A few notes on heresy, orthodoxy, and common witness in the Church’s churches
Adjudicating discipline and orthodoxy in the divided churches is profoundly complicated, especially for the “inferior” and “weaker” member-communities of the body.
Cæli enarrant: Thorns, Cross, Crucifixion
Until our own end, Christ’s Passion remains the singular source of salvation and holiness — in the sacraments, and in our love of him by acts of penance, reparation, and solidarity.
The scandal of Christian division, again: A letter
The Body of Christ has a history that may be mapped, discussed, and studied; it continues to suffer various indignities and worse until the End; and the teachings of its churches undergo various changes.
Giving Tuesday: Partner with us!
Won’t you please give generously to make our work possible?
‘Come, Lord Jesus’; Get back to work
The whole world is now witnessing major political shifts amid continued decline of confidence in institutions, massive migrations, and widening disparities of opportunity and resource between north and south and between the privileged few and the great majority in every nation.
Among the faithful departed: Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016)
A rad musical and theological tribute from Christopher Wells, with equal parts prayer and thanksgiving.
With all the saints in every place: Ineluctable ecumenism
Communion with God and one another is at the heart of apostolic faith.
Curing American myopia
Many have bridled at the primates’ challenge to the maverick Episcopal Church to be a team player. The primates’ attempt at discipline, it is objected, was both clumsy and authoritarian, pushing in the opposite direction of possibly prophetic witness.