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Ask an Anglican: The Canonization of Saints
Nick has a very specific question about a Russian saint that I’m not sure I can answer, but it opens the door to talk about the saints in general. He writes: A few years ago, a statue of St. Elizabeth … Continue reading
Death Is Not Natural
Among the clumsy things that we say to try to comfort one another when somebody dies, there are a number of phrases that insinuate, either explicitly or implicitly, that death is a good thing, even a godly thing. ‘It was … Continue reading
Posted in General Posts
Tagged Baptism, Death, Jeremy Taylor, Justification, Salvation, Sanctification, Spirituality, The 1662 BCP, The 1979 BCP
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Postmodern Episcopal Meltdown
Answering questions about the loss of liturgy in modern Protestantism and the loss of just about everything in the modern Episcopal Church.
On The Eucharist: The Mass is a Sacrifice, it’s Just Not a Mass
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 yourself tarred as a crypto-papist. Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, … Continue reading
Ask an Anglican: Who May Take Communion
This is a question that came in a few months ago but that is perhaps most apt to answer now, given that the General Convention of the Episcopal Church will be taking up the question of Communion without Baptism this … Continue reading
Posted in Ask an Anglican, On The Eucharist
Tagged Baptism, Church of England, Communion without Baptism, Confirmation, Doctrine, Early Church Fathers, Eucharist, Heresy, John Peckam, Sacraments, The 1549 BCP, The 1552 BCP, The 1559 BCP, The 1662 BCP, The 1979 BCP, The Catechism, The Episcopal Church
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Anglican Shorts: What is an Anglican?
Check out the first in a new series of short videos on the basics of Anglicanism. These videos are made to be seen both by Anglicans and by those who want to know more about what classical Anglicanism is, so … Continue reading
Posted in Videos
Tagged 39 Articles, Baptism, Episcopacy, Eucharist, Justification, Liturgy, Sacraments, The 1662 BCP, The Bible, The Catechism, Unity
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On The Eucharist: Why We Need a Presbyter at the Altar
The Rev. John Richardson, who blogs at The Ugley Vicar, recently wrote a post arguing, somewhat cautiously, for the Church of England to consider allowing lay people to preside at the Eucharist. Richardson is a very interesting blogger. His perspective … Continue reading
If I Were Archbishop of Canterbury
This video came about as a response to a recent post by Peter Carrell called “If You Were the Next ABC, What Would You Do?” over on Anglican Down Under. Worth a look if you haven’t yet read it. My … Continue reading
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Tagged 39 Articles, Abortion, Anglo-Catholicism, Archbishop of Canterbury, Church of England, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Henry VIII, Justification, Lambeth Conference, Liturgy, Morality, Roman Catholicism, Rowan Williams, The 1662 BCP, The Anglican Communion, The Bible, The Ordinariate
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On The Eucharist: Defanging the Black Rubric
It has to be acknowledged up front that the Black Rubric is an embarrassment. At best, it is an unclear statement of a partial truth about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. At worst, it is an out … Continue reading
Posted in On The Eucharist
Tagged Black Rubric, Calvinism, Doctrine, Elizabeth I, Eucharist, Liturgy, Lutheranism, Puritans, Roman Catholicism, Sacraments, The 1552 BCP, The 1559 BCP, The 1662 BCP
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On 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 sacrament in a worthy manner. The Exhortation comes just … Continue reading
