Author: Jon White

Letter to the Editor: On Fear

Remembering Aquinas’ words that “fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts,” the author reacts to recent terrorist attacks and our response to them.

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Anger is a gift not to be wasted

Anger has an important role to play in the life of faith. People who do not admit anger into their spiritual repertoire are living a faith unknown to Jesus or the prophets who preceded him, and unknown to the authors of the Bible.

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On NOT keeping Christ in Christmas

“The empire of the world may have hijacked the season with consumerism, greed and the relentless pursuit of goods, using Christmas as an opportunity to buy and sale, but trying to force culture to respect our holiday (so to speak) will yield minimal results.”

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All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand

At the Magazine this month we’re exploring worship in the Episcopal Church. In this piece, Carrie Willard speaks to the place of kids in church, and the place of church in our lives.

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On Communion

At the Magazine we’re looking into worship in the Episcopal Church. In this video, retired bishop Neff Powell gives witness to the power of communion n the life of the church

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