Bishops in Council: Cranmer on Episcopal Decision-Making At its General Synod this year the Anglican Church of Canada will consider a Constitutional change that would diminish the role of its House of Bishops in ordering the life and affairs of the church. In view of... Read More...
Remembering the Future By John Bauerschmidt One of the great themes of Advent is the Lord’s coming in glory at the end of time: the “Second Coming.” In modern lectionaries, the four-Sunday Advent season immediately before Christma... Read More...
A High Regard for Scripture By Bryan Owen One of the things that struck me when I first started worshiping in the Episcopal Church was the prominent place of Scripture in the liturgy. In addition to three Scripture readings (plus a psalm) in a typical Sunday service, I noticed that v... Read More...
A Scriptural Liturgy By John Bauerschmidt In his book, The Love of Learning and the Desire for God, Jean Leclercq offers this reflection on liturgical worship: All the delicacy of liturgical poetry comes from the free and harmo... Read More...
Very Members Incorporate Cranmer’s traditionalism comes through in his emphasis on the mutual indwelling of the believer and Christ, and the incorporation of believers into Christ.
Living with Cranmer’s Lectionary Cranmer’s Kalendar demonstrates the basic principle that Anglicans are meant to engage Scripture, as far as possible, in its entirety.
Formed by God through Scripture in the Daily Office Out of the dust of the ground and by his own “inbreathing,” God also forms us, who say the Daily Office.
The Daily Office The Daily Office is one of the acknowledged treasures of the Anglican tradition, and a central obligation of the clergy.
