Category Archives: Community

Counting Christians

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Derek Olsen

Bishop Martins has a good post up on Covenant about ecclesiometry: how we count the people in churches and what these mean for us as a church. Do read his article as he makes several good points about why and … Continue reading →

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Update and Recommendation

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Derek Olsen

Yesterday, I sent the manuscript of Honey of Souls: Cassiodorus and the Interpretation of the Psalms in the Early Medieval West off to Liturgical Press and received confirmation that it had arrived. Whew. That’s a big weight off, and it … Continue reading →

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Big Breviary Announcement!

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Derek Olsen

I’m happy to announce a collaboration between the St Bede’s Breviary and Forward Movement! Fr. Scott Gunn, the new Executive Director of Forward Movement, has a vision to bring Forward Movement further into the digital age; using a cut-down version … Continue reading →

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Media and Meaning

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Derek Olsen

Over at Seven Whole Days, Scott Gunn has posted a very interesting reflection on the church in the age of social media. There’s no question that social media has already had an enormous impact on the shape of the global … Continue reading →

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Back from the Conference

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Derek Olsen

I’m finally back from the SCP conference and at the keyboard once again. The conference was wonderful. M and I had a great time, it was so good to see familiar faces and to chat with people that we hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Third Annual SCP Conference

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Derek Olsen

The line-up has been announced for the third annual meeting of the Episcopal Church’s Society of Catholic Priests. The presenters include the Rt. Rev. Frank Griswold, the former Presiding Bishop; the Rt. Rev. Wendell Gibbs, the current sitting bishop of … Continue reading →

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Anglican Scotist, RIP

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Derek Olsen

As has now been noted in a number of venues, The Anglican Scotist, AKA Dr. Todd Bates has died at the age of 42 leaving behind a wife and two daughters. Todd and I had our online disagreements, most notably … Continue reading →

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Newish Blog

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Derek Olsen

I’ve just discovered via the Byzantine Anglo-Catholic that Matt Gunter has a blog: Into the Expectation.

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Changes

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Derek Olsen

As (quite) long-time readers may recall, this blog was originally started as a place to discuss my dissertation progress as well as mentioning odd bits of church practice and politics. Over its four years, it’s gone in some different directions … Continue reading →