UPDATE at 9:20 p.m. CT: The Seventh-Day Adventists have voted not to allow women to be ordained. From the Washington Post: Although the vote at
Pope Francis, on his third day in Ecuador, spoke to his concerns on the environment, in particular on the fate of Equatorial Amazon, to an
How can we follow Peter’s example and pray in such a way that God can blow our minds?
Now what? The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Missioner for Creation Care, Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts reflects on the action of General Convention to divest from fossil fuels.
The resolution calls for provision to be made for same sex couples who wish to be married even if the bishop and diocese are opposed.
On 15 May 2015, the Baylor University Board of Regents quietly approved a new policy stating, “Baylor will be guided by the biblical understanding that human sexuality is a gift from God and that physical sexual intimacy is to be expressed in the context of marital fidelity. Thus, it is expected that Baylor students, faculty and staff will engage in behaviors consistent with this understanding of human sexuality.”
A group of nuns are seeking to sell their former convent, nestled on a hillside in southern California with gorgeous views, because the order is no longer big enough to maintain the expansive property. The actual deed though is held by the Diocese under Archbishop José Gomez. Their is a dispute over who has the legal power to sell the property and which of two buyers will be the actual buyer.
The first consultation took place in the U.K. at the Anglican Communion office in London in 2010 and the bishops have met yearly since then. Next year’s consultation is expected to take place in Ghana, a major point of slave export.
Mark 6: 14-29 Why does Mark interrupt his revelation of the divinity of Jesus to relate in detail the evil doings of the Herod clan?
Princess Charlotte, Reuters Reuters has video and a write-up on the ceremony, which took place in eastern England, where the family have a country home.