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Anglican Compass is your guide to Anglican life. We’re here to help you navigate the Anglican tradition with clarity and charity.

Announcing our New Ministry President

Posted on October 14, 2022
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Anglican Compass is glad to announce its new Ministry President: The Revโ€™d Dr. Peter Johnston. Peter is a graduate of Yale College (BA 2009), Yale Divinity School (MDiv 2014), and the University of Louisiana (PhD, expected 2022). A scholar of theology and poetry, he wrote his dissertation on John Miltonโ€™s epic poem, Paradise Lost. Peter…

"Anger of the Seas" for "Psalms and Prayers in the Storm."

Psalms and Prayers in the Storm

Posted on September 29, 2022
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When hurricanes, tornadoes, and other storms come our way, we naturally become afraid. These forces are so much stronger than we are, and we tremble in awe and fear for our lives and those around us. During these times, we can find comfort in the Lord of all creation, who not only has spoken out…

Daily Office Booklet 2022: May through August

Posted on April 28, 2022
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Editor’s Note: The first version of this volume contained an error regarding the dates and readings for Ascension and Pentecost. This error has been corrected. We’ve completed the latest edition of the Daily Office Booklet. This “volume” will take you from May through August 2022. Click the links below to download! For the booklet form, remember…

All Things Anglican by Throup (Review)

Posted on August 16, 2021
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Marcus Throupโ€™s All Things Anglican offers anyone who seeks to know more about this particular tradition within the Christian faith an excellent overview and place to start.  What is unique about Anglicanism is the different nuances and beliefs that many who adhere to such a title hold, and as such, when trying to figure out where you…

There is a Future: A Year of Daily Midrash by Bornman (Review)

Posted on August 12, 2021
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Poet, writer, artist, and designer Amy Bornmanโ€™s first book, There Is a Future: A Year of Daily Midrash, explores Scripture narratives through the lens of midrash. โ€œMidrash,โ€ Bornman reminds us, โ€œis a practice in study and imagination.โ€ The rabbinical tradition โ€œhonors the text by wondering about it.โ€ As such, this book is her grand vehicle…

The City is My Monastery by Richard Carter (Review)

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Whether it’s Benedictine, Franciscan, Augustinian, or any other monastic spirituality, each one has a book called a Rule of Life. These Rules spell out each order’s unique character and practices, such as the balanced life of prayer and work that the Benedictines are famous for, or the holy poverty embraced by the Franciscans. These Rules…

An Outline of an Anglican Life by Tarsitano (Review)

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I regret not having come across this book earlier in my exploration of Anglicanism. For those of us who come from contemporary or non-liturgical church settings, our first encounter with Anglicanism can be confusing. But here, in a concise 185 pages, is a book that answers literally scores of questions about this form of the…

Reading the Times by Jeffrey Bilbro (Review)

Posted on August 9, 2021
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People who know me in real life consider me to be an โ€œanti-social mediaโ€ evangelist. I not only am unabashed in my attempt to encourage people to leave these websites (or at least severely diminish their time on them), but I also have grave concerns regarding the way these websites encourage us to speak and…

Living in Godโ€™s True Story: 2 Peter (Review)

Posted on July 7, 2021
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Have you ever stopped to consider what โ€œstoryโ€ you are living in? What we believe is true about the world, or โ€œthe storyโ€ of the world, profoundly shapes how we live.ย  Living in Godโ€™s True Story: 2 Peter by the Rev. Dr. Donald L. Morcom seeks to challenge what we believe to be the true…