House of Bishops to work in Louisiana and Mississippi
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori outlines details of the House of Bishops September meeting in New Orleans.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori outlines details of the House of Bishops September meeting in New Orleans.
The Episcopal Church will launch a multifaith campaign on climate change. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will invite Christians, Jews and Muslims to commit to reducing the carbon footprint of churches, temples and mosques by 50 % by 2015.
July 8th is the midway point in the United Nations’ campaign to reduce extreme poverty in the world by 2015 through the Millennium Development Goals.
Deviancy! Immorality! Racism! If you read enough of the papers—not to mention the bloggers– this is what one might think the Episcopal Church stands for.
The example of Jesus, and the experience of mud season, remind me of a harsher truth: to be reborn, we first must die. The way to Jerusalem lies through mud. Dying, like mud, can take many forms, but every death, in the sense I mean, is a letting go. We let go of ambition, of pride, of ego.
Here are three names to remember: Genarlow Wilson, Stepha Henry, and Edith Isabel Rodriguez. Each of these names has been in the news recently. Each tells a different story but with a very familiar theme. I invite us to remember them now because each name will probably disappear soon as other stories emerge with other names.