This is a series written by and for all matters related to Anglicanism. Posts on Anglican liturgy, theology, spirituality, church history, vestments, architecture, discipleship, ethics, music, sacramental theology, pastoral care, etc. etc. which would benefit those in both TEC and ACNA (and beyond to the whole communion).
This post was originally published on my former blog, The Liturgical Theologian. You can find and read it here. A troubling (to me) blog post has been going around over the last few weeks regarding the Reformation and the Eucharist. Dr. Kelly Pigott, a blogger on the Patheos Progressive Christian channel, has argued that the … Continue reading We Are Not Worthy: A Response to Kelly Pigott
The Eucharistic life is not for the faint of heart. We go back to the Altar weekly to partake of Christ’s self-oblation that we might receive spiritual nourishment and encouragement for the pilgrimage. Continue reading The Eucharistic Life
This post was originally published on my former blog, “The Liturgical Theologian” and it can be found here. As we approach Reformation Day within the Protestant corners of the one holy catholic and apostolic church there is a tendency to romanticize the true nature of the various reformations to the point that the baby is … Continue reading The Real Legacy of the English Reformation
This was first published on my former blog, “The Liturgical Theologian.” The original can be read here. Almighty and everliving God, whose servant Thomas Cranmer, with others, restored the language of the people in the prayers of your Church: Make us always thankful for this heritage; and help us so to pray in the Spirit … Continue reading Celebrating the Feast of the First Book of Common Prayer, 1549
It is through the words and actions of our heartfelt praise and gratitude that we are connected to believers across all generations in a real and tangible sense. We have the hope that when the kingdom is fulfilled we will sit around the table in that heavenly country with brothers and sisters whom we have never met. Continue reading The Eucharist and the Communion of the Saints
Liturgical time is thick. It is different. It is new. And it is utterly real. Our experience with and encounter of the living God through the sacrament of sacraments is the pinnacle of the Church’s worship. Continue reading Learning to Tell Time Liturgically
A robust understanding of a dually climactic liturgy, of both Word and Sacrament, will lead to a deeper acknowledgment of Christ’s pluralistic presence in the Eucharistic ordo. Our Lord is present in, among, by, with, and for his creation and we should expect nothing less from the summit of our praise and worship. Continue reading The Plurality of Christ’s Presence in the Eucharist
This was originally posted on my Patheos Blog, “The Liturgical Theologian” in April 2016. You can read the original post here. You can easily begin a deep theological and liturgical debate across ecumenical lines with one simple question: how should the Celebrant be oriented in the Eucharist? Maybe it’s based on the fact that I … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Eucharistic Orientation
This was originally posted on my Patheos Blog, “The Liturgical Theologian” in April 2016. You can read the original post here. A friend recently shared that a young woman in his parish explained that she hates the Creed. He subsequently requested that something be written about the importance of teaching the Creed(s) to young people. … Continue reading The Need for Creed
Join us on this journey as we read together, setting aside biases of churchmanship and school theology, and allow yourself to ponder answer the pressing questions of today as read and examine through the guiding framework of the Articles. Continue reading Reading the 39 Articles of Religion Together
Porter C. Taylor 