Communion in Chaos in the UMC Guest Contributor March 27, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, United Methodist Church The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered United Methodist Churches throughout much of the United States. Over the past week Methodist pastors have made many difficult decisions. More are still to come.
Worship in a Time of Pandemic (Part 2) Fr. Matthew S.C. Olver March 25, 2020 Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Matthew S. C. Olver Part one of this essay considered questions of administering Holy Communion during the pandemic as well as the question of whether or not to hold public worship. Today I consider the r... Read More...
Worship in a Time of Pandemic (Part 1) Fr. Matthew S.C. Olver March 24, 2020 Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church Many bishops and dioceses have sent all manner of instructions, suggestions, and directives, and parish priests are in a difficult situation as they try and figure out how to approach this pastoral challenge, especially when it comes to worship.
Anglo Catholic Church Planting: Recovering the Tradition The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew March 5, 2020 Church of England, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry Why has Anglo-Catholicism neglected its church planting tradition?
Confirmation of Confirmation Bishop Daniel Martins December 11, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Lots of Episcopalians, lay and ordained, seem to think they know what confirmation is, but our canons and liturgical forms are, at best, ambiguous, and there’s nothing approaching broad agreement about how to interpret them.
On Baptism Mac Stewart November 12, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Baptism is an apocalypse.
Trauma and the Eucharist Neil Dhingra March 18, 2019 Books, Reviews & Culture, Roman Catholic Church All the sacraments are traumatic for us. Our body is no longer completely our own, our present is interrupted by a foretaste of the eschatological banquet, and the sacraments ultimately are beyond any adequate verbal description.
DEPO and the Personal Ministry of Bishops Bishop Daniel Martins November 28, 2018 Commentary, Ecclesiology, The Episcopal Church Why might a parish conclude that it needs pastoral oversight from a bishop who concurs with its understanding of the gospel?
