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What is it to be spiritual? Bishop Jeremy Taylor wrote to clergy about being spiritual men. What are spiritual men, what are spiritual clergy, and what are spiritual people in the Church? This short reflection considers the topic.

Ignatius of Antioch's seven letters provide an excellent example of the Apostolic Deposit of faith and practice.

More questions about Deacons and their ministry have come in. This is a response to those who've asked.

Building on a previous episode about the liturgy and spiritual warfare, this episode builds on those details.

Life in the Spirit Communion with the Saints registration: www.ascensionwv.org/conference2026A further reflection about the Communion of the Saints follows the invite. Stay tuned!

This episode is about the 7 graces of the Spirit given in Confirmation.

The 1662 BCP rubrics called for those excommunicated to be announced aloud before the Eucharist.

This is the opening Eucharist from the Diocese of All Saints' Synod on the Feast for the Nativity of John the Baptist. Bishop Julian Dobbs, Provincial Dean of the Anglican Church in North America, first greets the Synod.

Celebrating the saints' days is another way by which the kingdom of God is made present on the earth.

Liturgical rites and ceremonies are a reflection of heaven and the kingdom of God.

Several listeners have asked for a podcast on the topic of Jurisdiction. Here is the fly over introduction!

A short explanation of the Anglican Standard Text in the 2019 BCP.

Is studying theology simple a study of the past?

The difference between Sacraments, Rites, and Ceremonies.

Considering personal and communion wide renewal.

Richard Hooker, Anglican Divine under Elizabeth I, was a profound theologian. He taught that Clergy receive an indelible mark when ordained.

The cause remains in the effect.

Some basics in church planting from a historic and catholic vantage point.

Often movements, like modern Evangelical or Charismatic movements, adopt a different understanding of the Church. This episode to aid the listener to think and pray about the question: "What is the Church?"

A change of "matter" in the Sacraments may potentially lead to a different "gospel."

When is a theological perspective lying about God? https://www.amazon.com/Anglican-Dogmatics-Francis-Dogmatic-Theology/dp/B09LGW174F/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3S0PTWDR0O6T0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tGBTsajK5504MLp6q4Mc-PImzpIOZ2PAPt8GJ7SL0JFXyoLbYZ8hiZ6LbtnfvfjlQY8UbaWjow0sQyXQBhdNjnamA0Uld3nNSc1nLryVCaZy2hiri_srE3bPpeIhl5EQwyy0xmwcHRGTbLl9EQwjbcX_FgMDbkzp2NbjRXul6K0rztN5_QhyF8BqFB6YDic7IUzFISTQXySh4Bdc2V9gCavsX4bguVdHPKDOHf74xps.i5DtfnqvpayGPVTnYN589KhgXRq7PKlkEE-mgkNtDj4&dib_tag=se&keywords=francis+hall+anglican+dogmatics&qid=1772204709&sprefix=francis+hall+anglican+dogmatic%2Caps%2C430&sr=8-2

A bible teaching from the Revelation about the time of reward and the currently activity of the Church Triumphant.

First part concerning the term "spiritual" and how it used in the Bible, in modern thought, and practices.

A reflection on how Jude's epistle, the use of the Old Testament, and the nature of hell.

A reflection on the feasts of the confession of Peter, the conversion on Paul, and their placement within the season of epiphany.

Reflecting on the lives of the saints and how their influence impacts us. https://www.amazon.com/Saints-Anglican-Calendar-Kathleen-Jones/dp/1853113751/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21LVWUN87SL54&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OuTDWTggyb5nC__Z7E45Jys2NyqvMy1gLKA5AD6ewiSd9DRRITRaPRlQPAWaSHjMwL8OIE5ItqRwVxL7sMtal0hJUFqoVpc-ZLX8qHixpSiTujd4sbCghzG1wuDVkPcjKwOdYjd7NSZHswbgxYpdCbfi8aTbi6QQQaMkiynR8HiPOJb3xdfm70_bszfacINBGAkDN1JN4mPPdML4JnJABSTiK09zJTEKfIC3_SDUvVc.-Ie_4bSNXNyiSiCH73Ci32eJdxgMhoLjHDkbIsGIEnM&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+saints+of+the+anglican+calendar&qid=1769181236&sprefix=the+saints+of+the+anglican+calenda%2Caps%2C238&sr=8-1

Recommending "No Other Foundation"https://www.amazon.com/No-Other-Foundation-Ordination-Anglican/dp/B0GL3FZ3CN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=56WCIOXXBWYT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kUsu_1Opsn4K_bIzFo6YlQqlhKHKmwfAQD1_1sqAxcw.nUMb3Imp4MZBrQN1G7AG_T2Tq--aN56dRPqW3xrhP6Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=no+other+foundation+anglican&qid=1770732459&sprefix=no+other+foundation+anglican+%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-1

Some questions about context and hermeneutics among the Klingon Empire.

A reflection on the connection between spiritual influence, morality, and authority.

The focus of this podcast is like listening to a timeless sermon and not as commentary on current events.

A reflection on the work of deacons outside of the liturgy.

A reflection on jurisdiction and schism.

A short reflection on the Incarnation.

A special interview Rev. Tom Plant about Darwell Stone. Fr. Plant's Substack can be found here. https://frthomasplant.substack.com/ The book is here: https://a.co/d/86xbTY9

A reflection on Deaconesses.

Looking to expand your Christmas gift list with some great Anglican texts? Here you go! Mary Through the Centuries - Jaroslav Pelikanhttps://www.amazon.com/Mary-Through-C...The Old Religion - JLC Darthttps://www.amazon.com/Old-Religion-J...Christ, the Christians, and Church - EL Mascallhttps://www.amazon.com/Christ-Christi...The Apostolic Ministry - KE Kirk https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-apo...Firmly I Believe: An Oxford Movement Readerhttps://www.amazon.com/Firmly-Believe...Anglican Dogmatics Vol I & IIhttps://www.amazon.com/Anglican-Dogma...https://www.amazon.com/Anglican-Dogma...The Catholic Religionhttps://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Relig...

Some practical tips for discerning calls to Holy Orders and other kinds of ministerial service.

Bishop Fitzwater shares a little about a recent trip to the UK and to Egypt. Some reflections about how this trip speaks to mission in America.

This episode is about the history of Walsingham and how the events here can be insightful for current events in the Church.

Bishop Fitzwater interviews Fr. Calvin Robinson.

Fr. Tanie Guy is the Executive Director for Forget-Me-Not-Ministries which works with missionaries across the globe.

Bishop Fitzwater talks about King Charles I, James Lloyd Breck, and the connection between power and piety for American mission.

+Fitzwater discusses about prayers for the dead across Christian history.

Bishop Fitzwater interviews Bishop Critch.

Did Gregory the Great say, "“Whosoever calls himself, or desires to be called, Universal Priest, is in his elation the precursor of antichrist.” And if so, what did he mean?

Bishop Fitzwater interviews Dr. Rob Willis from the "Deliverance Dialogues" about exorcism and deliverance.

The Blessed Virgin Mary is the topic of this reflection.

Discussion about "identity" and the Oxford movement.

This is "side two" about Bishop Grafton. In this bonus episode, +Fitzwater shares more quotes from Bishop Grafton. He also reflects on +Grafton's emphasis that Anglicans (and therefore American Anglicans) are Catholic in the fullest sense.

Bishop Charles Chapman Grafton is a great example in recent history.