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Rosemary — Half My Soul

As we entered the summer, I was a happily married man in my late 70s, looking forward to journeying deeper into old age with...

Saying Goodbye to Nana

I am an Episcopalian, and Episcopalians often give up something for Lent or take something on as a daily discipline. This might include abstaining from...

Remembering a Friend and Defender of C.S. Lewis

In the 1950s, C.S. Lewis was about as popular as a Christian author as he had ever been, though his reputation would continue to...

Who Jesus Is, and Why That Matters for the Church: Remembering Carl Braaten

Carl E. Braaten (1929-2023) was blessed with a long life, and was an active theologian for most of it, even up until a few...

John Goodenough, Nobel Laureate and Witness to Grace

There was an interesting obituary June 27 in The New York Times: “John Goodenough, Who Changed World with Lithium Ions, Dies at 100.” Robert...

Cormac McCarthy: A Survey and Appreciation

By John Mason Lock Cormac McCarthy died June 13 at the age of 89. He was to my way of thinking the greatest living novelist...

A Catholic Appreciation of Tim Keller

By Jonathan Mitchican In 2010, I was the rector of an Episcopal parish just outside of Philadelphia and I was frustrated. I loved the parish...

Remembering My Spiritual Brother, Bishop Frank Griswold

By Yehezkel Landau On March 5, the Rt. Rev. Frank Tracy Griswold, who served as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1998 to...

A Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation

By Mary Jane Foster Hutchinson The year was 1953. I slept only part of the night on the curb outside Buckingham Palace where I had claimed...

Queen Elizabeth’s Anglican Faithfulness

A great deal has by now been written about Queen Elizabeth, and ample tribute has been paid to her stature. It has been intriguing to...

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