Faith and Honor

On this episode, we enjoy a conversation with Joel Wilhelm, author of A Living Text, about the need for transparency and accountability in the church. In an era of high-profile scandals, the church cannot afford to be naïve or relaxed toward past behaviors, particularly with regard to positions of leadership. What kind of culture and concerns must we have in order to confront such problems as Chri...

On this episode, we discuss the truths expressed in the collect and propers for the First Sunday after Trinity. We see how the love of the Triune God enters our hearts, that we might love our neighbors, particularly our brothers and sisters in Christ. The commandment to love one another has enormous implications for the strife and discord we face even today.

On this episode, we discuss the themes of the Fifth Sunday after Easter, more popularly known in Anglicanism as Rogation Sunday. We'll not only recount various traditions regarding this day, but also the themes we find in the Collect and Propers, which focus our attention on asking the Father for His blessings, including the greatest blessing of all. Tune in to find out more.

On this episode, we explore the collect and propers for the Sunday after Ascension-day, which bridges the Feast of the Ascension with Pentecost. In our discussion, we address the importance of Christ's exaltation and praying for the Holy Ghost, as well as how the Ascension helps us understand and apply the weird apocalyptic imagery we find in places like Daniel and Revelation.

On this episode, Fr. Bart Gingerich talks with Joshua Ryan Farris about his new book, Introduction to Theological Anthropology: Humans, Creaturely and Divine . We talk about the doctrine of man, some of the classic controversies in the Christian tradition, and some of the popular anthropological errors and even heresies that are popular in our wider culture.

On this episode, we cover the seemingly disparate collect and propers for the Third Sunday after Easter. However, as we soon discover, there are many subtle connections that tie the prayer and Scripture readings together. In short, the Third Sunday after Easter features continued reverberations of the truths proclaimed on Good Shepherd Sunday (last week).

What does it mean to serve an unchanging God, with Whom there is "no shadow of turning," in a world filled with "sundry and manifold changes?" We discuss this and more as we cover the collect and propers for the Fourth Sunday after Easter.

On this episode, we have a conversation about Pentecost. We discuss the doctrine of the Holy Ghost, and how He plays an absolutely essential role in the Christian life. Plus, we try to uncover the origins of the alternate name for this feast: Whitsunday.

On this episode, we explore the rich themes of the resurrection as found in the Easter collect and propers. The Prayer Book covers many aspects of Christ's rise from the grave and its relevance to us as Christians.

On this episode, we explore the themes of the Second Sunday after Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday. We discuss how Jesus is both a sacrifice for sin and an example of holiness to imitate. And we also address issues of schism and pastoral failures.

On this episode, we cover the collect and propers for the First Sunday after Easter. We discuss the many names surrounding this day: Quasimodo, Dominica in albis, and Low Sunday. Plus, as usual, we comment on the epistle and Gospel readings, which focus on bearing witness to Christ and having faith in Him.

In this episode, we discuss the collects and propers for Palm Sunday, including the REALLY long Gospel reading, which is the Passion narrative from Matthew. You won't want to miss this!

In this episode, Dcn. Tanner Moore joins the show to discuss plague and theology. We look at today's COVID-19 pandemic in light of the Anglican tradition, particularly in Stuart-era England, where we find an embrace of medical science alongside pastoral concerns for prayer and penitence. 

In this Proper Podcast, we discuss the themes of the Third Sunday in Lent. We touch upon the spiritual warfare, the binding of the strong man, and living as a child of the light.

On this episode, we discuss the propers and collects for the Second Sunday in Lent, focusing particularly on our covenant with God and how that informs our wrestling with Him in prayer.

On this episode, we continue to explore the escalation of spiritual warfare in Lent through the collect and propers for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, also known as Passion Sunday, touching upon Christ's humanity and divinity, as well as the atonement He accomplishes for us in His high priestly sacrifice of Himself.

In this Proper Podcast, we cover the themes of the Fourth Sunday in Lent, also called "Mothering Sunday" and "Refreshment Sunday." We also briefly talk simnel cake! Note: One of the hosts accidentally referred to Elisha as "Elijah."

On this episode, we explore the themes of the collects and propers for the First Sunday in Lent, dealing particularly with fasting during this penitential season.

On this episode, we discuss the collect and propers for Sexagesima, focusing in on patience and constancy.

On this episode, we discuss the collect and propers for Quinquagesima, focusing on charity.

This is our first ever Proper Podcast, where we discuss the Collects and Propers of the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. On this episode, we discuss Septuagesima and its ramifications.

On this episode, Fr. Bart and Fr. Eric talk with Fr. Jonathan Kell about the theology of illness. Fr. Jonathan has been studying the works of Jean-Claude Larchet, which grants insight into pastoral counsel, particularly to those in the sickbed. We discuss the Offices for the Sick in the Prayer Book, how to think about illness, what use sickness and death have for the Christian, and how to prepare...

One of the most interesting -- and misunderstood -- aspects of the ancient Church is the office of the Deaconess. Obscured in the contentious polemics surrounding women's ordination, the office of the Deaconess has been largely forgotten. And yet it is an apostolic office, found in the Sacred Scriptures (the same passages used by advocates of women's ordination). We know of famous deaconesses in t...

Following up on our episode of the 1979 Prayer Book revision and its apocalyptic consequences, we have a talk about the liturgical climate in the 1960s, especially as seen through the eyes of W. H. Auden. An Anglican, and one of the most famous poets of the 20th century, Auden has left us eyewitness commentary on the liturgical revolution underway during the 1950s and the 1960s, that would lead af...

An important recent book On Being Reformed: Debates over a Theological Identity has engaged prominent theologians on the question of the Reformed theological identity, and whether it is possible (any more) to formulate a coherent identity behind the term.  Thinkers like Darryl G. Hart and R. Scott Clark have sought to recapture the term Reformed, using documents such as the Westminster Confession...