Category: Columns

“Christ, the Way and the Life, Crucified and Dead”: A Poem for Good Friday

E.J. Hutchinson — April 3, 2026

“Christ, the Way and the Life, Crucified and Dead”: A Poem for Good Friday

After the Latin of Henrik Harder.

“Palm Sunday” (Edited)

E.J. Hutchinson — March 30, 2026

“Palm Sunday” (Edited)

A poem.

Nations as Brotherhood: Mazzini, Protestants and Christian Unity

Miles Smith — March 26, 2026

Nations as Brotherhood: Mazzini, Protestants and Christian Unity

Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini was in many ways the father of modern nationalism. It may surprise 21st-century readers accustomed to thinking of nationalism as a right-wing phenomenon to discover that…

How Should We Think About The Liberal Trad?

Steven Wedgeworth — March 24, 2026

How Should We Think About The Liberal Trad?

Over the past five years or so, I have begun encountering a kind of person I call the “Liberal Trad.” The Liberal Trad fully accepts political liberalism, to include late…

The Matter of Meter: On Robert Herrick’s “Lord, I am like to mistletoe”

E.J. Hutchinson — March 16, 2026

The Matter of Meter: On Robert Herrick’s “Lord, I am like to mistletoe”

What can meter do?

The Cessation of Tongues in Classical Anglicanism

Steven Wedgeworth — March 16, 2026

The Cessation of Tongues in Classical Anglicanism

Anglicanism currently has a substantial charismatic element to it, particularly in the ACNA. Over at the ACNA website, they even have this statement about the so-called “Three Streams” of the…

Doctrine of the Church in the Homily for Whitsunday

Steven Wedgeworth — March 13, 2026

Doctrine of the Church in the Homily for Whitsunday

Whitsunday is the older English name for Pentecost. And there’s a sermon about it in the Second Book of Homilies. That sermon explains the significance of Pentecost, gives a short…

The Art of Natural Law: Custom and Decorum

Steven Wedgeworth — March 12, 2026

The Art of Natural Law: Custom and Decorum

This title probably sounds boring to a lot of people. Don’t worry. I will get back to refuting the arguments for women’s ordination soon enough. But this post is necessary…

The Confession of Faith of the Global Anglican Communion

Steven Wedgeworth — March 11, 2026

The Confession of Faith of the Global Anglican Communion

The recent meeting of the Global Anglicans in Abuja, Nigeria has left a little bit of confusion. What exactly happened there? I will come back to that in future essays…

Poking Some Holes in the Lutheran View of Real Presence

Steven Wedgeworth — March 10, 2026

Poking Some Holes in the Lutheran View of Real Presence

What’s more classic than a Reformed vs. Lutheran debate on the doctrine of the Lord’s Supper? Well, I will try to keep it friendly, even as I want to skeptically…