Year: 2007

Tobias Haller on True Union

Tobias Haller is in the midst of a writing an intellectually rigorous, yet stylistically accesible defense of same-sex relationships. It’s must reading for anyone who argues on behalf of the full sacramental inclusion of gays and lesbians in the life of the Church. Parts one through six are available here.

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Loyalists in Network dioceses seek assistance

Loyalist Episcopalians in dioceses affiliated with the Anglican Communion Network feel isolated and lack access to important information to help them plan for their future, said Bonnie Anderson, president of the House of Deputies, during brief introductory remarks to Executive Council, Oct. 26 in Dearborn, Michigan. Many of the questions relate to how these persons will remain connected if their dioceses realize plans to disaffiliate from The Episcopal Church.

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Provoked

Provoke Radio is a new venture inspired by Catholic teaching on social justice. It’s just getting off the ground, or, rather, on the air, but

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To be staggered, to be stunned

I don’t even know her. I must admit I have seen her around, she may even have come to our dinners for the homeless on occasion, but I don’t know her. Our chance encounter this morning changes all of that though. I know she is 25 years old, I know she is thinner than she should be, I know she is an addict, and there isn’t much doubt she is mentally ill.

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Guide me to my soul’s need

Lord God almighty, I pray you for your great mercy, and by the token of the holy rood, guide me to your will, to my soul’s need, better than I can myself; and shield me against my foes, seen and unseen;

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A broken process or one that worked?

Following the release of the Joint Standing Committee’s report to the Archbishop of Canterbury on the subject of the American church’s response to the Dar Es Salaam communiqué, there are have been charges that the report should ignored because the process by which it was written was flawed. Andrew Goddard, in a piece on the Anglican Fulcrum site looks closely at this question and describes in detail the process by which the report came to be

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New Orleans ready to reach out to California

People of the region are ready to do whatever is needed to help the folks of Southern California get back on their feet after the wildfires. The Diocese of Louisiana’s offices are getting calls asking when folks are preparing to leave for California.

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