Praying Twice: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
Those of you who have seen some of the most recent YouTube videos know that there is a giant mural on the wall above the altar in my parish depicting the Communion of the Saints. It is nothing like any...
View ArticleBiblical Catholicism: Smells and Bells
Church of the Holy Cross, Dallas, TX. Used with permission of the Rev. G. Willcox Brown, SSC. I was baptized as an infant in the spring of 1980 into Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church....
View ArticleAsk an Anglican: Baptismal Regeneration
St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee Kevin writes: As I understand you, we receive saving faith at our baptism when we are regenerated by God’s grace. This all fits together nicely in...
View ArticleFrom the Church, to You, With Love
“The Church is a whore, but she’s my mother.” – Saint Augustine Dear John, I got the letters that you sent me. At first, I wasn’t sure that I would respond, because it seemed like you really just...
View ArticleJesus Wants You to Eat Him
As someone who likes to eat–and someone who has developed stomach problems over the years which limit what I can eat–I find it fascinating the way in which both the fall of man and our salvation are...
View ArticleAsk an Anglican: Escaping Into Eastern Orthodoxy
Nathan writes: I would be grateful for your thoughts on why you feel classical Anglicanism preserves the Apostolic faith with more fidelity than the Eastern Orthodox church, which also makes the claim...
View ArticlePraying Twice: The Church’s One Foundation
As Fr. Stephen Freeman has so eloquently put it, “For human beings, the Church is what salvation looks like.” This is a frightening thought for some and a downright scandalous notion for others. There...
View ArticleOn The Eucharist: Spiritual Food Is Real Food
One of the more remarkable features of the classic Anglican Eucharistic rite, often omitted from modern prayer books, is the Exhortation that the priest gives to encourage people to receive the...
View ArticleOn The Eucharist: The Mass is a Sacrifice
Nothing perks up the itching ears of Romophobic Protestants faster than the specter of Eucharistic sacrifice. Calling what happens in Holy Communion a sacrifice is the surest and fastest way to get...
View ArticleAsk an Anglican: Baptism and the Good Thief
Scott writes: I know you’ve talked about baptism in your videos and blog and also justification by faith alone. However, I am confused on the Anglican position of baptism being required for salvation....
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