Unofficial Watchdog of the Episcopal Church
A prominent friend of Anglican Watch, who also is a well-known pastoral counselor, once told us that his best estimate is that 30 percent of clergy meet the clinical definition of having narcissistic personality disorder. As for bishops and other senior officials, his best estimate is 40-50 percent. That’s scary stuff, particularly
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We’ve received a number of questions and comments about the Title IV accord reached in the Douglas Anderson case. Anderson serves as the rector of the Church of the Advent, an Anglo-Catholic parish in Boston. This post addresses some of the loose ends in this matter. A Title IV accord
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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That’s why it’s important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are. Maya Angelou As Grace Episcopal Alexandria (the spiritual sinkhole that gave rise to Anglican Watch) contemplates
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Anglican Watch recently received the following message via our online form about the sordid mess at Tenth Pres, and we’re calling BS: There’s news of Phil Ryken scheduled to preach at Tenth Presbyterian Church on Sunday March 3, 2024, the Wheaton choir will be singing. https://www.tenth.org/session/january-23-2024/ News: Because of the calendar
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