In the wake of General Convention, readers flocked to two items defending the Episcopal Church against critics in the mainstream media.

May brought the horrifying murders of the Rev. Dr. Mary-Marguerite Kohn and administrative assistant Brenda Brewington at St. Peter’s Church, Ellicott Mills in Ellicott City, Md. They were killed by Douglas Franklin Jones, a homeless man who often visited the church’s food pantry. Let us continue to remember the parish in our prayers.

January: The voluminous number of comments generated by Derek Olsen’s piece on the Non-negotiables. Derek said the Book of Common Prayer was non-negotiable. Commenter Josh

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We’ll be looking back at 2012 on Episcopal Cafe today, and to begin we’d like to ask you what were your favorite essays, items, meditations,