Last post I quoted a missionary to the Middle East who was having good ministry in spite of the social distancing restrictions. In a place like that, not being able to gather en masse isn't as big of a change as it is here. But not having live services has spared me a conflict that …
From the Home Church, a Virtual Coffee Hour
I've discussed my home church, Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, often, and plan to do so in the future. Bethesda is in the middle of our current crisis. Their Rector, James Harlan, was at the same conference where the rector that brought COVID-19 to Chattanooga attended. And they, like so many churches, has taken their church online …
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Intiction: “I Don’t Think You Can Do That”
The raging COVID-19, "...like a roaring lion, is prowling about, eager to devour you." (1 Peter 5:8 TCNT) The way some people are reacting to this make you wonder. I follow a fair number of people on Catholic Twitter and some of them have jumped the shark. One trad even disparaged Thomas Aquinas because he …
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“I Will Heal Your Diseases…” Comforting Lyrics from an Anglican Bishop
The Bishop is the ACNA's Bill Atwood, the song is "I Will Build You a City," which is featured in our Gospel presentation: https://youtu.be/-pBKvmbZ5EA The entire album he made--3:25 A.M.--is here: https://youtu.be/s5FVxJ4XMOg Smooth and comforting music for difficult times.
Wash and Pray — Ad Orientem
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“Let’s Kill All the Lawyers” Episcopal Style: A Continuing COVID-19 Saga
It doesn't get any better for Chattanooga since the Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Brad Whitaker, went about town with the COVID-19 he had contracted while at an Episcopal conference. Among his many stops (which are documented in this article) is this one: On Feb. 28, Whitaker led a memorial service for …
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Episcopal Rector Brings COVID-19 to Chattanooga
It had to happen sooner or later, but... The pastor of a large downtown Chattanooga church was declared the first case of COVID-19 in Hamilton County amid federal, state and local governments announcing a state of emergency due to the global pandemic. Following the announcement of the first local case, the Episcopal Church of East …
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PASTORAL DIRECTIVES FOR COVID19 — Ad Orientem
via https://chineseorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2020/03/pastoral-directives-for-covid19.html: PASTORAL DIRECTIVES FOR COVID19 March 12th, 2020Dear Priests, Deacons, and Postulants, Over the last few months, the ACA&A has been dealing with the COVID19 outbreak in our Missionary Diocese of East and Southeast Asia. Because of our close contact with many priests and pastors at the epicenter of this outbreak, we know that …
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Blast from the Past: When Doing Right Isn’t (Pawley’s Island Case)
Our recent piece on Allan Haley brought up one of the more acrimonious subjects from the Anglican/Episcopal world we have dealt with: the All Saints/Waccamaw secession from the Episcopal Church, sometimes called the "Pawley's Island Case." When this site switched to WordPress, it left behind the original piece on the subject. I'm going to try …
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Allan Haley Expounds on Episcopal Legal Conflict
In this latest edition of Anglicans Unscripted: https://youtu.be/94d28CI-hlM Haley is probably the most erudite person to either cover or participate in the long legal war that the Episcopal Church waged with those who had had enough of its departure from the faith. Since the ACNA's formation, it's tempting to forget about all the litigation, but …
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