Anglican Spirit
The Anglican tradition has long emphasized the importance of personal spiritual growth through practices like prayer, fasting, and meditation on scripture, following the examples of Christ and the saints of the past. These articles delve into the rich tapestry of that Anglican spiritual heritage.
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Today in the Spirit: Lent 5A
The designation of Lent 5 Sunday as “Passion Sunday” in the BCP 2019 is a return to the same designation…Hymn Guide: Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness
We may put on this facade because of social pressure, self-deception, or a theology that forgets that Jesus himself wept,…Why Was St. Gregory So Great?
Who is St. Gregory, what makes him so great, and why do Christians, specifically Anglicans, celebrate him 1,400 years after…Today in the Spirit: Lent 4A
Lent is a season the church employs to teach that, by the light of the Son of God coming into…
Spiritual Health
Maintaining a Healthy Life with God
The Bread of Life: Healing and The Eucharist
The risen Christ showed his scars—healed and transformed—to his disciples. The Eucharist joins us to that same reality. Not to…Book Review: Anglican Spirituality: An Introduction by Greg Peters
Greg Peters, Anglican Spirituality: An Introduction. Cascade Book, 2024. 108 pp. For many of us, the look and feel of…The Great Litany: A Rookie Anglican Guide
In times of fasting or seasons of special need, Anglicans use an ancient form of responsive prayer called the Great…Humble Thanks: A Reflection on the General Thanksgiving
Thankfulness is one of many virtues we find hard to cultivate. We are “curved inward” thanks to sin, and our…
Spiritual Disciplines
Resources on Prayer, Fasting, and Other Rhythms
Reconciliation: The Grace Of Not Explaining Yourself
One of the most remarkable things in the bulletin at St. Laurence Anglican Church is the Saturday worship schedule, which…Book Review: Anglican Spirituality: An Introduction by Greg Peters
Greg Peters, Anglican Spirituality: An Introduction. Cascade Book, 2024. 108 pp. For many of us, the look and feel of…A Garden Enclosed
Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the 1907 spiritual classic A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious…Book Review: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society (Commemorative Edition) by Eugene Peterson. Intervarsity Press, 2024…
Monastic Tradition
The Monastic Roots of Our Anglican Traditions
A Brief History of Anglicanism, Part 1
The Anglican tradition traces its roots back to the time of the Roman Empire when a Christian church first came…What is Lectio Divina?
How do we read Scripture? What happens when we sit down with our Bibles and begin to pore over the…Full Circle and Across the Globe: An Anglican Journey
Growing up in Northern Ireland, Anglicanism often felt more like a gang than a religion. It wasn’t just about where…A People of One Book
“I want to know one thing—the way to heaven…Let me be homo unius libri [A man of one book]. Here,…
Devotions
Devotional Reflections on Scripture and Life
Our Church Speaks: The Voice and Vision of Ben Lansing
If you have spent time on social media with enough other Anglicans, chances are you’ve come across Ben Lansing’s artwork…Love One Another
The people would plead with JOhn to say a few words. But he had only one thing he said to…
