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Day: September 30, 2008

More news on the death of Bishop Beetge

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[Bishop Beetge’s] death is a profound loss to our Diocese, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa the Anglican Communion and the wider church. He was for us a man with a deep spirituality who engaged compassionately with the issues of his day in Church, South African society and the world at large. His wisdom, wit, integrity and compassion will be sorely missed as our bishop, teacher, pastor and friend to so many.

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Baaa! Humbug.

September 30, 2008 2 Comments

Peter Akinola has delievered a speech criticizing western morals. Guess what issue he focuses on?

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Planning as holy conversation

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The Alban Institute’s topic of the week is planning in the congregational setting. Gill Rendle and Alice Mann write: Planning can be challenging in the

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Catholic Bishops on moral aspects of financial crisis

September 30, 2008 4 Comments

Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, urged the Bush Administration and Congress, September 26, to consider the moral aspects of the current financial crisis.

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Meanwhile in Pittsburgh

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October 4, the Diocese of Pittsburgh will take its final vote on whether members will follow their former bishop, Bob Duncan, to the Province of

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Archbishop Ian Ernest: work together in love

September 30, 2008 2 Comments

The proper path for The Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA) was to be “transforming agents” for Christ in the world. “Jesus needs us to be his hands to serve, his feet to visit, and voice to speak for Him. This is our task. But very often as a Church we fail at this task. We belong to the Community of suffering and service, of faith, hope and love which carries saving mission to all people.”

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Three-language man

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After various early attempts at a Latin translation of the Bible, in whole or in part, . . . the assignment of bridging the chasm between Latin and the biblical languages in a definitive version fell to Jerome—or, to give him his full proper name, Eusebius Hieronymus—at the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth century.

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