This year, the feast of St. Matthew falls on a Sunday, so the Fourteenth Sunday After Trinity is also St. Matthew’s Day. May Robert Nelson’s devotional guidance in his Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England bless you this weekend, to turn your eyes upon the mercy of Jesus Christ for…
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…
The Church being always in need of manful men who are impressed with a due sense of what it means to be ordained to the ministry of bishops, priests, and deacons, 18th-century English layman Robert Nelson leads us devotionally in his Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England. Ember Days in…
Making Disciples: Catechesis in History, Theology, and Practice. By Alex Fogleman: Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2025. 220 pp. $29.99 (paper). For those who are interested in restoring the practice of catechesis, the task of finding a suitable catechism should pose no difficulty, as there are many options readily available, both old and new. The question of…
The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity ~ Almighty Father, who dost give The gift of life to all who live, Look down on all earth’s sin and strife, And lift us to a nobler life. What praiseworthy, or “laudable service,” may we render to the Almighty Creator of the cosmos and earth? We are mere creatures…
The “Anti- Syndrome” is one of the ongoing pathologies of the Continuing Anglican Movement. There is quite a bit of positive advertising out there on church websites, but when you actually get to St. Francis-in-the-Fens, what one finds is that this is often a cover for the same old anti-TEC, anti-liberal, anti-gay rhetoric that has…
An Exegetical and Theological Study of Judah and Joseph The story of Joseph, as commonly told, is the kind of story that resonates with a modern western audience. An ambitious, young boy who has dreams of grandeur overcomes the obstacles of jealous older brothers, slavery, and imprisonment to become the second most powerful man in…
Compared to many other commentators on the Articles, Browne takes a special interest in affirming what has traditionally been known as the magisterial cura religionis, or care of religion: It has been observed in a former Article, that the Jewish state may be considered in some respects as a model republic; and that, notwithstanding the…
O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer’s praise. The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace! The Christian walk can be a confusing one. You travel the path less traveled, the one blazed by the Lord Christ, and despite progressing towards the Lord, one can find themselves encountering…
Commandment 9 “When [the devil] lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (Jn 8:44).[1] “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth” (Jn 18:37). We live in an age oversaturated by…