Crowns and Vows
By Zachary Guiliano
As soon as the liturgy for the Coronation of King Charles III appeared online, the usual Twitter debate took off. I was surprised to see how many English clerics objected to the introduct... Read More...
On Growing Old
By Philip Turner
It is simply the case that everyone ages and everyone dies. Further, in aging, everyone, in small or large ways, becomes a burden to friends, neighbors, and family. Being a burden is not a m... Read More...
A Centurion Named Julius
By Jean McCurdy Meade
Many Christians, including those who are very familiar with the New Testament, might say, “Who is Julius?” We know about some Roman centurions. Cornelius, the centurion whom Peter was c... Read More...
The Good News of Christian Faith
By Bryan Owen
If someone asked you “What is the Christian faith all about?,” how would you respond?
While different people may answer that question in different ways, I think the best place to start is wi... Read More...
‘Blood of Christ, Inebriate Me’
By Mac Stewart
When I was a kid, I wasn’t so crazy about the date of my birth: April 29. It was toward the end of the school year, which meant I was always one of the last students in the class to move up t... Read More...
Is There Any Salvation Inside the Church?
By Leander Harding
St. Cyprian’s dictum (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, or there is no salvation outside the church), is now in danger of being turned on its head. Does anyone think the church is in any way es... Read More...
In Praise of the Beautiful Game
By Jon Jordan
At the beginning of his excellent book about soccer, The Language of the Game, Laurent Dubois dedicates it “to all those who love soccer, and to those who don’t but love someone who does.”
T... Read More...
Thinking About Death in Easter
By Victor Lee Austin
Eastertide is a good time to think clearly about death, for the simple reason that in Christ’s resurrection everything about death was changed. Death remains a reality — it does not beco... Read More...