Nearly as Often” By Mark Michael News broke recently that the Diocese of Chicago plans to sell its 30,000-square-foot headquarters in the city’s central business district. The building has other tenants, but the diocesan dir... Read More...
Introducing The Living Word By Mark Michael Like so many of my colleagues, I never planned to be a televangelist. But with the assistance of our tech-savvy assistant rector, we quickly collected spotlights, tripods, mixers, and microph... Read More...
A Leader, Not a Follower: Bishop Kemper and Apostolic Ministry By Mark Michael The Sunday after the Ascension, May 24, marks a century and half since the death of the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, the Episcopal Church’s first missionary bishop. The current crisis won’t allow for a proper celebration, though perhaps a few pi... Read More...
Jasmine for the Queen of Heaven A bouquet of jasmine is a fitting gift for Mary, the Queen of Heaven.
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