Day: October 12, 2007

Election in Nevada

Dan Edwards has been elected the Bishop of Nevada on the second ballot today. The vote tally and candidate information is found on the Diocese

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Church Times reports on recent CAPA meeting

The Church Times has excellent coverage and commentary on the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) meeting held last week. The commentary in particular discusses the way that the assembly worked its way through the construction of the communique, trying to adapt what, according the article, was drafted by “a western pen”, primarily that of Bishop Martyn Minns.

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“Kids are not expendable” says Rowan Williams

The Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS) has the text of an address by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Kids Company Conference taking place in Britain. In his remarks Willams asks “are we a society where people are prepared to advocate for those who don’t have voices of their own?”

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Marriage and Health

The Church Times reports on an analysis of demographic statistics in the United Kingdom. The surprising news is that even as cohabitation is on the

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Preparing for death

My mother regularly tells me she is ready to die. She says, “Ninety-seven is too old to live when physically you don’t feel like doing anything! I know I could stop eating but I enjoy my food too much. Maybe I could stop being curious about my family and friends?” But that’s just not who I am.”

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Liturgical angels

The range and variety of intermediary functions of the deacon have been emphasized in recent studies of diakonia. Ormonde Plater, for example, notes that in the liturgy the deacon “embodies two symbols, servant and angel” and recalls from the New Testament the image of the four living creatures guarding the altar of heavenly liturgy, as seen in Revelation 4.

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