O God, Send Me a Sign!
June 4, 2007
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Who thinks up those goofy, pun-laden slogans seen on church marquees and sign boards, anyway? Are phrases like “seven days without prayer makes one weak”
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Year: 2007
Theologian John Macquarrie dies at 87.
June 4, 2007
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The Rev. Dr. John Macquarrie, Episcopal priest and theologian, died May 28th from stomach cancer, according to an obituary published in today’s New York Times.
Our countercultural Prayer Book
June 4, 2007
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The 1979 American Book of Common Prayer offers us a vision—one of many possible visions—of what the Christian life can look like. It’s a vision of a life lived in liturgical time, grounded daily by adaptations of monastic hours of prayer at morning, noon, evening, and night, punctuated by Eucharists on Sundays and Holy Days, of the great transitions—entrance into the church,
“Unchurched” is not a swear word
June 3, 2007
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I am offering a word of humility for the Church: as we talk with those of other religions, and as we talk about those whom we think lack religious faith, let us remember that we might learn just as much from them as we can impart.
Remembering Bishop Jim Kelsey
June 3, 2007
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Bishop James Kelsey of the Diocese of Northern Michigan was killed in a road accident on Sunday. He was a dynamic bishop, and we will miss him. Please drop into the Café to read about his ministry, and leave a reminiscence.
Boys gone mild
June 3, 2007
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The child-rearing world is profoundly ambivalent about male aggression. Should it be suppressed, cultivated, channeled? Which of these? Read Walter Kirn’s insightful essay. Then discuss.
Sex, meaning, consequences
June 3, 2007
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Come Sunday, and one’s thoughts turn to sex, at least if one has been reading The New York Times. “Lately,” writes Randy Kennedy, “it seems that a slight virginal breeze has been blowing through the worlds of publishing, theater and Hollywood.”
Criticizing Conspicuous Clerical Consumption
June 3, 2007
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When Hollingsworth was elected an Episcopal bishop in 2003, he, his wife and four children were offered housing by the diocese. Hollingsworth chose instead to buy a $1.66 million home with seven bedrooms, seven full and two partial bathrooms and five fireplaces across from a park in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The bishop bought the house with what he would only describe as his “personal resources.”
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