Being the Bride of Christ
The Church is a single people — Jew and Gentile — who were barren but are now fertile.
Celibacy, Abuse, and the Formation of Desire
The clergy sexual abuse crisis is not born from a lack of sexual partners, but from disordered sinful desires acted out in predatory ways.
What Your Vows Meant
This is a defense of the marriage vows: these words have enduring theological power. They are not merely romantic. They provide a thick and specifically Christian account of marriage
Evangelism, Lattes, and Limited Contact
One things is especially challenging to my ministry: limited meaningful contact with people who are not Christians.
Response to an Amended B012
We are concerned by extensive amendments made to B012 by Committee 13.
Pastoral Faithfulness in Opaque Times
Every time is politically confused. Every culture is morally opaque. In this regard, the French cultural politics of the 1920s and 1930s are analogous to North America’s in 2018.
Reconstructive Surgery on the Prayer Book?
The passage of a proposed liturgical resolution at General Convention would have dire consequences for TEC's Catholic identity and thus for traditionalists remaining in the church.
The return of clandestine marriage?
The next General Convention could enshrine something very much like the clandestine marriages of medieval times.