The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity “O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee, mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (Collect of the Day) Come, Thou Fount of eve’y blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy…
Recently, a clip went semi-viral in which Bp. Christopher Warner ordained his wife, Catherine Warner, to the office of the presbyterate. In the clip, as Bp. Warner read the oath of canonical obedience; his wife seemingly laughed through taking the due canonical vows. I will not speculate here on why she did so. Nevertheless, for…
Texts, Authority, and Development Readers of The North American Anglican tend by and large to be keenly aware of our communion’s identity as a church of the Reformation. Because of that, we share a great deal of theological history with our Puritan brothers. Church of England ministers, after all, were a major bloc of the…
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all the works thy hands hath made, I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder, thy pow’r throughout the universe displayed; Then sings my soul, my Savior-God, to thee: How great thou art! How great thou art! Then sings…
The following excerpts are those cited in The North American Anglican’s Synopsis of Anglican Political Thought, arranged topically. It is hoped that the full force of the Anglican tradition on these topics will be better felt by reprinting the words of our forebears rather than merely referencing them. The Civil and Spiritual Realms “In this…
Forward in Faith North American Annual Assembly 2025 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from…
Anglican Spirituality: An Introduction. By Greg Peters. Eugene: Cascade Books, 2024. 87pp. $17.00 (paperback). I first heard about Anglican Spirituality through a critical review titled “Not Anglican Enough.” This review had been making the rounds in some of the social media circles I frequent. The reviewer complained that there was little in the book that…
A Reply I appreciate Rev. Crosby for his well-written article in response to my critique of Reformation Anglicanism, “Elizabethan Anglicanism and the Reformed Tradition,” and I apologize for my delay in responding to it. In criticizing my “unhelpfully narrow picture of what it means to be Reformed,” he has provided me the opportunity to clarify…
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Church’s one Foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is His new creation By water and the word: From heaven He came and sought her To be His holy Bride; With His own blood he bought her, And for her life He died. Christians are not trailblazers. We…
Christians should talk about politics. The prejudice many Christians have against political disagreement and debate isn’t healthy. Honesty requires laying all political tactics aside. Telling Christians they shouldn’t “talk about politics” is itself a political tactic and a political statement. We must make that clear to ourselves. Every political tactic, such as this one, has…