A film honors parish life
‘All Saints’ is commendable in presenting the parish church as the irreplaceable Christian community.
Gathering and scattering in Augustine’s Confessions
For Augustine, the issue was not that there isn’t enough time, but that we are enmeshed in it at all.
Anglicans and the echo of history
There are impulses at work in the Church, on both the right and the left, a desire to sweep away the tired old past and to start over again. This desire is founded on an illusory hope.
Immigration reform seven years later: ‘The Nation and the Common Good’
The issues of migration and immigration have not gone away since “The Nation and the Common Good.” In fact, they have become even more contentious.
The prayers of the people
Unlike eucharistic prayers, the Prayers of the People have received little attention.
A pilgrimage to Canterbury and Rome, personal and ecumenical
It is my belief that as we enter more fully into relationship, in common ministry, old difficulties will be seen in a new light and be given a different and more hopeful context for resolution. My time on pilgrimage has given me a renewed vision and a new energy for the task that lies ahead.
Master and Commander
Many observe that Patrick O’Brian’s novels are comparable to Jane Austen’s, if only she had written rousing naval adventures.
The light of reason
Richard Hooker’s commitment to reason placed him firmly athwart the development of more revolutionary theological agendas. But reason has changed in our day.