By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org April 14, 2026 Dame Sarah Mullally used her first Easter Day sermon as Archbishop of Canterbury to renew calls for peace in the Middle East. "Violence, division and insecurity are affecting the lives of billions of people around the world," she said, adding that "many feel that their heart is in pieces." "The bereft, the wounded, the refugee — this week our gaze and our prayers have been turned towards the land where Jesus was cruci

"We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency, and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior." — John Stott "Do nothing that you would not like God to see. Say nothing you would not like God to hear. Write nothing you would not like God to read." — J. C. Ryle "Wake up. Islam is a danger. If Christians don't start caring about our faith, Islam will take over the West. They'll impose their laws and culture. They'

COMMENTARY David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org April 10, 2026 The unspoken truth about the new Archbishop of Canterbury is that she is entirely irrelevant to the present and future of the Anglican Communion. Nothing she has said or apparently believes will move the needle toward either greater unity or meaningful growth. A Communion Already Fractured To understand why, one must appreciate the structural collapse that preceded her appointment. The Anglican Communion — onc

Todd Atkinson, center, from a conference retreat photo on Arrupe Spirituality website By Jessica Eturralde MINISTRY WATCH April 8, 2026 Less than two years after an Anglican church court deposed Todd Atkinson from ordained ministry, he is back in ministry. Arrupe Spirituality—a Zoom-based ministry offering retreats, book discussions, and instruction in Ignatian prayer—lists him as a spiritual director. In a 2025 interview, Atkinson said he provides one-on-one sessions focused

COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org April 8, 2026 There are moments when the Church must speak plainly—not to the world, but to herself. We are fond of asserting our belief in truth, righteousness, and the unchanging standard of God. We preach judgment, repentance, and holiness, warning that all will stand before Christ's throne to give an account. Yet, when that standard is applied unevenly—when it shifts depending on who is under scrutiny—we not only fail

Queen Anne’s Bounty first charter 1704 By Ian Paul PSEPHIZO Blog April 8, 2026 Professor Richard Dale writes: KICKING IN THE CATHEDRAL DOOR How the Church Commissioners relied on bogus history to denounce their predecessors and vilify their own Church It is over three years since the Church Commissioners published their controversial report on the Church’s links to the slave trade. Since then critics have challenged the Commissioners’ historical research while both the Churc

(Image: The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder) The Rev. Dr. Ronald Moore The Southern Anglican April 8, 2026 There is a thread running quietly beneath many of the crises we see in the modern West. It is not always named, but it is widely felt. It appears in our institutions, in our public discourse, and increasingly in our moral reasoning. At its core, it is this: the elevation of the self to the highest authority. We are living in an age where the individual—his desir

By Canon Dr. Chris Sugden ANGLICAN MAINSTREAM April 8, 2026 The parish One point needs to be remembered. The Church of England has been rooted in its parishes, since well before the Reformation. In the New Testament we learn that from the earliest days of the church there was a structure made up of apostles / bishops, elders and deacons and ‘those with gifts of administration’ (1 Cor 12.28). The apostles founded churches and visited them, but there was no plethora of assistan

COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org April 6, 2026 Pope Leo XIV has come out aiming his theological guns at Donald Trump, issuing a direct appeal for peace and urging him to end the war with Iran. Ahead of the Easter holiday, the pontiff addressed the U.S. president and other world leaders, urging them to “look for solutions to problems” and to bring the conflict to an end. Speaking with reporters at Castel Gandolfo, the pope said he hoped President Trump wa

By Jon Brown THE CHRISTIAN POST April 04, 2026 King Charles III has prompted concern from members of the public and some Christian leaders in the United Kingdom for declining to issue a formal Easter message to his subjects this year, despite offering one last year and commemorating Ramadan with a statement in February. King Charles III and Queen Camilla held the Royal Maundy service on Thursday in Wales for only the second time in its 800-year history, though the king's lack

By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org April 5, 2026   The former flagship parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut — St. Paul's, Darien — is being demolished to make way for multimillion-dollar homes, according to local news reports.   St. Paul's was for decades the leading charismatic parish in the Episcopal Church, shaped by the vision of the Rev. Everett L. "Terry" Fullam, who served as rector from 1972 to 1989. Under his leadership, the congregation became one

COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org April 3, 2026 Canadian Anglican Archbishop Shane Parker has described the situation faced by Palestinian Christians—and Palestinians in general—as "extremely challenging," claiming that evidence of Israel's intention to occupy, inhabit, and control Palestinian territory is everywhere. He pointed to what he called "the devastation of Gaza," major roads dividing the West Bank, and the "perennial inconveniences" faced by Pal

The Rev. Dr. Ronald Moore https://southernanglican.substack.com/ April 2, 2026 (Image: Celebrating Communion in a Swedish Parish Church, Bengt Nordenberg, 1856) We are often told that the Church is in decline. Attendance is down. Giving is down. Evangelism is weak. Moral confusion is rising. The narrative is familiar, and in many respects, it is true. And yet, it is not the whole truth. Even now, tens of millions of Americans still attend church. Sanctuaries are not empty. Th

Pennsylvania Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org April 4, 2026 By any measure, the Episcopal Church is slowly but surely dying — emptying parishes, merging dioceses, aging congregations, and slowly filling columbaria. It has been a long time coming. Across the country, especially in the Midwest, churches are rapidly going out of business. Put simply: no Gospel, no Great Commission — just the great omission, with plenty of talk about

By Mouneer Anis FIRST THINGS March 31, 2026 For more than a century, the archbishop of Canterbury has been regarded as primus inter pares, the “first among equals,” and the head of the Anglican Communion. This leading role signified a historic focus of unity for Anglicans around the world. Yet recent developments within global Anglicanism raise serious questions about whether the Church of England can still maintain that role in the life of what was once widely known as the

COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue, DD VirtueOnline.org March 31, 2026 The headline demands explanation. For years — even decades — Americans were told theirs was a God-fearing nation, made up of mostly Christian men and women who loved their neighbors. Entrepreneurs and capitalists were successful but not greedy, ready to share their wealth so that all could participate in the American Dream. We dreamed big, cared big, and gave big. We went to war to save democracy and proclaim f

By David Straw www.virtueonline.org March 30, 2026 Not Another Debate on Women Clergy Before anyone misunderstands, this is not simply another article about women in ordained ministry. It is not that simple, and it is not that small. The issue runs deeper. It touches the biblical pattern for choosing bishops, the meaning of apostolic leadership, and what happens when that pattern is quietly set aside in favor of something that looks more like institutional momentum than disce

First Lady of Nigeria preaches on God’s mercy at Lambeth Palace By David W. Virtue, DD www.virtueonline.org March 30, 2026 As part of the UK–Nigeria State Visit engagements, PSJ UK an International Organisation for Peace Building & Social Justice UK convened a high-level breakfast policy dialogue at the UK Parliament, bringing together policymakers, civil society leaders, and members of the Nigerian diaspora. The session offered a platform to reflect on Nigeria's current real

Why Michael Horton is right to call it an eschatology, not merely a technology (Image: Detail of Creation of Adam, Michelangelo)   The Rev. Dr. Ronald Moore https://substack.com/ March 28, 2026   Michael Horton, in his article at Modern Reformation, has done the Church a service by naming something that too many still treat as morally neutral. Transhumanism is not merely a set of technological ambitions. It is not simply a matter of better tools, longer life spans, enhanced c

As Jews return to their land, some Christians are reshaping theology to deny that reality, revealing a deeper crisis within the Church. Armenian Orthodox worshippers arrive at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to celebrate Christmas and Epiphany, January 18, 2026(photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90) OPINION By Pesach Wolicki THE JERUSALEM POST March 29, 2026  Something strange has been happening in certain corners of the  Christian world . Tra