Open letter to Latino Episcopalians in Arizona
April 23, 2010
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Bishop Kirk Smith writes to the Spanish-speaking Episcopalians of Arizona.
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Diocese of Vermont wins environmental award
April 23, 2010
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The Diocese of Vermont’s Earth Stewards Committee accepted an Environmental Merit Award from the New England Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at a ceremony at Boston’s Faneuil Hall on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22.
Arizona religious leaders protest immigration bill
April 23, 2010
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Several religious groups have urged Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the controversial immigration-enforcement bill recently passed by the Arizona legislature. Under the leadership of the
Thus spake the Global South
April 23, 2010
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Updated with commentary. Their closing document is rather toothless and says nothing that we have not already heard. While there were hints this week that the current crop of Primates in the Global South see a bigger picture, on the whole, we are still a very bad church and should be treated accordingly.
The bishop of Georgia consents and why
April 23, 2010
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The Rt. Rev. Scott A. Benhase, Bishop of Georgia wrote to his diocese concerning his decision to consent to the election of the The Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool as Bishop Suffragan of Los Angeles. Here is what he said:
The warrior saint
April 23, 2010
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Of the true history of St. George very little is known. when we turn to the few accurate and early accounts which have come down to us, we find that there are two claimants to the title. According to the generally accepted version, St. George was born at Lydda about the year 270 A.D., and was martyred at Nicomedia in 303.
Beating the bounds
April 23, 2010
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There is an old ritual called “beating the bounds” where the members of a parish go out and mark the boundaries of a parish in a city or village. The idea is not just territorial, but pastoral. When the community “beats the bounds” they are saying that they are in some way responsible to God for the people inside those boundaries. Every now and then, God shows us just what that means.
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