
“I’m hoping she senses a deeper purpose for being at church.”
The U.S. Supreme Court receives thousands of petitions for certioriai each year, and hears only a small fraction of them. The nine justices regularly hold conferences to determine which cases merit further review, and a decision on the South Carolina petition is expected to come before the end of June. If the court chooses not to grant certiorari, no further appeals are possible.
Loren Mead, author of the Once and Future Church and founder of the Alban Institute has died at his home in Fall Church, VA. He was 88.
Former Episcopal priest Howard “Howdy” White has been extradited to North Carolina where he faces charges of child sex abuse involving two victims. Since those charges were made, two more victims have come forward.
“This is not a parable about the glory of God and all the uplifting sayings that energize a crowd… This parable is a warming.”
What does the pathway to ordination assume about the priesthood and about the church? The most notable thing about the pathway is that it assumes stability–both in the size of the parish and the role of the priest.
“There is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie.”
“God’s love reaches across all divides. We must all be brave—and bold, nurtured as we are by God’s grace.”
“Love one another as I have loved you,” he said. So, I am left to wonder how I might be a friend to the one who has betrayed me, how will I love even her? So far, I am not doing too well, but I am trying.