Tag: BCP
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Northside Anglican Worship with the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
Discover authentic Northside Anglican worship using the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
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The Churching of Women in the Anglican Tradition
Sunday at Saint Paul’s, we had the joy of “churching” a new mother, and it was such a beautiful reminder of how our Anglican tradition…
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The Duties of an Anglican Churchman
The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church is the whole body of those who have been made members of Christ through Holy Baptism. Each member…
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A Brief History of the American Anglican Church (Episcopal)
Understanding the history of the American Anglican and Episcopal Church tradition and its roots in the Anglican Church of England is essential to understanding the…
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English Bible Vernacular: From Church Latin to King James English
The Vernacular Language Today, the term “vernacular” implies the local language spoken by a particular people. For instance, English is the common language in the…
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The Book of Common Prayer in Spanish
The earliest versions of the Anglican Prayerbook existed in French, German, Latin, and Spanish during the 16th and 17th centuries. The “English” of the prayer…
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Church of South India in the Bay Area
I had some friends from Kerala, India visit us at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Los Altos. They are part of Church of South India in…
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My First 7AM Mass
I’ve put myself into a strange schedule for Lent. I’ve decided to, “say mass” (or as we typically describe it in Anglicanism “celebrate Holy Communion”)…
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How Benedictine Spirituality Came to Celtic Christianity and the English Church
The formalization of religious monasticism into the fabric of Christian identity coincided with the collapse of the Roman Empire. Historians mark the year 476 AD…
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Prayerbook Asceticism
The Anglican Book of Common Prayer reintroduces a monastic identity to the Church in England in two significant ways. First, it’s nearly the same narrative…
