John Dixon

Anglo-Catholic Christian in Virginia, rural, retired, church warden. The Blog is a poke the Anglican 39 Articles of Religion.

Passover

Discovering the Ancient Roots of How We Worship.

Apr 29, 2026

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4 min read

Discovering the Ancient Roots of How We Worship.

Jesus fulfilled all the Law and the Prophets and gave Himself as our New Passover Meal.

John Dixon

Vincent's Rule

The Holy Spirit is Drawing Young People to Ancient Faith

Apr 12, 2026

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9 min read

The Holy Spirit is Drawing Young People to Ancient Faith

– And Why Rome's Synodality Documents Present a Moving Target.

John Dixon

Palm Sunday

From Before Thomas Aquinas, To An Obscure Anglican Vicar, To You.

Apr 7, 2026

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15 min read

From Before Thomas Aquinas, To An Obscure Anglican Vicar, To You.

1500 years of coherent doctrine rises above competing factions and fluffy performance churches for you.

John Dixon

Catechism

Apr 6, 2026

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The One Year Lectionary Supports the BCP Catechism.

Using the 3 Year Lectionary dilutes the direct weekly reinforcement of Catechism especially in what is called "Ordinary Time.

John Dixon

Passion of Christ

Holy Week: the New Moses leads a New Exodus into the New Promised Land

Mar 31, 2026

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10 min read

Holy Week: the New Moses leads a New Exodus into the New Promised Land

How the ancient one year Lectionary teaches divine doctrine through the practice of common prayer.

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Why the Three Year Lectionary Misses the Mark of Catholicity

Mar 30, 2026

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9 min read

Why the Three Year Lectionary Misses the Mark of Catholicity

A novelty replaced a formulary and nobody noticed.

John Dixon

The New Covenant: Why the Old Law Pointed to Something Better

Mar 29, 2026

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13 min read

The New Covenant: Why the Old Law Pointed to Something Better

The Dispensationalist controversy over the nature of modern Israel during the war with Iran is red hot on social media and deserves a serious examination. OPINION

John Dixon

eschatology

Why the Church Matters (and Isn’t Just “Me and Jesus”)

Mar 28, 2026

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11 min read

Why the Church Matters (and Isn’t Just “Me and Jesus”)

Francis J. Hall’s Theological Outlines, Volume III: The Doctrine of the Church and of Last Things or Why Dispensationalism Was Never a First or Last Thing, But a Very Late Thing.

John Dixon