According to government archives, today is the 95th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the US constitution, allowing women the right to vote.
In a sermon punctuated by laughter, applause, and poignant silence, the Rt Revd Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop-elect of the Episcopal Church, fired up attendees at the 19th Annual Jonathan Daniels and Martyrs of Alabama Pilgrimage in Hayneville, AL, on August 15th.
In his letter, Hall says that the work he envisions for the cathedral will take dedicated leadership over the next decade or more. He is retiring now, he says, earlier than anticipated, rather than disrupt that effort midway through
A mission founded by a “legendary” Episcopal priest is profiled by local media in Utah, some seventy years after it began.
Clearly, even with a divine teacher, education is a two-way street. Jesus does the teaching, but we must do the learning. We are the children of God… not the robots of God. Jesus does not program us. He reveals the will of God. He embodies the love of God. And we have free will to reject or embrace these teachings.