For those disaffected by recent decisions to bless the unions of gays and lesbians, Bishop Clarke will formally present the scheme for alternative oversight to diocesan council in January.
His bishop writes, “I tried often and unsuccessfully to get Monsignor to agree to an assisted living facility in his last few years of life and he successfully withstood me. He found security, comfort and continued meaning for his priestly life…”
Americans believe the messages propounded from churches may just be exacerbating the issue of suicides among gay and lesbian youth.
One of the lovely things about social media is being able to see things shared. As we become more and more connected through Facebook and Twitter and other social media services, we’re apt to discover things we might not otherwise have: from a community forming to remember the VTS Chapel, to creativity in friends we didn’t know about, to new tools that make the abundance of information easier to browse and share.
News reports from Zimbabwe indicate that two Anglican bishops might be targets for assassination.
A profile on recent innovations in congregational development shows how consultants to declining churches are having to ask necessary but often heartbreaking questions.
These are the stages to freedom from self-centeredness,
to humility,
the centerpiece of the true life.