A Tale of Two Popes Matt Boulter July 10, 2020 Commentary, Movies, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church By Matt Boulter Anyone who remembers Shadowlands, the classic 1993 film about C. S. Lewis, knows that Anthony Hopkins has an uncanny knack for portraying Christian intellectuals who are struggling through an... Read More...
Papal Preaching and the Pandemic Neil Dhingra May 13, 2020 Commentary, Lay Voices on Preaching, Ministry, Roman Catholic Church This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Neil Dhingra Perhaps the most haunting photographs from this “Time of the Vir... Read More...
Taught by Strange Words Mark Michael September 10, 2019 Commentary, Editorial, The Episcopal Church Sometimes a strange word in a Bible reading or a liturgical text may be a stumbling block to one “almost persuaded” (Acts 26:28). We discover new things in old texts, or hear words intended for building up used only to tear down. Just how much time do we have to explain in an age of shortened attention spans and sporadic Sunday attendance?
Papal Populism & Theological Whiplash Matt Boulter September 7, 2018 Commentary, The Episcopal Church Pope Francis can prompt ecclesial chaos with a few off-the-cuff comments, delivered to reporters during an airplane press conference.
Penitential Solidarity Mac Stewart August 23, 2018 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ethics, The Episcopal Church As we continue to discover abuse, Pope Francis and others are rightly leading the whole Church in this corporate confession of sin.
Pope Francis: Shifting the Language Hannah Matis April 11, 2018 Commentary, The Episcopal Church Five years in, Francis remains, if not a paradox, then definitely an emulsion: holding together within himself everyone’s expectations.
Lead Us Not into Temptation? Joey Royal March 14, 2018 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary The call from our Lord is to persevere in the face of repeated, persistent, and often agonizing temptation. But it’s important to remember that we’re not called to do this on our own.
Bring on hip-hop Erasmus Neil Dhingra October 3, 2017 Commentary, Roman Catholic Church As Peter Berger said, humor posits its “effervescent” reality against the “dense, heavy, compelling” reality of the present.
