Year: 2018

Response filed in U.S. Supreme Court by The Episcopal Church in South Carolina

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.

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Two more victims in Howard White case

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.

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How about a shorter path to ordination?

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.

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Love and Friendship

“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.

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