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This journal upholds classical Anglican theology, rooted in Scripture, the 39 Articles, and the Book of Common Prayer. Committed to social, moral, and theological orthodoxy, we explore our rich tradition to strengthen Christ’s Church with timeless wisdom, piety, and truth.
Breaking Winter’s Silence
The Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity Soldiers of Christ, arise, And put your armor on; Strong in the strength which God supplies, Through His eternal Son. Trouble comes our way. It always seeks us out, for this fallen world is filled with the Curse’s brokenness. At first glance, autumn’s hues are warm despite the changing…
Newman’s Roman Honor
Should Anglicans Join the Celebration? On July 31, 2025, the Roman Catholic Church declared John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church. For Catholics, the honor is fitting. Newman, a towering nineteenth-century theologian, shaped modern Catholic thought, strengthened its understanding of authority, and provided a robust intellectual foundation. For Anglicans, the question is more complex….
On Reading Old Books
(With Apologies to Jack) Many of us are familiar with the famous quip by C.S. Lewis about reading old books: It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between. If that is too much for you, you should read…
Not as Fools
The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity The Holy Scriptures have a lot to say about fools. The word “fool” or its relatives “foolish,” “foolishly,” and “fools” appear at least 188 times in the Authorized Version, excluding the Apocrypha. During this season of the year, the Daily Office lectionary highlights the importance of avoiding foolishness as…
Knit Together
All Saints’ Day For all the saints, who from their labors rest, Who Thee by faith before the world confessed, Thy Name, O Jesu, be forever blest. Alleluia! Allleluia! This holy day, as with every instance in which we worship, we join our voices “with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven,…
The Saint David Plan
In late days a number of pieces responding to the various episcopal abuse crises in the ACNA have suggested that this is in part due to the ad hoc nature of the ACNA. Every diocese is really its own autonomous fiefdom of the bishop. This is not the historic Anglican way, and it makes it…
Book Review: “King of Kings”
King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government. By James Baird. Cape Coral, FL: Founders Press, 2025. 120 pp. $21.98 (hardcover). The effort to renew classical Protestant political thought has been ongoing for the past few years, with Stephen Wolfe’s The Case for Christian Nationalism serving as a major impetus for the publication of…
Direct and Rule Our Hearts
The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity “O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee, mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (Collect of the Day) Come, Thou Fount of eve’y blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy…
Why Presbyters Are Fathers, Not Mothers
Recently, a clip went semi-viral in which Bp. Christopher Warner ordained his wife, Catherine Warner, to the office of the presbyterate. In the clip, as Bp. Warner read the oath of canonical obedience; his wife seemingly laughed through taking the due canonical vows. I will not speculate here on why she did so. Nevertheless, for…
Reformation and Tradition
Texts, Authority, and Development Readers of The North American Anglican tend by and large to be keenly aware of our communion’s identity as a church of the Reformation. Because of that, we share a great deal of theological history with our Puritan brothers. Church of England ministers, after all, were a major bloc of the…