My posting on this blog is sparser than it used to be, and especially these last few months. But that doesn't mean I've been inactive online; I've been doing a lot of posting, but not here. So perhaps it's a good idea to bring everyone up to date. It's worth reminding everyone that this blog …
Ministerial Character, Intention, and the Sacraments–North American Anglican
https://northamanglican.com/ministerial-character-intention-and-the-sacraments-commentary-on-browne-article-xxvi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ministerial-character-intention-and-the-sacraments-commentary-on-browne-article-xxvi This has been a lot hotter issue in the past than it is now, but it's an important one. Bossuet discussed it in his History of the Variations of the Protestant Churches; my comment on the subject is as follows: Especially interesting are the Vaudois, who were in reality an unauthorised, non-celibate religious community …
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Just a Reminder of What Happens to People Who Resign in the UK
As a follow-up to my post Justin Welby Throws the Towel In, a reminder of what happens to people who resign in the UK is in order: https://youtu.be/ygLg-7G0Xp0?si=-QUiaA7vgmvntoKz Be seeing you!
Justin Welby Throws the Towel In
You can read his resignation letter above. In my own church we have a successful minister who, at a previous church to the one he's in now, had a campaign for his church entitled "Trading Your Title for a Towel." When he resigned his church for another appointment, I noted that the only thing he …
American Industry Must Rise Again–Unherd
Austerity is rarely popular during election season, and already this campaign has featured a variety of budget-straining proposals. Donald Trump has called for exempting tips from taxation, which Kamala Harris subsequently endorsed. J.D. Vance has suggested increasing the child tax credit to $5,000; Harris later upped her bid to $6,000. The current vice president has …
Jeff Bezos’ Fateful Choice
Among the many memorable events we've had this election cycle--which will doubtless not end with Election Day next Tuesday--was Jeff Bezos' decision that the Washington Post, his newspaper, would not endorse a candidate for President. Coming on the heels of a similar decision at the Los Angeles Times by another newly wealthy entrepreneur, it was …
Divine Healing and the Collect for St. Luke
Today is St. Luke's Day, and I am reproducing the collect for same from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. It specifically calls on God to "(m)anifest in thy Church the like power and love, to the healing of our bodies and our souls..." Bodies? Recently we've been regaled on Twitter with a cessationists' conference …
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The Meaning of “Reformed Catholic”: A Response to Gerald McDermott–The North American Anglican
https://northamanglican.com/the-meaning-of-reformed-catholic-a-response-to-gerald-mcdermott/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-meaning-of-reformed-catholic-a-response-to-gerald-mcdermott I find the debate over Anglicanism's position between Protestant and Catholic somewhere between unenlightening and tiresome, because it doesn't really get us to what Anglicanism is supposed to be. Subsequent events have shed some light on the subject but it's ignored by many who should know better. As someone who has been both in …
An Anglican Healing
The news came as a shock for Jenn Murff and her husband Justin. In June of 2022, they learned she had a tangled mass of blood vessels in her brain known as an arteriovenous malformation or “AVM.” On a scale of 1-6, it measured a five. It was so large and complex, they couldn’t find …
The Tory Contender Labour Fears–Unherd
It’s not easy judging a prospective leader. In 1955, Anthony Eden was the most impressive prime minister-in-waiting that Britain had ever seen. Put to the test in the greatest conflagration in world history, Eden had emerged with his reputation not only intact, but enhanced. He was brave, smart, absurdly handsome and experienced. And yet, within …
Positive Infinity 