Tag: Anglican
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The Anglican Synod – What Is a Synod? Understanding How Our Church Is Structured
If you’ve ever looked at an Anglican or episcopal organizational chart and wondered how it all fits together, you’re not alone. Words like Synod, Vestry,…
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REC Western Deanery Clericus Recap in Carefree, Arizona
I’ve returned from the REC Western Deanery Clericus held February 3–5 in Carefree, Arizona. Clericus continues to be a valuable and necessary rhythm for our…
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Is the Episcopacy a “Divine Right”? (Bishops)
In the Anglican tradition, we often speak about the Church in terms of denominations, yet I find myself increasingly skeptical of “denominationalism.” Although I belong…
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Reflections on the “Called & Consecrated” Discernment Conference (Fresno, CA – Nov 2025)
Yesterday, I drove down to Fresno to attend the Called & Consecrated, a discernment conference hosted by the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin. The speakers…
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Why Anglicans Can’t Agree: Evangelical, Anglo-Catholic, Liberal, Holiness — Who’s Right?
For more than a century, the Lambeth Quadrilateral (1888) has been treated as the closest thing Anglicans have to a universal definition of our identity.…
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St. Andrew’s College Visits Saint Paul’s Los Altos
This past All Saints’ Sunday we were blessed with a gathering of clergy, musicians, and parishioners as Fr. Brian Foos, Canon Sean George, and Bishop…
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Reformation Rubrics (1662) and Paedocommunion (covenant communion)
Children, even infants, commune because it is God who invites them to the table, and it is God who nourishes, teaches, and perfects their faith…
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Historic Episcopacy and the Catholic Deposit of Faith
In the next section of his book (pp. 20–28), Cirlot turns to those who stop short of denying Apostolic Succession outright, yet contend that because…
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Apostolic Succession: Objections and Claims
“The doctrine of Apostolic Succession is sacerdotal, and sacerdotalism is completely discredited in Protestant circles today.”
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My Big Fat English Church
Many of the traditions, texts, and theological foundations we associate with Protestantism—from the King James Bible to hymnody and classical education—can be traced back to…
