I've been out of pocket most of this past week for reasons I'll explain later, but coming back to the blog there's one topic I'd like to comment on: the Occupant of St. Peter's see's downgrading of the celebration of what we used to call the Tridentine Mass, or now TLM. This has been coming …
Some Advice for the ACNA on Sexual Scandal
The ACNA is in quite a pickle, especially it's Diocese of the Upper Midwest, with its recent sexual assault scandal in Illinois. There have been many reactions to it; the one that has gotten most of the attention is the Diocese's, where the bishop is now on leave. Handling stuff like this isn't for amateurs, …
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Those Unpatriotic Leftists
We're "back to the future" on this one: On July 4 this year, liberal media declared independence from America’s most treasured cultural symbols.While media undermining of Independence Day itself is not new — Vox famously declared that “the American Revolution was a mistake” in 2019 — the hand-wringing reached a new pitch this year. Ever …
Is Meaningful Lay Involvement in the Church That Bad?
Every now and then I run across an article that has me saying to myself, "What is going on here?" One such piece is Ben Jeffries' Abiding with Error in the ACNA. There's a great deal to unpack here, but I'm going to try to focus on one thing: his idea that easing the laity …
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An Anniversary, An Announcement and Looking Ahead
Today is an anniversary I’ve commemorated before: it’s the anniversary this web site/blog (take your pick) got its start as the Wave Equation Page for Piling. It’s been twenty-four years since I put the first pages on GeoCities, and it’s been going (with spin-offs) ever since. It’s time for a little looking back, and some …
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Sifting Through That Which Remains
A memorable quote from Anne Carlson Kennedy on the death of her own grandfather: It’s only when you grow up and start trying to assemble bits of information together about the people who have put you in the car, and taken you out again, and lifted you up onto a stack of books on a …
Anglican Tidbit: Benedictus es, Domine
This tidbit was an old favourite of mine back home. First, the canticle itself, from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer: It was introduced with the 1928 BCP. Before that (and in the 1662 BCP) you only had two choices between the First and Second Lessons of Morning Prayer: Te Deum Laudamus, that magnificent hymn …
Elevations on the effects which the Incarnate Word produces on men immediately after his Incarnation
These elevations concern Mary’s visitation to her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist. It includes an exposition of Mary’s canticle the Magnificat, shown below. The elevations are as follows: Elevations on the effects which the Incarnate Word produces on men immediately after his Incarnation: 1, Mary goes to visit Saint Elizabeth. Elevations on …
The battle between the two Americas
In recent history, the United States has arguably never been so divided — but not in the way you might think. Yes, the country has been split by the culture wars, with their polarising focus on race and gender. 1,333 more wordsThe battle between the two Americas
The Reformed vs. Athanasian/Nicene Approach to God
An interesting comparison by Bobby Grow: Scholastic Reformed theologians claim to be in line with Nicene theology proper. But when you read scholastic Reformed theology, particularly their confessions, what becomes immediately apparent is that scholastic Reformed theology operates out of the apophatic ‘negative’ and/or speculative tradition for thinking a doctrine of God (and Christ); whereas Nicene theology thinks …
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Positive Infinity 