“They discuss the tough issues she faces after a decade of schism within the church, her plans to reach out to disillusioned Episcopalians, and her desire to create a bigger, broader church.”
Whether or not it chooses to replace its defaced Advent-themed billboard, St. Matthew’s has a potential winner on its hands. Perhaps they owe their vandal a word of thanks.
The post is being filled after its previous holder, George Pitcher, was released last summer for remarks critical of Rowan Williams.
The voters in question weren’t circumspect in their reasoning: if the Communion is indeed a family, certain members are acting like bratty siblings – irrationally and with too much independence – and must bridled.
Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge J. Mac Davis ordered the immediate return of the real and personal property of St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church in Elm Grove to its parishioners and the Diocese of Milwaukee. This order was issued at a hearing held Thursday, December 16 in Waukesha County Circuit Court.
There is something satisfying about the fact that the Church’s feast of St. Thomas happens on or near the winter solstice for us in the northern hemisphere…
The number of Christians worldwide has more than tripled in the last 100 years, but this is a number that appears to accompany the global population explosion.