What does ‘Regula’ mean?
Note: An earlier form of this essay was published originally by Saint Paul’s, Riverside. For more, also see the online slideshow: The Prayer Book as Regula. “Prayer…
Note: An earlier form of this essay was published originally by Saint Paul’s, Riverside. For more, also see the online slideshow: The Prayer Book as Regula. “Prayer…
Delivered on the Third Sunday in Lent, 2015 at Saint Paul’s, Riverside, Illinois. [display_podcast] In our Collect today we pray “Almighty God, you know that we…
What it is about Anglican patrimony that gives it distinctiveness? What is it about it has made the Anglican Church unique, while still a strong,…
“Penitence,” wrote Martin Thornton, “becomes a search for the truth of one’s vocation” (The Purple Headed Mountain, Chap. 5). Penitence can take on this character…
[from the appendix to English Spirituality: An Outline of Ascetical Theology According to the English Pastoral Tradition, rev. ed. 1986.] A Course of Study in Ascetical…
(This is an essay by Martin Thornton published in the Programme for the Southern Cathedrals Festival, Salisbury, July 27-29, 1967.) There is an old tradition which…
December 16, 2014 marks the return of Martin Thornton’s classic text, The Purple Headed Mountain, to in-print status. Just shy of 53 years after its original printing…
Homily delivered on the External Solemnity of All Saints, 2014 at Saint Paul’s Parish, Riverside, Illinois. [display_podcast] “Almighty God,” our Collect begins, “you have knit…
[From the description posted to the book’s Facebook page. Coming soon for both e-book and print.] The Purple Headed Mountain by Martin Thornton was the…
Homily delivered on the Solemnity of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, 2014 at Saint Paul’s, Riverside, Illinois. [display_podcast] “Jesus saw a man called Matthew sitting…