Somewhat incredibly, some Books of Common Prayer survived the fire, as well as the brass cross behind the altar, the baptismal font, some vestments, and several smaller stained glass windows.
Washington National Cathedral announced the death of former Cathedral Provost Charles A. Perry, who served the Cathedral as chief pastor, administrator, and fundraiser from 1978 to 1990.
Hate campaigns are still running, teens are committing suicide, while state governments are still flip-flopping over LGBT marriage, and the fed’s are still hemming and hawing over LGBT don’t ask/don’t tell! In the face of this, we need–by who we are and what we do–to send the message: it is not alright for society to write off or abuse anyone, because it is not alright with God!
The chief mark of counterfeit holiness is its lack of humility. Every seeker after holiness needs to be on his guard, lest unconsciously what was begun in the spirit be perfected in the flesh, and pride creep in where its presence is least expected. Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, the other a publican.
Proposition 8 amounts to an unconstitutional codification of hostility toward loving relationships of gay men and lesbian women, yet does nothing at all to advance anyone’s religious liberty. Quite the contrary, religious freedom is diminished when government imposes the doctrines of some faith traditions on all.
A unique partnership of Episcopal/Anglican women’s groups is offering resources for work against gender violence.
After about three days, I could think clearly, and then for the next few days, I was able to just be – and to discern whether the direction shift in my life was the correct one to take. I did all of my serious thinking and prayer after each walk, but then was able to relax and breathe through the week.
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Alfred was loved by his father and mother, and even by all the people, above all his brothers, and was educated altogether at the court of the king. As he advanced through the years of infancy and youth, his form appeared more comely than that of his brothers; in look, in speech, and in manners he was more graceful than they. His noble nature implanted in him from his cradle a love of wisdom above all things;