It is more important than ever that we know and share our tradition. The risen Christ is actually present in the telling of the Christian story. It is essential that we tell the story—not talk about the story, not give directives based on the story, not modify or abridge the story—but tell the story.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Anglican Church of Canada, quoted in the Anglican Journal says, “The decision by the diocese of Niagara to offer same-sex blessings as
Why, if God wants to reward the faithful with material possessions, are so many believers in foreclosure?
The statement is thoroughly considered, carefully crafted, finely nuanced–and, in the end, says very little and accomplishes even less. ~Robert Munday, Nashotah House
.. how [can] bishops and standing committees … be made aware of the particular needs of individual dioceses … how new communications technologies affect the consent process. We hope that out of our disappointment can come a deeper understanding of the ways in which we can all be accountable to one another as members of the body of Christ.
A report from Anglican-Information: Zimbabwe and Malawi are two different countries with the ecclesiastical commonality of the Church of the Province of Central African (C.P.C.A.).
What happened in my family’s garden is the same thing that is happening in the Episcopal Church right now. Those who have been buried deep, lacking sunshine and warmth and all the blessings of the Church community have, despite all those handicaps, flourished. For the first time, the Church has reached down deep and unearthed those people and welcomed them and celebrated them and said to them, “You are so beautiful.”
The extent to which Anne was venerated in the Middle Ages came as a surprise to me, as did the realization of that I had “always” known, namely that she is nonbiblical, completely legendary, and apocryphal.