The Archive
Day: November 2, 2010
Day of the Dead celebrated in old and new ways
Techno and traditional celebrations of the Day of the Dead can be found across the country from Trinity Wall Street in New York City to
Clergy abuse victims rally at Vatican
…participants stood up one by one to tell of lives devastated by the abuse they suffered as children, of the guilt and shame and solitude they suffered in the belief that they were alone. “It’s time to stop the stonewalling and denial, The pope … has to do something about this world crisis. It’s like a tsunami over the world, and he has got to do something.”
Mega church pastor “comes out” to help gay teens
The recent rash of suicides by gay youths who were tormented at school for their sexuality provided the impetus for Swilley’s public disclosure, the pastor told Atlanta news station WSB-TV. As a father…Think about your 16, 17-year-old killing themselves. I thought somebody needed to say something.”
Church leaders meet with President on eve of election
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and other church leaders met with President Obama on the eve of the election.
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
Expectations themselves are neutral things. They can be used to spur us to excellence or to inspire us to grow and discover who we are. But they can also be used to deny our self-worth or sense of belonging. When John the Baptizer refuses to be defined by the expectations of the priests and Levites, he is holding onto the identity he has as the voice crying out in the wilderness.
A crash course in Episcopal history
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Death is not fatal
In the busyness of life many have lost the ability to recognize the Presence in their midst and the awareness that they can converse with the risen Lord. This is the only part of the gospel you can truly make your own.