Incidental Details
July 14, 2017
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One thing about siblings, they sometimes know more than you do about your motivations.
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Month: July 2017
A historic first: Iranian Guli Francis-Dehqani named Bishop of Loughborough
July 13, 2017
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“I have a sense of what it is to be on the margins, and the work it takes to find a sense of belonging.” -Revd Canon Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, just appointed the first woman C of E bishop from a ethnic minority.
Popping Collars – The Wholly Ghost
July 13, 2017
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We talk about the new film A GHOST STORY. It’s an exploration of grief, death, and the measure of a human life.
“Pray for rain”: Anglicans evacuated, responding to British Columbia wildfires
July 13, 2017
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Wildfires in British Columbia threaten thousands of Canadians and there’s no sign of relief coming – wind, and no rain. Anglicans evacuate and respond.
We Are Immortal
July 13, 2017
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Our rabbi eating that broiled fish with his disciples – it means that we, ourselves, are immortal beings. Imagine that! Death has no power over us.
Headline: “Victims say power structure at St. Paul’s fostered decades of sexual abuse”
July 12, 2017
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Good students never questioned authority because they knew their success depended on a strict compliance with and respect for an institution, which had graduated some of the most prominent financial and political leaders in the nation. The rules were clear to several former St. Paul’s students who were sexually assaulted during their time on campus, they said.
American civil religion and the flag
July 12, 2017
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Regular Café contributor Rosalind Hughes looks at American rituals around the national flag and their Christian parallels in a piece posted at Religious Dispatches
God’s Dream of Blessing
July 12, 2017
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What would happen if we all determined each day to try to be a blessing to just one person we encountered that day?
New Hampshire Episcopal school in the news again over sexual assault allegations
July 11, 2017
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Police first learned about the relationship map in late September 2016 after receiving a call from a concerned parent who reported her 14-year-old daughter may have been sexually assaulted during the 2015-16 school year, records show. The girl’s mother said St. Paul’s Dean of Students Aaron Marsh told her about the school’s internal investigation into the map, which included her daughter’s name.
Church of England votes for “casual Sundays”
July 11, 2017
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One commenter worried that this could lead to clergy being color-coordinated with the bridesmaids.
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