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For the sake of the oppressed, move ahead

March 19, 2009 4 Comments

There is another way to be Church, to stand as some sort of beacon or model that flatly contradicts the oppressiveness of the Nigerian Church to its minorities and those who would copy its stance. There has to be a real, material, alternative: a way forward that gives a different vision. The Church clearly most able to do this is The Episcopal Church, closely followed by the Anglican Church of Canada.

The essential Joseph

March 19, 2009 No Comments

We know little of Joseph. There were dramatic moments in his life, of course: Bethlehem, the flight into Egypt, the temple episode, but my feeling at least is that for the essential Joseph, the body and substance of his life was in the ordinary, simple, working, family life in Nazareth. The child and his mother depended on him for food, a home, love, basic education, a place in the social fabric of their village.

Fear Not: bishops issue pastoral letter on the economy

March 18, 2009 2 Comments

In a time of anxiety and fear the Holy Spirit invites us to hope. Anxiety, when voiced in community can be heard, blessed and transformed into energy and hope, but if ignored, swallowed or hidden, fear and anxiety can be corrosive and lead to despair

American Friends of the Episcopal Church of Sudan

March 18, 2009 No Comments

Introducing American Friends of the Episcopal Church of Sudan (AFRECS). It’s been around since 2005. AFRECS’s goals are to:

Trinity Wall Street announces grant recipients

March 18, 2009 3 Comments

Trinity Wall Street reports $2 million in grants in 2008 going to Anglican Communion partners in the provinces of Uganda, Kenya, Central Africa and Sudan, among others.

March Madness Gladness reminder

March 18, 2009 5 Comments

(Updated: the Associated Press included an item about March Gladness at the bottom of its weekly round-up of religion briefs.) Episcopal Cafe is supporting March

In San Diego exodus over: Episcopalians of St. John’s can return

March 18, 2009 No Comments

On Wednesday, March 11, the California Supreme Court dismissed the petition for review that had been filed by the former members of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Fallbrook. “I am overjoyed with this result which will finally allow the Episcopalians of St. John’s to return to their church,” said Bishop Mathes.

Bishops Blogging, March 17 House of Bishops

March 18, 2009 3 Comments

Bishop Dan Edwards, Nevada, post VI (Monday night): …Tomorrow we will be discussing whether to consent to the consecration of the Bishop Elect of Northern

Sources: US to sign UN gay rights declaration

March 18, 2009 No Comments

U.S. officials have notified the declaration’s French sponsors that the administration wants to be added as a supporter. One official added that the United States was concerned about “violence and human rights abuses against gay, lesbian, transsexual and bisexual individuals” and was also “troubled by the criminalization of sexual orientation in many countries.”

On receiving communion

March 18, 2009 1 Comment

After [the Lord’s Prayer] the Priest says, “Holy things to holy men.” Holy are the gifts presented, having received the visitation of the Holy Ghost; holy are ye also, having been deemed worthy of the Holy Ghost; the holy things therefore correspond to the holy persons.

The Archive

For the sake of the oppressed, move ahead

The essential Joseph

Fear Not: bishops issue pastoral letter on the economy

American Friends of the Episcopal Church of Sudan

Trinity Wall Street announces grant recipients

March Madness Gladness reminder

In San Diego exodus over: Episcopalians of St. John’s can return

Bishops Blogging, March 17 House of Bishops

Sources: US to sign UN gay rights declaration

On receiving communion

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