sacraments – Covenant

Trauma and the Eucharist

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?

Things Fall Apart: Musings on Eucharistic Hospitality

Eugene Schlesinger

November 27, 2018

Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church

Every parish my family has visited in California has made it very clear that absolutely everyone is invited to the altar for Communion.

What Your Vows Meant

Zac Koons

November 26, 2018

Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church

This is a defense of the marriage vows: these words have enduring theological power. They are not merely romantic. They provide a thick and specifically Christian account of marriage