The Twenty-Second Sunday After Trinity Lord, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Alas! and did my Saviour…
As we have seen, there are multiple Articles that were written to address points of controversy between the Church of England and the Church of Rome, only for the latter to shift toward the tenor and practice of the former in recent years (see comments on Articles XXIV, XXX, and XXXIV). In the case of…
The Shining Human Creature and Made Like the Maker. By Thomas Traherne. Modernized by Colin Redemer. The Davenant Institute, 2023. 133 pp and 140 pp. $17.95 each (paper). Thomas Traherne has one of those names that just sounds like he was born as an Oxford poet in a quaint, misty English village. In this case, that…
The Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity Soldiers of Christ, arise, And put your armor on; Strong in the strength which God supplies, Through His eternal Son. Trouble comes our way. It always seeks us out, for this fallen world is filled with the Curse’s brokenness. At first glance, autumn’s hues are warm despite the changing…
Should Anglicans Join the Celebration? On July 31, 2025, the Roman Catholic Church declared John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church. For Catholics, the honor is fitting. Newman, a towering nineteenth-century theologian, shaped modern Catholic thought, strengthened its understanding of authority, and provided a robust intellectual foundation. For Anglicans, the question is more complex….
(With Apologies to Jack) Many of us are familiar with the famous quip by C.S. Lewis about reading old books: It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between. If that is too much for you, you should read…
The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity The Holy Scriptures have a lot to say about fools. The word “fool” or its relatives “foolish,” “foolishly,” and “fools” appear at least 188 times in the Authorized Version, excluding the Apocrypha. During this season of the year, the Daily Office lectionary highlights the importance of avoiding foolishness as…
All Saints’ Day For all the saints, who from their labors rest, Who Thee by faith before the world confessed, Thy Name, O Jesu, be forever blest. Alleluia! Allleluia! This holy day, as with every instance in which we worship, we join our voices “with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven,…
In late days a number of pieces responding to the various episcopal abuse crises in the ACNA have suggested that this is in part due to the ad hoc nature of the ACNA. Every diocese is really its own autonomous fiefdom of the bishop. This is not the historic Anglican way, and it makes it…
King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government. By James Baird. Cape Coral, FL: Founders Press, 2025. 120 pp. $21.98 (hardcover). The effort to renew classical Protestant political thought has been ongoing for the past few years, with Stephen Wolfe’s The Case for Christian Nationalism serving as a major impetus for the publication of…