A Time of Trial: What Then Shall We Do? Philip Turner January 19, 2021 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Philip Turner This is the third and final essay in a series on the challenges facing the churches in the midst of the pandemic and the wake of the 2020 Presidential Election. In the first I suggested that... Read More...
What Is There to Talk About? Philip Turner December 18, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Philip Turner Shortly before the recent election’s results were settled, I posted a short piece noting the extent of our divisions and the depth of our discontent. I went on to ask: what is the root cause... Read More...
On Hunting Chip Prehn November 25, 2020 Books, Commentary, Ethics, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church By Chip Prehn Sir Roger Scruton, who died too young last January, came late to fox-hunting but made up for this by becoming one of England’s most avid sportsmen and lovers of the chase. About 2001, I picked up Scruton’s On Hunting (1998). Since it was one o... Read More...
Thoughts on Our Election and the Cause and Remedy of Our Present Discontents Philip Turner November 11, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Philip Turner As I sit down to write, though former Vice President Biden is slightly ahead, no clear winner of this election has been established. Indeed, it may be sometime before the outcome is firmly s... Read More...
Five Tips on Voting Like a Nonbeliever Sam Keyes October 27, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Roman Catholic Church By Sam Keyes Many Christians these days seem to spend a lot of energy figuring out how to properly separate or combine their faith from their politics. Which presidential candidate is more messianic? Which c... Read More...
Enmity Bishop John Bauerschmidt July 6, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By John Bauerschmidt Enmity is defined as “deep-seated unfriendliness accompanied by readiness to quarrel or fight; hostility; antagonism” (Funk & Wagnall’s Standard College Dictionary). As a state of being, it’s perched somewhere between the deadly sin... Read More...
Katherine Hepburn and Zeal Sarah Cornwell November 14, 2019 Ethics, Movies, Reviews & Culture This is the fourth post in a series in which I explore what classic film actresses in iconic roles can teach us — and, more particularly, my fast-growing daughter — about the seven classic virtues. These posts ... Read More...
The Virtues of Horror Sam Keyes August 5, 2019 Books, Commentary, Roman Catholic Church There is a deep mysticism at the heart of the Dark Tower books — the quest to find the heart of reality and the determination to see it for what it is despite all the hurt and pain along the way.
