August 26, 2009 – Episcopal Cafe

Should you care who will care for your pets after the Rapture?

August 26, 2009 1 Comment

It all depends on where you are headed. Until now.

Is the future of the church in disorganized religion?

August 26, 2009 4 Comments

Back in the first century, the Christian church was organic, communal and mostly free of ritual—and it needs to become so again—as does every organization, public or private, large or small.

Edward M. Kennedy, RIP

August 26, 2009 No Comments

The separation of church and state can sometimes be frustrating for women and men of religious faith. They may be tempted to misuse government in order to impose a value which they cannot persuade others to accept. But once we succumb to that temptation, we step onto a slippery slope where everyone’s freedom is at risk. — Ted Kennedy, 1983

Fissures show in the land of ACNA

August 26, 2009 7 Comments

This consecration fulfills the vision of the Episcopal Synod of America, formed in 1989 here in Fort Worth, to create a non-geographic diocese or province for congregations upholding the faith and practice of the historic catholic church, including the tradition of an all-male priesthood.

Bishops disagree on release of Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi

August 26, 2009 3 Comments

“I have great difficulty with this decision,” the Bishop added. “‘This is a man that according to the courts was found guilty of masterminding a horrendous crime. He was given a life sentence with a minimum of 27 years. He should have had to abide by that sentence and to abridge that does not

seems to have been a just thing to have done.”

Health care reform as Christian imperative

August 26, 2009 2 Comments

Dear Congressman Wilson: I am writing to you as a constituent and the pastor of a church in your district. I am also writing you as a father and husband, and the son of aging parents. With these responsibilities in mind, I beg you to do all in your power to pass substantive health care reform. Please don’t listen to the hysterical voices that try to sidetrack us from this crucial debate.

Throwing the game

August 26, 2009 No Comments

When we live our lives competitively, it is easy to carry that worldview across to our faith. If salvation is a competition, some must win and others must lose. If God loves the winners, then we must hide our sins deep rather than bringing them to the surface in repentance.

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