Sunday Social Hour
September 26, 2010
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Sometimes it’s interesting to see how comments on the Facebook page can take a different tack than comments here on the blog. But in other
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Year: 2010
A word about the Ft. Worth trademark infringement suit
September 26, 2010
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“So, the Diocese is going after a Federal ruling as to which is the ‘real’ diocese, and the Federal courts are pretty much bound by law to say the real Diocese is the one TEC says is the Diocese. The trademark complaint is a legal device aimed at getting this done.”
Emulate Lazarus
September 26, 2010
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A dreadful thing, in truth, is poverty, as all who have had experience of it know. For no words can express the trouble which they endure who live in poverty, without knowing the relief of true philosophy. And in the case of Lazarus, there was not only this evil, but bodily weakness superadded, and that in the highest degree
Pursuing the “un-rest cure”
September 26, 2010
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Now, let me say that my wife sought something different. She wanted peace and quiet, and to be closer to nature. She does enjoy sailing, but she enjoys more watching eagles fly over anchorages. We both got what we wanted. She got closer to nature. I got challenges. And before it was over, nature kicked my butt.
The threatened Quran burning in retrospect
September 25, 2010
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What lessons can we learn in the Episcopal Church and around the world as we reflect back on the way the media handled the story, the way the world reacted and the way such a relatively simple threat exposed tensions between American rights of Freedom of Speech and the sensibilities of other cultures and religions?
Churches “reeling” from financial shortfalls
September 25, 2010
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While there’s good news this week that the chance of a double dip recession seems to be decreasing, the news isn’t doing much to soften the worry that many congregations are feeling as they emerge from this summer and start planning their fall stewardship and pledge drives.
Don Armstrong remains a “priest in good standing” in CANA
September 25, 2010
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A spokesman for CANA reports that Don Armstrong remains a priest in good standing and that Martyn Minns will “soon be making a visit” to the St. George’s parish.
Rowan Williams: “No problem” with celibate gay bishops
September 25, 2010
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In an lengthy interview published in the Times this weekend, Rowan Williams reflects on his ministry as Archbishop of Canterbury, his sense of personal failure in failing to support Dr. Jeffrey Johns’ election to the bishopric, and that he believes gay celibate Christians can serve as bishops in the Church of England.
Dean Linder resigns
September 25, 2010
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The story of Dean Philip Linder’s inhibition by Bishop Waldo in Columbia South Carolina came to a close on Friday with the announcement that Dean
Exceptional humility
September 25, 2010
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St. Sergius of Radonej (1314-1392) is one of the most popular Russian saints. The monastery of the Holy Trinity founded by him, at present the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, is now the spiritual centre of Russia. The exceptional influence of the saint, which began during his life and never ceased, can be seen above all in the inner, spiritual life of the country, in its monastic life.
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