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There is incredible power in the arts to communicate the gospel. Such missional use of creativity is rooted deep within the Church's history, though it has faltered. We ought to recover the arts and integrate them more deeply into the life of our churches:
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Recovering the Power of the Arts
The arts have the power to change lives and open people’s hearts and minds to the beauty of the gospel by connecting with the imagination.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:31 PM
There is incredible power in the arts to communicate the gospel. Such missional use of creativity is rooted deep within the Church's history, though it has faltered. We ought to recover the arts and integrate them more deeply into the life of our churches:
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Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 3A
Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Epiphany 3A in his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Though you may be accustomed to seeing your priest in an alb and stole, choir dress has always been an appropriate vestment in the Anglican tradition. I would argue there are reasons it may be the preferred choice! Choir dress is the vestment that is never wrong.
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Choir Dress: The Vestment That Is Never Wrong
Though you may be accustomed to an alb and stole, choir dress is always an appropriate vestment in the Anglican tradition.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Though you may be accustomed to seeing your priest in an alb and stole, choir dress has always been an appropriate vestment in the Anglican tradition. I would argue there are reasons it may be the preferred choice! Choir dress is the vestment that is never wrong.
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Prepare your heart for Sunday with our weekly Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 1A
Prepositions are important in the Book of Common Prayer. One change in the BCP 2019 that can easily go unnoticed is the designation Sundays “of Epiphany” in the new book compared with Sundays “after E...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Prepare your heart for Sunday with our weekly Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the spiritual classic: A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious Life. This community is the oldest Anglican religious order in the United States.
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A Garden Enclosed
Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the 1907 spiritual classic A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious Life by Sister Frances Anna, writing anonymously as “A Sister of...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the spiritual classic: A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious Life. This community is the oldest Anglican religious order in the United States.
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Our latest Daily Office Booklet (January to February 2026) is out! Check out this great resource for your daily prayer life:
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Daily Office Booklet 2026: January–April
We've completed the latest edition of the Daily Office Booklet. This volume covers the period from January to April 2026.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Our latest Daily Office Booklet (January to February 2026) is out! Check out this great resource for your daily prayer life:
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Check out our review of The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great by Benjamin Merkle:
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Book Review: The White Horse King by Benjamin Merkle
Benjamin Merkle, The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great. Thomas Nelson, 2009. 272 pp. Contrary to what the spicier corners of Roman Catholic Twitter insist, the English Church did not begi...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Check out our review of The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great by Benjamin Merkle:
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In times of fasting or seasons of special need, Anglicans use an ancient form of responsive prayer called the Great Litany. This litany is extensive and encompassing, running across eight pages in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer (pp. 91-98).
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The Great Litany: A Rookie Anglican Guide
In times of fasting or seasons of special need, Anglicans use an ancient form of responsive prayer called the Great Litany. This litany is extensive and encompassing, running across eight pages in the...
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December 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
In times of fasting or seasons of special need, Anglicans use an ancient form of responsive prayer called the Great Litany. This litany is extensive and encompassing, running across eight pages in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer (pp. 91-98).
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Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Christmas 2A
Geoff Little Reflection on Christmas 2A in the ACNA Sunday Lectionary for his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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It's almost #Christmas! Let us help you celebrate with our Liturgical Home from Ashley Tumlin Wallace, including traditional German stollen:
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The Liturgical Home: Christmas Day
After the long weeks of Advent, of intentional waiting, fasting, prayer, and preparation, the Christmas Day is finally here.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
It's almost #Christmas! Let us help you celebrate with our Liturgical Home from Ashley Tumlin Wallace, including traditional German stollen:
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In the original context of Isaiah, the key powerfully symbolizes decisive authority and the power to carry out definitive decisions.
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O Clavis David: O Key of David
O Clavis David proclaims God’s appointed leadership of Christ Jesus as the fulfillment of the promises given to the dynasty of King David.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In the original context of Isaiah, the key powerfully symbolizes decisive authority and the power to carry out definitive decisions.
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“O Root of Jesse” seems, perhaps, out of place among the others. Other “O Antiphons” appear to emphasize key attributes of who God is. “Radix Jesse” feels more like a minor detail about Jesus’ human lineage, but it’s important in the grand prophetic scheme:
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O Radix Jesse: O Root of Jesse
Root of Jesse feels important in the grand prophetic scheme, but why it’s listed beside other Antiphons, we might struggle to understand.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“O Root of Jesse” seems, perhaps, out of place among the others. Other “O Antiphons” appear to emphasize key attributes of who God is. “Radix Jesse” feels more like a minor detail about Jesus’ human lineage, but it’s important in the grand prophetic scheme:
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"A tree on fire is enough for a brief pause; however, a tree on fire with unchanging green leaves warrants an investigation. God uses the moment to introduce himself and commission Moses as his representative in the work of salvation."
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O Adonai: O Lord of Might
The second title of Jesus in the O Antiphons, Adonai, comes from the second book of the Bible, Exodus, where God delivers his people.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"A tree on fire is enough for a brief pause; however, a tree on fire with unchanging green leaves warrants an investigation. God uses the moment to introduce himself and commission Moses as his representative in the work of salvation."
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Why is Wisdom—or in Latin, Sapientia—the first of the seven “O Antiphons?” Because this is Wisdom from on high: the divine, personified Wisdom, who was present at the creation of the world.
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O Sapientia: O Wisdom From On High
In the original O Antiphons, and still to this day on the church calendar, "O Wisdom" was the first of the seven.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Why is Wisdom—or in Latin, Sapientia—the first of the seven “O Antiphons?” Because this is Wisdom from on high: the divine, personified Wisdom, who was present at the creation of the world.
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Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Advent 4A (Annunciation)
Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Advent 4A in his series Today in the Spirit.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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At the beginning of the church year, during the season of Advent, we wear blue in hopeful expectation of the coming of Christ. This blue reminds us of beginnings, both in creation and in the early worship of the people of God.
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Blue is for Beginnings: The Color of Advent
Peter Johnston writes on how Advent blue speaks to the universal experience of longing, of hope for a future yet to be fulfilled.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
At the beginning of the church year, during the season of Advent, we wear blue in hopeful expectation of the coming of Christ. This blue reminds us of beginnings, both in creation and in the early worship of the people of God.
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Speed is an essential quality of effective church discipline. Speed is not merely helpful, speed is essential. We find this principle grounded in Biblical teaching, English common law, the American Constitution, and contemporary practice.
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Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: The Importance of Speed in Church Discipline
This principle is grounded in Biblical teaching and contemporary practice: when justice is delayed, justice is denied.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Speed is an essential quality of effective church discipline. Speed is not merely helpful, speed is essential. We find this principle grounded in Biblical teaching, English common law, the American Constitution, and contemporary practice.
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The Roman Catholic Church recently released a teaching on Marian dogmas, and this raises a number of questions: What is a Marian dogma? How many are there? Do Anglicans have Marian dogmas? Andrew Bass explores these questions:
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Mother of God: Anglicans and the Marian Dogmas
The Catholic Church considers a Marian dogma an essential doctrine about Mary, the Mother of Jesus? Do Anglicans have Marian dogmas?
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December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Roman Catholic Church recently released a teaching on Marian dogmas, and this raises a number of questions: What is a Marian dogma? How many are there? Do Anglicans have Marian dogmas? Andrew Bass explores these questions:
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Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Advent 3A
Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Advent 3A in his series Today in the Spirit.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Looking for #gifts? Check out our suggestions of unique presents that will support Anglican artists!
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Eight Unique Gifts that Support Anglican Artists
Here are a few gift ideas to steer you away from big-box gadgets and toward creative works from Anglican artists.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Looking for #gifts? Check out our suggestions of unique presents that will support Anglican artists!
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Each December, we ask for gifts to our TRUE NORTH campaign. This year, every gift up to $12,000 will be matched, for a total of $24,000! Help us point to Jesus through the riches of the Anglican tradition!
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Each December, we invite you to join our True North giving campaign as we point to Jesus through the riches of the Anglican tradition.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Each December, we ask for gifts to our TRUE NORTH campaign. This year, every gift up to $12,000 will be matched, for a total of $24,000! Help us point to Jesus through the riches of the Anglican tradition!
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