Suffering multiple organ failure, I had just received a grim diagnosis that I would be having a danger-laden surgery that would alter my life forever. It was the wages of a life that seemed so successful, but was undergirded by the troika of fear, doubt, and guilt – a three-legged stool.
by George Clifford We Episcopalians frequently have problems with ecclesiastical authority. Here’s some anecdotal evidence: • Clergy and laity do not want bishops (or, for
Glory be to God for dappled things – For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
by Donald Schell Henry Fielding’s star shines bright in 18th Century Anglicanism. He’s a nuanced moral theologian whose comedy merciless satirizes simplistic moralizing and rigid
Churches are always insufficient for the formation of faith: they are also all we’ve got. Faith is both mundane and transcendent.
While the rest of the world lights up for the mid-winter season’s crazy blend of commercialism, festival and cultural Christianity, most of our Episcopal Church’s remain externally dark, unadorned, and preciously uncontaminated by the happy secularism all around us. But why?
by Louie Clay Warning: Get a large salt shaker and sprinkle all over your CRT. More than a grain is required. I’m glad you’ve gotten
by Pat Henking I am developing a serious allergy to the idea of “priestly formation”. The term brings to mind two things: First is the
by Linda Ryan Not long ago, the House of Lords in London undertook a consideration of physician-assisted death and whether or not it should be
by Linda Ryan I have a small book of quotations I’ve come across at various times and on various topics. It was inspired by Jan