2015 – Page 173 – Episcopal Cafe

Photo of candles and a "Je Suis Charlie" banner arrange as a memorial

Updated: Reactions to Charlie Hebdo and the terrorist attack

January 12, 2015 15 Comments

Brother Karekin M Yarian, BSG, an Episcopal friar in San Francisco, has written a Facebook post on his complex feelings about Charlie Hebdo and the public response to the terrorist attacks in France.

His Facebook blog, written under the name PunkMonk, expresses sympathy for the victims of these attacks, but simultaneously explains why he can’t identify with the solidarity message of “Je suis Charlie”.

Speaking to the Soul: No Comparison

January 12, 2015 1 Comment

Week of Epiphany 1, Year One [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the

Executive Council cuts “asking” for 2016-18 budget

January 11, 2015 No Comments

The Executive Council approved a draft budget and its Blue Book Report for presentation to General Convention. Episcopal News Service writes: The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council Jan.

Vicar of Dibley to be made a bishop?

January 11, 2015 9 Comments

From British website Metro.co.uk The one-off special, which has been filmed this weekend in central London locations and is named The Bishop of Dibley, will

The Magazine: Solitude and Encounter

January 11, 2015 No Comments

by Sarah Brock Making choices is one of those inevitable bits of living life. We make them every day. Little decisions that are so insignificant

Clergy housing tax exemption upheld…for now

January 11, 2015 4 Comments

Earlier this week, A Federal Appeals Court in Chicago dismissed a case brought by the Freedom From Religion Foundation challenging the tax exemption for clergy

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January 11, 2015 4 Comments

The Episcopal Café is an independent voice, reporting and reflecting on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. The Café aims to tell the story

The Magazine: American Medicine: A Call for Healing

January 11, 2015 3 Comments

By Dr. Peter N. Purcell I believe that American Medicine is suffering from a soul-sickness that is interfering with its ability to perform its mission

Speaking to the Soul: Nothing Lasts Forever

January 11, 2015 1 Comment

Psalm 146, 147 (Morning) Psalm 111, 112, 113 (Evening) Isaiah 40:1-11 Heb. 1:1-12 John 1:1-7,19-20,29-34 Just this week, I was remarking to one of my

Ducks vs Bucks: who will win?

January 10, 2015 3 Comments

The national college football championship between the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes offers an opportunity to the Bishops of Oregon and Ohio to challenge each other to a win-win scenario competing in donations to Episcopal Relief and Development.

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Year: 2015