Persecution of Christians in India (Zoom Discussion)
- February 20, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
On Tuesday, February 23rd, I’ll be presenting on “Hindutva” as part of an online Zoom discussion on the persecution of Christians in India.
“Hindutva” is a...
My First 7AM Mass
- February 18, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
I’ve put myself into a strange schedule for Lent. I’ve decided to, “say mass” (or as we typically describe it in Anglicanism “celebrate Holy Communion”)...
Anglican Christians without Canterbury?
- February 03, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
Dr. Charles Erlandson’s book, Orthodox Anglican Identity: The Quest for Unity in a Diverse Religious Tradition (Wipf and Stock: 2020) is a well thought through...
Books I Read in January 2021
- February 01, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
In January 2021, I finished 10 books. Here’s what I’ve been reading:
Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey
Link: https://amzn.to/3j8Jqwf
The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in...
How Benedictine Spirituality Came to Celtic Christianity and the English Church
- January 29, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
The formalization of religious monasticism into the fabric of Christian identity coincided with the collapse of the Roman Empire. Historians mark the year 476 AD...
Prayerbook Asceticism
- January 22, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
The Anglican Book of Common Prayer reintroduces a monastic identity to the Church in England in two significant ways.
First, it’s nearly the same narrative...
The Optimistic Ebb and Flow of Moorman’s History
- January 20, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
Dr. John R. H. Moorman’s book A History of the Church in England (A&C Black: 1953) outlines nearly two millennia of the Church’s history in...
Jesus Heals a Deaf Man (St. Mark 7:31)
- January 19, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
Lower Chapel at Canterbury Christian School for January 19, 2021.
...Monks and Monasticism in the Anglican Tradition
- January 18, 2021
- by
- Steve Macias
The bones of the monastic hours can certainly be found in Cranmer’s daily offices, but what influence did monasticism have on the development of Anglican...