On The Eucharist: Why We Need a Presbyter at the Altar
The Rev. John Richardson, who blogs at The Ugley Vicar, recently wrote a post arguing, somewhat cautiously, for the Church of England to consider allowing lay people to preside at the Eucharist....
View ArticleAnglican Shorts: What is an Anglican?
Check out the first in a new series of short videos on the basics of Anglicanism. These videos are made to be seen both by Anglicans and by those who want to know more about what classical Anglicanism...
View ArticleAnglican Shorts: The Gospel in 5 Minutes or Less
Filed under: Videos Tagged: Atonement, Baptism, Crucifixion, Eucharist, Faith Hill, Gospel, Justification, Pearl Jam, Resurrection, Sacraments, Salvation, Sanctification, Sin
View ArticleAnglican Shorts: Why We Need Bishops
Filed under: Videos Tagged: Apostolic Succession, Baptism, Ecclesiology, Episcopacy, Eucharist, Unity
View ArticleAsk an Anglican: Who May Take Communion
This is a question that came in a few months ago but that is perhaps most apt to answer now, given that the General Convention of the Episcopal Church will be taking up the question of Communion...
View ArticleOn The Eucharist: The Mass is a Sacrifice, it’s Just Not a Mass
Nothing perks up the itching ears of Romophobic Protestants faster than the specter of Eucharistic sacrifice. Calling what happens in Holy Communion a sacrifice is the surest and fastest way to get...
View ArticleAsk an Anglican: Baptism and the Good Thief
Scott writes: I know you’ve talked about baptism in your videos and blog and also justification by faith alone. However, I am confused on the Anglican position of baptism being required for salvation....
View ArticleAsk an Anglican: Baptists, Women, and Church Shopping
There’s a lot in this question. I’ll answer as much as I can, but this will have to be a two-parter. Nick writes: I was raised in a conservative, evangelical church in the IFCA denomination. There I...
View ArticleFaith Alone and the Sacraments
Very glad to finally have a new video up. This one answers a question from a Baptist about how Anglicans can believe that we are saved by faith alone if we believe that we receive God’s saving grace...
View ArticleAsk an Anglican: The Hail Mary and Corpus Christi
Derek writes: 1.) I have been studying the articles, and have a question about the invocation of the Saints. Now, even as someone who identifies as “Anglo-Catholic”, who is closer to a “Prayerbook...
View ArticleThe Three As of Apostolic Succession
What is apostolic succession? Why does it matter who laid hands on your pastor so long as he teaches the true faith? Fr. Jonathan shows why apostolic succession is necessary in the Church and explains...
View ArticlePraying Twice: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
Those of you who have seen some of the most recent YouTube videos know that there is a giant mural on the wall above the altar in my parish depicting the Communion of the Saints. It is nothing like any...
View ArticleBiblical Catholicism: Rethinking the Anglo-Catholic Movement
When I was in seminary, one of my professors, a staunch British Calvinist, made the off-hand remark one day that Anglo-Catholicism could not be defended from an historical perspective. The point seemed...
View ArticleBiblical Catholicism: Smells and Bells
Church of the Holy Cross, Dallas, TX. Used with permission of the Rev. G. Willcox Brown, SSC. I was baptized as an infant in the spring of 1980 into Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church....
View ArticleWe Need an Evangelical Wake-Up Call
Evangelical is a cultural buzzword in America today. For many people, the term implies a certain kind of politics. It also implies a whole range of socio-cultural phenomena from home schooling to...
View ArticleJesus Wants You to Eat Him
As someone who likes to eat–and someone who has developed stomach problems over the years which limit what I can eat–I find it fascinating the way in which both the fall of man and our salvation are...
View ArticleAsk An Anglican: Are Crucifixes and Icons Idolatrous?
Grace and Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD. (Photo by Fr. Jonathan. Please ask permission before reproducing.) Marshall writes: I used to go to a Reformed Presbyterian Church. They were...
View ArticleOn The Eucharist: The Mass is a Sacrifice
Nothing perks up the itching ears of Romophobic Protestants faster than the specter of Eucharistic sacrifice. Calling what happens in Holy Communion a sacrifice is the surest and fastest way to get...
View ArticleAsk an Anglican: Baptism and the Good Thief
Scott writes: I know you’ve talked about baptism in your videos and blog and also justification by faith alone. However, I am confused on the Anglican position of baptism being required for salvation....
View ArticleOn the Eucharist: Yes, Anglicans Believe in the Real Presence
Anglicans today have a variety of perspectives on the Holy Eucharist. The Anglican formularies allow a certain latitude for this, but it is not inexhaustible. Broadly speaking, Anglican eucharistic...
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