A report noting the end of the Vatican’s years-long takeover described a collaborative relationship and conversations “marked by a spirit of prayer, love for the church, mutual respect, and cooperation.”
You deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham. But your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.
The South Carolina Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear the appeal of the Episcopal Diocese in South Carolina, the faithful diocese. This is the second heartening piece of news for the diocese. Two weeks ago the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals remanded a case to the U.S. District Court in Charleston; the district judge had refused to hear that case brought by the faithful diocese until the state case ran its course.
Ahead of General Convention this summer in Salt Lake City, a newly formed group within the Episcopal Church, The Episcopal Committee for Justice in Israel and
Eternal life – an existence in the present moment that encompasses all the moments that have ever been, a breathing in and breathing out with Christ – this is what it means to abide in him. This is what we are about, what we are meant for.