The Archive

Year: 2013

Episcopal again

July 3, 2013 5 Comments

Chris Caskey, in The Union Democrat, reports that Sonora California’s historic “Red Church” is now once again an Episcopal Church:

Samuel and the Supreme Court

July 3, 2013 No Comments

Wednesday, July 3, 2013 — Week of Proper 8, Year One [Go to

The woman behind TextWeek

July 2, 2013 1 Comment

Each week as we look at the lessons for Sunday, many of us turn first to the website Here is the story of Jenee Woodard,

How do you know when it is time to close a church

July 2, 2013 16 Comments

In The Christian Century, the Rev. Carol Howard Merritt writes about “Zombie Churches”

Contraception coverage and the Affordable Care Act: the latest

July 2, 2013 2 Comments

Mark Silk is paying close attention to every twist and turn in the legal arguments surrounding contraception coverage and the Affordable Care Act so you

Hyatt and employees agree on contract

July 2, 2013 No Comments

has been active in urging resolution and

Assets protected from abuse lawsuits by Cardinal Dolan

July 2, 2013 6 Comments

Abuse victims and church members hoped that Cardinal Timothy Dolan would be the new face of a more compassionate church but the New York Times

A view from the cross

July 2, 2013 No Comments

Christ crucified is the “Big Bang” of God’s grace. The reverberations carry down the centuries to generations yet unborn.

In honor of the fallen firefighters

July 1, 2013 No Comments

Yesterday, 19 firefighters were killed fighting a forest fire in Yarnell, Arizona. In their honor, a prayer, and some words from Young Men and Fire

Time magazine explores the Moral Monday protests

July 1, 2013 2 Comments

Elizabeth Dias of Time is the latest to explore the Moral Monday protests by progressive religious leaders in North Carolina, which is vying with several