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A Great Throng

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 1, 2020 | Eschatology, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel

Last year for All Saints I put together a pretty great listicle, riffing off the one that Jesus puts together for his lovely Sermon on the Mount. I had been thinking lots about the word “blessing” or rather, hashtag blessed, and thought it was so funny of Jesus to do...

#25: A Coin the Coffer: Purgatory Then and Now

by Matt Kennedy | Oct 30, 2020 | History, Podcast, Roman Catholics, The Gospel

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about the Vatican’s recent statement about indulgences and purgatory, why the idea is such bad news, and how the attempt to buy one’s way into grace is widespread, both inside and outside...

#23: Please Mr. Postman: A Stand Firm Mailbag

by Matt Kennedy | Oct 16, 2020 | Abortion, LGBTQIetc, Podcast, Sexuality, The Gospel

In this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick answer some listener questions, including what love has to do with honesty about sex, a potential referendum on abortion, and what it might mean to be called to celibacy. Want to join the conversation or...

What Choice Do You Have?

by Anne Kennedy | Oct 14, 2020 | Abortion, Biblical Illiteracy, Jesus, The Gospel

I had hoped to sleep off my general discouragement about losing a whole lot of writing, but instead, I gave myself one of those “sleeping” injuries—like, somehow during the night I pulled a muscle or something, and so I can’t move my neck. I’m not exactly sure why God...

You’re Invited!

by Anne Kennedy | Oct 11, 2020 | Eschatology, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, The Gospel

I don’t know about you, but the thing that is most likely to send me over the edge at this particular moment of this impossibly long year, is that every time I click on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, before I can even get to my feed to see what surprising and...

A Faithful Witness

by Anne Kennedy | Oct 7, 2020 | Anglicans, Apostasy, Episcopalians, LGBTQIetc, The Gospel

Well, today is Matt’s birthday, and as a present to him, I’m going to blog about the thing that he wanted me to, which I only do as a special treat, because, honestly, this stuff is super discouraging. Here is Bishop Love writing in Anglican Ink: I received word...