The very first Act of the Apostles, after Christ was gone out of their sight, was that commemorated this day;—the ordination of Matthias in the room of the traitor Judas. That ordination is related very minutely. Every particular of it is full of instruction; but at present I wish to draw attention to one circumstance more especially; namely, the time when it occurred. It was contrived (if one may say so)
A well-known, respected authority on Episcopal liturgy openly declined to attend Morning Prayer at a conference we both attended because the service included Taizé music. These experiences evoked memories of conversations in my former parish between parishioners who wanted a variety of contemporary music and those who wanted only traditional music.
Polycarp and the presbyters who are with him, to the church of God that temporarily resides in Philippi. May mercy and peace be multiplied to you from God Almighty and Jesus Christ our savior.
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Physical exercise is good for the health. But not only that: while it stimulates the desire to care for bodily vigour, it stimulates the same desire for vigour of soul. Exercise is extremely useful therefore, assuming it does not distract us from more important activities.
According to many reports tonight, an earthquake measuring 6.3 has struck near Christchurch New Zealand. There have been numerous aftershocks, some over magnitude 5. Some
In this video, the Rev Canon Giles Fraser of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London and Ruth Gledhill discuss impending legislation that would make it legal for gays and lesbians to celebrate their civil partnerships with religious ceremonies in the United Kingdom.
We’ve opened our doors this week to provide a place of sanctuary, prayer, and respite in the midst of all that is taking place around us; and it may be that many of you have come today for that very reason, to hear words of comfort and solace and to take your minds off of what is occurring. If that was your hope, I’m sorry to disappoint you.
In the nearly 20 years that this website called ‘Anglicans Online’ has existed, we’ve tried to be a place outside politics, a via media centre where Anglicans of every stripe, opinion, background, and churchmanship (remember that word?) could come and be at home. But it’s time for Anglicans Online to state that we’re not in favour of the Covenant and cannot imagine a Communion bound by it.
Thanks to some good work by Mark Harris and his correspondents, it became clear over the weekend that the Rev. Julian Linnell, a member of the Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative (ECGI), is a priest in Bob Duncan’s schismatic Anglican Church in North America.