October 2, 2010 – Episcopal Cafe

Christian theocrats in Canada

October 2, 2010 2 Comments

Jim Naughton, our Editor in Chief here at Episcopal Café, was one of the first people to write about the actions of the Christian Theocrats

Saturday Collection 10/02/2010

October 2, 2010 1 Comment

Here are accounts of congregations bouncing back from adversity with new growth and expansion, cooking warm food to care for their neighbors who are caring for others, and a diocese that’s stepped up its efforts in Haiti having been working there faithfully for decades.

Clementi’s death a “call to action”

October 2, 2010 2 Comments

Integrity USA, the voice of advocacy for LGBT Christians in the Episcopal Church, has issued a “call to action” to the Episcopal Church following the suicide of Tyler Clementi at Rutgers this week. Clementi is the fourth young person in the month of September to have committed suicide because of bullying and teasing due to their sexuali

Marking St. Francis day by supporting the bereaved

October 2, 2010 4 Comments

The first two weekends in October have been traditionally the time when Episcopal parishes hold their annual “Blessing of the Animals” as a particular way of marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Generally that involves blessing people and their pets and praying for many happy years together. But what sort of support does the Church have for people who are grieving the loss of their animal companions?

Playing with fire: Black freedom struggle and the Great Cloud of Witnesses

October 2, 2010 3 Comments

Preaching on the difficult sayings of Jesus is like playing with fire. True, fire is quite useful. It warms us, cooks our food, and, for good or ill, liberates much of the energy that powers our civilization. Fire also cleanses, purifies, and refines. But fire is incredibly dangerous and destructive. If you play with fire, so the saying goes, you’re gonna get burned.

Practicing prayer

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Never have there been such extensive and such convincing evidences of the poverty and inadequacy of human means and agencies for furthering the welfare of humanity; never has there been such a widespread sense of the need of superhuman help; never have there been such challenges to Christians to undertake deeds requiring Divine cooperation; never has there been such a manifest desire to discover the secret of the hiding and of the releasing of God’s power. Interest in prayer is world-wide.

The Archive

Day: October 2, 2010