RIP: Frank Griswold, 25th Presiding Bishop
By Kirk Petersen

Griswold began his tenure in a church that was not fully acclimated to the idea of female priests, and ended it trying to avoid widespread departures after the consecration of the church’s first openly gay bishop. Read on

Prayers and Holy Oil for King Charles
By Douglas LeBlanc

Oil from crushed olives from the Mount of Olives, consecrated by Orthodox and Anglican prelates in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Read on

Conservatives Once Targeted Bp. Howard
By Allison DeFoor

Opinion: The Bishop of Florida, criticized now by progressives, endured abuse early in his tenure from conservatives who wanted to take the diocese out of the Episcopal Church -- an effort he thwarted. Read on

David Read to Succeed David Reed

By Kirk Petersen

A bishop diocesan and bishop coadjutor with very similar names will serve together in West Texas for a few months. Pray for the receptionist who has to transfer their calls. Read on

A Peaceful Night and a Perfect End
By Eugene R. Schlesinger

I pray Compline after the lights are out, and cherish the times I drift off before it ends. It seems profoundly appropriate for my last conscious thoughts to be of and directed to the Lord. Read on

Sunday Liturgy Options Without a Priest
By Drew Nathaniel Keane

Communion by Extension (a "Deacon's Mass") risks confusion of the orders of ministry. The prayer book offers better alternatives for a congregation in the absence of a priest.  

Think Again, Sunshine (Jordan Peterson)
By Sam Cripps

There is plenty to appreciate in his work, and even more that should concern us. Beyond his problematic views on women and his politics, he advocates a theology of conquest, which will bear bad fruit. Read on