The Case for a Prologue Office of Praise

“It is not sufficient to participate regularly in the Eucharist, with its unequal stress on individuality and formalism; rather we have to be eucharistic people. We have to live perpetually in the eucharistic context and this means preparation in the form of constant attempts to resolve the underlying paradoxes involved. The cosmic and the local, … Read more

The Person of Jesus Christ (Lecture 1 of 5) by John Macquarrie

[display_podcast] LECTURE 1 “The State of Christology in the Present Age” Presiding Bishop John Allin introduces John Macquarrie to the House of Bishops’ gathering. In this first of five presentations over five days, Macquarrie subsequently outlines his entire lecture and previews each of the five areas of christology that he will examine. Christ is at … Read more

Homily: Watchfulness through Regula

Offered for Saint Paul’s, Riverside on the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2016 (Proper 14, Year C) [display_podcast] We return this morning to the theme of watchfulness — of being awake, of waiting, of being ready, of knowing, correctly. We after all are being told that Our Father who art in heaven wants to give us … Read more

On Catholic Anglicanism

Herein is brief but weighty description of Catholic Anglicanism from a theological consultant to Akenside Press, Father Thomas A. Fraser, longtime Rector of Saint Paul’s, Riverside near Chicgo. What follows was originally posted at the website of The Living Church, where Fr Fraser once served as president of its board of directors: When we speak of … Read more