The Church of England's Empty Gesture
by Calvin RobinsonThe Church of England claims to be “Christ centered, Jesus shaped,” but not only does she no longer practice what she preaches, she rarely even preaches it. Continue Reading »
The Queen in Scotland
by John HaldaneThe death of Queen Elizabeth II was in no sense tragic, particularly as it occurred in her beloved Balmoral home amid the Cairngorm moors and mountains. Nor was it a surprise. Elizabeth had been ailing for some while, and particularly since the celebration of her Platinum Jubilee in June. I did not . . . . Continue Reading »
A Tale of Two Imperialisms
by Peter J. LeithartThe shapers of Hawaii's Christian monarchy lie alongside conspirators who undid that same monarchy. Continue Reading »
The Last Lambeth Conference
by Ephraim RadnerJuly’s was probably the last recognizable assembly of the Lambeth Conference we shall see in this generation (and perhaps the next). No longer will “all” the bishops of the Anglican Communion gather, but only some, and only from some places. No longer will the deliberation of the Communion’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Queen Elizabeth, Servant of God
by Rowan WilliamsRoyal anointing is at its most important level a gift of the Holy Spirit—there is not doubt that this is exactly what Queen Elizabeth believed about her role. Continue Reading »
From Anglican to Catholic
by Michael Nazir-AliOn September 29 last year, the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, I was received into the Ordinariate of the Catholic Church, which was established for Anglicans who desire full communion with the See of Peter, at Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Gregory Church in London. Since then, I have . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael Nazir–Ali on Becoming Catholic
by R. R. RenoFr. Michael Nazir–Ali joins the podcast to discuss his conversion from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Continue Reading »
The Arch
by Raymond J. de SouzaTutu was the great hope for a peaceful civil rights movement in the Apartheid era, an African Martin Luther King Jr. Continue Reading »
Embarrassed By the Gospel
by Carl R. TruemanA recent document regarding worship in Church of England schools tries to marry Christian worship to the spirit of this present age. Continue Reading »
Lessons From Ronald Knox
by Sohrab AhmariMonsignor Ronald Knox lived such an outstanding life that one can’t but feel the utter inadequacy of one’s own next to its record. Continue Reading »
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