Pope Francis continues to clean house
July 18, 2015
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Pope Francis continues to follow the high standard he has set for his fellow bishops by accepting the resignations of two further prelates.
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Year: 2015
VTS graduate to join the Community of St Anselm at Lambeth Palace
July 18, 2015
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The Community of St. Anselm is an initiative of the Archbishop of Canterbury inviting young people from all over the world to join a monastic community for one year at Lambeth Palace.
Churches in the three dioceses of Virginia to remember Jonathan Myrick Daniels – an American Civil Rights Martyr
July 18, 2015
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Fifty years ago this August 20, Daniels, a young Episcopal seminarian, was murdered in Hayneville, Ala., while participating in the civil rights movement. The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia will remember and reflect on this remarkable man on Sunday, August 16 — the Sunday nearest the anniversary of his death.
Interviewing the retiring Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer
July 18, 2015
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A little known office in the Episcopal Church is the Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer. The most recent Custodian, the 8th Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer, the Revd Canon Gregory M Howe, has recently retired from his position.
Speaking to the Soul: Learning from history
July 18, 2015
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Eventually he would write a book, A Brief Description of the Destruction of the Indies, describing the activities and tortures the natives had experienced at the hands of the Spanish. He wanted to create towns where natives and Spaniards could live side-by-side and with equality for both as a form of reparation.
Ideology, mental illness, or society? Deciding who to blame in a culture of violence.
July 17, 2015
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After a tragedy such as yesterday’s mass shooting in Chattanooga, or any of the others that frequent the news, our first impulse is to assign blame but the process is an inexact science.
Controversy in Church of England over plan to prepare leaders and grow churches
July 17, 2015
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Archbishop Welby wants to stem the coming tidal wave of decline in the Church of England while, at the same, prepare Bishops and senior clerics for leading church institutions. His approach has created controversy.
Faith Reels: ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’ … tough and tender
July 17, 2015
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Amidst all of the big box office draws this summer comes a lovely little movie about the heart and soul of the human condition…love.
Disaster, mercy, and friendship
July 17, 2015
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A look at some of the friendships that were forged in the aftermath of disaster ten years after Hurricane Katrina.
Editorial: Where is the generosity in leadership we need?
July 17, 2015
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But while the convention was charging us to go in one way, there were signs that we have serious signs of dislocation that threaten to keep us stuck in spiral of institutional struggle and scarcity thinking.
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