The District of Columbia city council looks to legalize same-gender marriage this week. The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has noted how such a shift would create a realignment in the social services it provides in D.C. A Post letter writer says Mayor Fenty and city council the true American heroes
BBC Radio 4’s “Sunday” program has looked into the situation in the Ugandan Parliament with a bill promoting anti-gay measures and found more of the “deafening silence” within the Anglican Communion that has many asking for a voice of intercession or appeal.
Church of England clergy may see a reduction in their ranks of as many as 7,000 by the year 2013.
A local lawyer has challenged a homeless advocacy program near his office that he says has created a downtown neighborhood nuisance. But the dean of Christ Church Cathedral says the work will go forward.
Starting Advent 1, clergy of the Diocese of Massachusetts are being given leave by Bishop Thomas Shaw to solemnize same-gender marriages for eligible couples.
More homeless people are coming to our door in search of food, warm clothing and access to social services. A community of homeless people is forming under the beltway overpass, just a quarter of a mile down the road. We are clearly being called to some deeper discernment about how we can best and most responsibly provide the right kind of help to our near neighbors in need.
“Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light. . . .” The year begins with a bleak, eerie prayer, uttered in the darkness. The darkness terrifies us. It is no ordinary darkness.
Asked about Archbishop Donald Wuerl’s threat to pull the archdiocese out of the social service business, Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia said: “I’m Catholic, and I think it’s wrong. I don’t think you take your ball and go home.” Martin O’Malley of Maryland said: “I have a hard time believing that the nuns and priests who taught me about the Corporal Works of Mercy would agree that this is an appropriate response for the church.”
Andrew Brown of the Guardian rejects the arguments of church officials, American and English, who think they should keep silent about the anti-gay legislation currently before the Ugandan parliament.
There is a moral dimension to the energy choices we make, and, as conscientious individuals, we cannot ignore the impact our energy use has on the planet. Countless members of faith communities all over the world have begun to recognize their religious duty to care for God’s creation. We recognize that human civilization is polluting our environment, which is not ours but God’s creation.