Glimpses
October 31, 2008
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Each occasion
we glimpse them:
that turn of a head,
that smile,
the way she walked,
his sense of humor,
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Year: 2008
What Halloween means to me
October 31, 2008
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For many decades, few mainstream horror films failed to follow the old-testament formula. They enumerated reasons why victims deserved to die—promiscuity, drunkenness, whatever—showed us their deaths, and provided us with a hero free of sin who conquered the evil and lived on. (Not coincidentally, the villains typically have the ability to bend reality and are more or less immortal.)
Putting Resolution B033 behind us
October 30, 2008
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(Updated) There is general agreement among the Chicago Consultation and its allies that something has to be done to move the Episcopal Church out of the discriminatory shadow of Resolution B033, but the group is looking for input on how best to achieve that end. What are your thoughts?
The vocation of all saints
October 30, 2008
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Vocation is ultimately less about “what shall I do with my life” than it is about “how shall I respond to the relationship with God that I’m already in, perhaps without knowing it? The stirrings and restlessness that come with that experience of call are really already responses to God’s grace, active in us and in our world and relationships.
Holiness is in the Now
October 30, 2008
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The messages of the Prologue [to the Rule of St. Benedict] are clear: Life is very short. To get the most out of it, we must begin to attend to its spiritual dimensions without which life is only half lived. Holiness is in the Now but we go through life only half conscious of it, asleep or intent on being someplace other than where we are. We need to open our eyes and see things as they exist around us:
Bishop of Quincy announces sudden retirement
October 29, 2008
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The Rt. Rev. Keith Ackerman, Bishop of Quincy has announced his retirement to take effect November 1, 2008. That’s just three day notice. His diocese will vote on whether to leave the Episcopal Church on Saturday. A press release that leaves major questions unanswered follows.
How to spend a downturn
October 29, 2008
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From a blog at the intersection of anthropology and economics:
Zimbabwean bishop wins human rights prize
October 29, 2008
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An Anglican bishop from Zimbabwe has been named winner of a Swedish human rights prize for “having given voice to the fight against oppression.” Bishop Sebastian Bakare was also cited for his work to promote “freedom of speech and of opinion in a difficult political situation.”
Rowan Williams busts a move
October 29, 2008
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PASSERS-BY looked on in amazement as the Archbishop of Canterbury led hundreds of worshippers in song and dance in the streets of Plaistow. Dr Rowan Williams was joined by up to 300 people at a service at St Philip and St James Church to celebrate the centenary of The House of The Divine Compassion.
Bishop of Lewes: “God ultimately has allowed this crisis for good”
October 29, 2008
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But Eamonn Butler, director at the Adam Smith Institute, said many people who were not materialistic had lost their entire savings. “We should remember that it is people’s homes, savings and pensions that are under threat. Many people, who have not worshipped money or materialism, have seen their savings disappear and their lives made poorer.”
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