Day: October 5, 2007

Rowan Williams speaks out on Iraq

The BBC is reporting the Archbishop of Canterbury’s critique of humanitarian and security situation in Iraq. His words are in response to his trip to Syria where he had the opportunity to meet with a number of Iraqi refugees and to hear their stories and first-hand reports of life in that country.

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Canterbury Press to publish Bishop Robinson’s book

Canterbury Press, an English publisher, has bought the memoir of Bishop Gene Robinson from US Episcopal publisher Morehouse. The book, In the Eye of the Storm, will be published in April 2008 and recounts Bishop Robinson’s faith journey and shares his reflections on the current church situation.

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Abp. Barry Morgan on New Orleans: the inside story

The Archbishop of Wales, a member of the Joint Standing Committee whose membership recently met with the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops, shares his thoughts about what happened in New Orleans and of the findings of the JSC in their report.

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Fixating on poverty

DAY ONE of the meeting of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA). The council focused on the continent’s problems – poverty, disease and injustice. The topic of homosexuality was avoided.

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Retreat!

For those of you who have never been to a youth conference of the Episcopal variety, here is a snapshot of what you might do if you were a youth participant: lots of genuinely good live and interactive music, small group discussions and games, meeting new people, eating ridiculously, staying up late and being silly, going to workshops on anything from swing dance to sexuality to stargazing, some sort of outdoorsy hiking experience, …

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Preach to every creature

Francis led a life of exceedingly great joy and a life of constant praise of God, a life of blessedness in the midst of the fecund goodness of God’s creation, celebrated most forthrightly by his “Canticle of the Creatures.”

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