in memoriam – Covenant

John Goodenough, Nobel Laureate and Witness to Grace

By Jeffrey M. Kirk There was an interesting obituary June 27 in The New York Times: “John Goodenough, Who Changed World with Lithium Ions, Dies at 100.” Robert D. McFadden wrote: A devoted Episcopalian, Dr.... Read More...

Cormac McCarthy: A Survey and Appreciation

By John Mason Lock Cormac McCarthy died June 13 at the age of 89. He was to my way of thinking the greatest living novelist in the United States. A few years ago, he might have needed to compete with Toni Mo... Read More...

A Catholic Appreciation of Tim Keller

By Jonathan Mitchican In 2010, I was the rector of an Episcopal parish just outside of Philadelphia and I was frustrated. I loved the parish and the people, but I could not figure out how to cut through the noise of the surrounding culture and help my paris... Read More...

Remembering My Spiritual Brother, Bishop Frank Griswold

By Yehezkel Landau On March 5, the Rt. Rev. Frank Tracy Griswold, who served as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1998 to 2006, ended his earthly sojourn. The news of his passing evoked in me de... Read More...

A Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation

By Mary Jane Foster Hutchinson The year was 1953. I slept only part of the night on the curb outside Buckingham Palace where I had claimed my place among the thousands waiting to cheer the young Queen Eli... Read More...

Queen Elizabeth’s Anglican Faithfulness

By Rowan Williams A great deal has by now been written about Queen Elizabeth, and ample tribute has been paid to her stature. It has been intriguing to see how commentators have tiptoed around the question of her personal faith: everyone who has given this ... Read More...

Quid Ad Aeternum: The Reading of the Necrology in the House of Deputies

By Leander Harding I attended the recent General Convention in Baltimore as a deputy from the Diocese of Albany. This is the second time I have been a deputy. The first time was the 2018 General Convention i... Read More...

The Light of the World

By David M. Baumann Anyone who has been a pastor for any length of time has seen God acting in the lives of people in ways that amaze and delight. I certainly have my share of such stories from nearly half a... Read More...

The hope and joy of peace

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

A Stewardship Lesson from an Unlikely Source

The Church’s Deafening Silence Amid Ethnic Cleansing of Armenians

A guide to the Covenant

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

A Stewardship Lesson from an Unlikely Source

The Church’s Deafening Silence Amid Ethnic Cleansing of Armenians

Tobacco and Twitter: What One Can Teach Us About the Other

The First Commandment as an Axiom of Christian Preaching

Keeping Company with God

Are we done with the '79 prayer book?

On the Necessity of Transparency in Title IV Proceedings

From the Archives: The Three Sacred Ministers: An Outmoded Concept? (1965)

Remembering Life’s Journey

From the Archives: Worship in an Era of Permanent Change

From Law to Grace: The Gospel in the Holy Eucharist

Jacob’s Ladder for Christians: A Meditation Upon the Seven Sacraments

Ascension song

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

A Stewardship Lesson from an Unlikely Source

Tobacco and Twitter: What One Can Teach Us About the Other

The First Commandment as an Axiom of Christian Preaching

Keeping Company with God

Coleridge: Rowan Williams on the Bible and Poetry; Taylor Swift and Catharism; the Lives of Virgil and Andrei Rublev

John Goodenough, Nobel Laureate and Witness to Grace

Cormac McCarthy: A Survey and Appreciation

A Catholic Appreciation of Tim Keller

Remembering My Spiritual Brother, Bishop Frank Griswold

A Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation

Queen Elizabeth’s Anglican Faithfulness

Quid Ad Aeternum: The Reading of the Necrology in the House of Deputies

The Light of the World

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