Anglo-Catholic writer and journalist, Auburn Faber Traycik, has died at the age of 64 in Richmond, Virginia.

She had been suffering for several years with Parkinson's Disease and had moved from Washington, DC, where she has lived near the Hill to Richmond, VA, three months ago. Her apartment overlooked St. Alban's, where she became a member of St. Alban's Anglican Catholic Parish in Richmond, Virginia.

The Rev. Canon Charles H. Nalls, canon lawyer, and her priest, said he had not seen Auburn Sunday or for Mass (she never missed an Ascension Day in my memory), and directed security to enter the apartment. "I was called back at 10 p.m. and went over to Imperial Plaza to provide identification. Sadly, Auburn was found dead in the apartment."

Nalls said she was a great warrior for traditional Anglicanism during her years as editor of The Christian Challenge magazine. "She sacrificed her livelihood, fortune and life for the cause of Anglican orthodoxy. We were side-by-side in many a cause on behalf of traditional parishes and their clergy-reporter and lawyer. Many people don't know that she was a highly-qualified paralegal who was immensely helpful in the various bits of church property litigation we endured in years past.

"She also was a dear friend of mine and my family for more than 20 years, and we spent many of our holiday dinners together even after we moved to Richmond. I am so very glad that her last months were spent at St. Alban's, and that she attained a measure of peace here," wrote Nalls.

Long-time friend and colleague, Robert England wrote, "I worked with Auburn for many years as a correspondent for The Christian Challenge, beginning in the mid-90s when she was a member of Ascension & St. Agnes, where I was also a member. She was an outstanding journalist and editor and a led an exemplary life as a devout Christian. She also had a great sense of humor and did not let the advance of revisionist forces within the Episcopal Church and the West in general discourage her in her faith, devotion and witness.

"Auburn was a strong voice for traditional Anglo-Catholicism and was loved throughout the world by Anglo-Catholics, both clergy and laity. She was a steadfast defender of traditional liturgy as expressed in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. She was a principled opponent of women's ordination and the Episcopal Church's embrace and celebration of homosexuality.

"We traveled to Canterbury together to attend Lambeth in 1998 to cover the international conference for The Christian Challenge. It was a joy to be there as we witnessed a major setback for the revisionists. The bishops from Africa and Asia dealt a major blow to revisionist campaign by passing a resolution affirming the church's historical teaching on sexuality and marriage.

"Auburn gave in-depth coverage in the pages of The Christian Challenge to the struggle of Christ Church in Accokeek, Maryland, with the imperious former Diocese of Washington Bishop Jane Dixon who worked ruthlessly to eradicate the traditional Christian witness at the parish. Auburn also devoted many pages in the Christian Challenge earlier in 1996, when Dixon, despite promises she made when she became a bishop, imposed forced visitations at three Anglo-Catholic parishes: Ascension & St. Agnes and St Paul's K Street in Washington and St. Luke's in Bladensburg, Maryland

"She maintained her sunny disposition throughout her struggles with Parkinson's since that affliction manifest itself in her life many years ago. I'm sure she has been warmly welcomed to her heavenly reward as "a good and faithful servant" by Our Lord and Savior."

All who knew her will miss her unique witness and presence within the Anglo-Catholic community. She had continued the legacy of her mom, the "Dragon Lady", Dorothy Faber in her leadership of The Christian Challenge.

Church of England Commissioner and priest, the Rev. Stephen Trott, said she will be remembered with great affection. "As editor of The Christian Challenge Auburn charted the history of the Episcopal Church's transformation into a very different denomination, from which so many conservative members found themselves increasingly alienated and ultimately, in many instances, dispossessed of their spiritual patrimony. She provided extensive news and information about what was happening in an age long before social media, and perhaps knew better than anyone the many networks which sprang up to continue orthodox Christianity in place of ECUSA. She researched everything in great depth and made many contacts in the USA and around the Anglican Communion, which bore fruit in accurate and incisive journalism, greatly influencing many church leaders in the course of several Lambeth Conferences. She understood the arcane and Byzantine nuances of the Church of England better than anyone. She was also, and more important, a deeply devout Christian, a courageous witness to the gospel and a generous and good friend. May her memory be eternal."

As a fellow Anglican scribbler, she was, without question, the most knowledgeable writer on the Continuing Anglican Church movement that broke away from The Episcopal Church in 1977, and studiously followed their peregrinations across the country over several decades. It was no small task.

We journeyed together through many conferences, most notably the Lambeth Conference of 1998. She was a superb writer coming from an Anglo-Catholic position. The Christian Challenge was her life's work and she dedicated herself to the cause of Christ in journalism. She will be sorely missed.

Auburn Faber Traycik would have celebrated her 65th birthday on July 20, 2017.

A requiem service has been set for Saturday June 3, 11am at St. Alban's Anglican Catholic Church, 4006 Hermitage Rd, Richmond, VA 23227.Questions please e-mail stalbansrector@outlook.com