By Steve Rice
Some time ago, a bishop told me that when the hurricane is coming, you don’t call a vestry meeting to vote on who will put the tarp on the roof. Point taken. In cases of emergency, decisive lea... Read More...
Homily for St. Matthias, Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin, Nashotah House Theological Seminary, February 24, 2022
Scripture – Psalm 15; Acts 1:15-26; Philippians 3:12-21; John 15:1-8
By Matthew S. C. Olver
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By Leander S. Harding
Not long after I was ordained some 40 years ago this June, our bishop took a leave for health reasons. After about six months he was back in office and a changed man with a winsome combination of humility and prayerfulness. He immediat... Read More...
By Daniel Martins
Not long ago, I authored a book review, appearing in The Living Church, of a collection of reflections, by a dozen or so retired priests of the Church of England, on the experience of retir... Read More...
By Daniel Martins
First, a disclaimer: I am a bishop member of the Communion Partners, and much of what I write here concerns the Communion Partners directly. While I am reasonably confident that most or all... Read More...
Bishops, Bourbons, and Big Mules: A History of the Episcopal Church in Alabama
By J. Barry Vaughn
The University of Alabama Press, 2013, pp. 264. $49.95
Review By Brandt L. Montgomery
June 27, 2020 will be a historic day in the 190-year history of ... Read More...
By Mark Michael
The Sunday after the Ascension, May 24, marks a century and half since the death of the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, the Episcopal Church’s first missionary bishop. The current crisis won’t allow... Read More...
This good and true shepherd’s interest in and care for all of us who became his “sons” was surely a sign to us that the Good Shepherd had plans for us and was counting on us to be His disciples.