This essay is an adaptation and expansion of material I prepared for a Sunday school class a year ago. The purpose of the class was simply to explain what we do on Sunday morning and why we do it, my inspiration being Anthony Sparrow’s A Rationale Upon the Book of Common Prayer. As our parish…
It is worthwhile to address a few words to Browne’s discussion of the historical evidence pertaining to St. Peter’s alleged presence and bishopric in Rome, not concerning the evidence itself (whether for or against the traditional Roman claims), but with respect to the conclusions that may be drawn on the basis of this evidence. Browne…
A Walk in the Ancient Western LectionaryA Walk in the Ancient Western Lectionary: An Introduction Come Thou Long Expected Jesus – The First Sunday in Advent Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending – Second Sunday in Advent On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist Cries – Third Sunday in Advent O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – The…
Robert Nelson: Festivals and FastsFestivals and Fasts: Saint Bartholomew (August 24) Festivals and Fasts: Ember Days in September Festivals and Fasts: Saint Matthew (September 21) Festivals and Fasts: Saint Michael and All Angels (September 29) This year, since Michaelmas falls on a Monday and Sundays are not fast days, its vigil is on the Saturday…
Young Men are The Future Young men are the future of the Anglican Church in North America. They are the resource, if well stewarded, by which the church will be replenished through the Spirit. Young men will also, if either neglected or ignored, opt out of ordained ministry altogether in favor of pursuits and careers…
When Masculinity Disappears and the Church Becomes Silent Let’s be honest. A growing number of Christian men have stopped going to church—and not because they’ve lost the faith. It’s because the church has lost them. Why? Some blame secular culture, others point to boredom, but beneath the surface is a festering wound: the feminization of…
Decalogue Series (Rafferty)Christ, the End of the Law: The Decalogue and Christian Ethics One God and One Lord: Commandments 1-3 Keeping the Feast-Christ and the Sabbath Honoring Father and Mother Do No Murder: Love of Neighbor and the Love of God Adultery and Theft: Seizing God’s Gifts Bearing Faithful Witness Coveting and Christian DesireCommandment 10…
A Walk in the Ancient Western LectionaryA Walk in the Ancient Western Lectionary: An Introduction Come Thou Long Expected Jesus – The First Sunday in Advent Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending – Second Sunday in Advent On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist Cries – Third Sunday in Advent O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – The…
Robert Nelson: Festivals and FastsFestivals and Fasts: Saint Bartholomew (August 24) Festivals and Fasts: Ember Days in September Festivals and Fasts: Saint Matthew (September 21) Festivals and Fasts: Saint Michael and All Angels (September 29) This year, the feast of St. Matthew falls on a Sunday, so the Fourteenth Sunday After Trinity is also St….
A Defense of Sacred Images and Their Veneration When I first began this “trilogy” of articles on images I was sitting in my local coffee shop. I now find myself beginning to write this final installment in a local brewery which was converted from an old church. While there aren’t as many logos surrounding me…