2018 – Page 18 – Episcopal Cafe

No Need to Rush

October 31, 2018 No Comments

“I am convinced that God cares far less about any particular position I hold than she does about the way I engage the people around me.”

Silence is God’s first language: Rest in peace, Thomas Keating

October 31, 2018 2 Comments

The Reverend Thomas Keating, the Catholic priest who spent years working on the devotion of centering prayer, has died at the age of 95 in the monastery where he once served as abbot.

Episcopal Service Corps set to join Faith Formation Department

October 30, 2018 No Comments

In the Episcopal Church’s statement about this transition, Episcopal Service Corps board president Jason Sierra spoke of looking toward new ways of ministry, saying, “At our recent gathering, the board, program directors, and various stakeholders discerned that the resources, expertise, and network of the Episcopal Church’s Faith Formation Department, working in an innovative partnership with our program directors, will help unleash new visions and possibilities for ministry with young adults.”

Outbursts

October 30, 2018 No Comments

“My almost 4-year-old has fierce emotions. It comes with the age and all the feelings that are welling up in her. It comes with not being able to adequately express what she’s feeling and what she wants. Like many young children she can go from joyful to the-world-is-ending in a matter of seconds.”

No bishop provisional vote at Diocese of Virginia convention this weekend

October 29, 2018 12 Comments

“Our hope was that we would be able to present a name to the Convention for election. We interviewed some outstanding candidates, but those bishops have concluded, through their own discernment processes, that they could not come to Virginia at this time.” – Diocese of Virginia Standing Committee president

Killers, hate crimes, and unholy guidance

October 29, 2018 1 Comment

“I don’t think it is enough to talk about hate crimes. These are higher crimes, somehow more deeply embedded in the social fabric.”

Who is the Strong Man?

October 29, 2018 2 Comments

“Jesus was a rebel. That is that lens through which much modern theology has been based, especially the Liberation Theology that came out of Central America, and geo-political theology which situates the Gospels in their own time and society. “

Violence and the Way of Love

October 28, 2018 No Comments

There has never been a greater need for Jesus and his love. We see it all around us. We can see the hatred, mistrust, and divisions. We can feel the fear.