From Religion News Service: Nearly 10 years after the blockbuster success of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” which earned $611.9 million worldwide, studios
All of which is to say there are times when it is important to become the stranger. It’s important to disrobe. Casting off the clothing of profession, social class, and family we can throw ourselves into the vast powerful river of humanity. Christ is out there disguised as the unknown one, back pack resting on his lap, shopping bag clenched between her knees.
if we are looking to “Wikify the church”–to try to find a way to collectively use our intelligence to show the need of a relationship with God through community, in our modern society–I believe it will take investing at least better than 1% of its population in the notion that as heirs of grace through Jesus Christ, we are already account holders and editors in its future.
Bishop of Nevada Dan Edwards has written a Pastoral Letter on the Sparks Middle School shooting on his “Bishop Dan’s Blog“. Here is an excerpt:
The Arizona Star reports on the state of Arizona’s legal battle over community colleges that offer lower in-state tuition to students who qualify for the
Episcopal Relief & Development’s US Disaster Program equips Episcopal dioceses in the United States to prepare for local disasters, mitigate their impact and help the vulnerable make a full and sustained recovery.
We should add the story of the Sparks Middle School shooting to the verses in today’s first reading. The passage from Lamentations describes Jerusalem after its destruction, and after the deportation of most of its citizens to Babylon. It is full of signs that the future of these people is bleak.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby sent a video greeting to the Second Global Anglican Future (GAFCON) Conference, which is taking place in Nairobi. The transcript
As New Jersey’s marriage equality law goes into effect, clergy officiated at weddings just after midnight. One priest is the Rev. Thomas Pivinski, a retired
The Most Rev Justin Welby will perform the christening at the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace on Wednesday … the archbishop said he hoped people would not view baptism as only for a future king or “special people”.