We let the boys grieve in their own ways and gave them space to do so even while walking with them through our own sadness. We prayed; we talked; we acknowledged the pain and loss we were all feeling. This isn’t a magic formula; it’s not always neat and tidy. But just as God weeps when we weep and rejoices when we rejoice, we can do the same with our children.
by George Clifford My last contribution to the Daily Episcopalian, Beware the Ecclesial Fiscal Cliff for the data). If doing traditional liturgy better – whether
Here’s a topic for a Sunday night: who are your favorite fictional Episcopalians? The question came to me recently when I was reading The Darkest
Adam Smith’s general cynicism about the tendency of any group of business people, when meeting together, to create a cartel and ensure maximum profitability, has been shown to be justified, both in its own terms and as a general reflection (which he understood well) of the susceptibility of human-made systems to human failings.
Dean Gary Hall of Washington National Cathedral, a founding steering committee member of the Chicago Consultation, appeared on CNN to discuss the cathedral’s decision to bless same-sex relationships and perform civil marriages for gay and lesbian couples.
General business corporations do not, separate and apart from the actions or belief systems of their individual owners or employees, exercise religion. They do not pray, worship, observe sacraments or take other religiously-motivated actions separate and apart from the intention and direction of their individual actors. Religious exercise is, by its nature, one of those “purely personal” matters… which is not the province of a general business corporation.
Psalm 146, 147 (Morning) Psalm 111, 112, 113 (Evening) Isaiah 40:1-11 Hebrews 1:1-12 John 1:1-7, 19-20, 29-34 Today’s readings speak to the eternal nature of
“When the Church of England allowed civil partnerships in 2005, they said that ‘The House of Bishops does not regard entering into a civil partnership as intrinsically incompatible with holy orders, provided the person concerned is willing to give assurances to his or her bishop that the relationship is consistent with the standards for the clergy set out in Issues in Human Sexuality.’ Now, with allowing candidates for episcopacy to do the same, to whom should they give assurances?” – Global South Primates Steering Committee
Rita Nakashima Brock’s work with moral injuries is featured in the