Anglican Vestments Can Be Confusing When I first visited an Anglican church, I knew almost nothing about Anglican vestments. My only experience of robes was graduations—and that one time, my dad wore a hilarious robe with colorful puffies glued onto it by a friend as a joke. You walk into an Anglican church and you…
The Incarnation: What is it? Why does it matter?
During the Christmas season, I keep returning to the doctrine of the incarnation. St. John writes in the opening verses of his gospel: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” John 1:1, 14 The Doctrine of the…
The Wedding, Anglican Style
At an Anglican wedding, almost everyone can leave happy. Here are a few areas by which our weddings differ (or should) from your typical American wedding. Other areas are included because of contemporary relevance. I offer this in the hope of explaining what we do; I also persuade people to see that the reasons behind…
