…although acknowledging that commendable effort, we believe that our Communion does not need new instruments of consensus beyond those that historically have been our benchmarks in terms of identity.
Like many Anglicans I’ve got the phrase, ‘Bonds of Affection’ rolling round in my head like a melody from the radio that won’t be dismissed. I think about affection and whether it makes relationship or just happens sometimes within it. That gets more wondering about choices and how we make them, and how bonds and choices live together. And that brings an old personal story to mind.
A common trick a lot of midlife women play on ourselves is to feel, and act, responsible for everything. But Jesus, via Catherine of Siena, doesn’t recommend this: “I in my providence did not give to any one person or to each individually the knowledge for doing everything necessary for human life.
The Independent, a newspaper in the UK, has decided to counter the media’s obsession with the rich and famous, with a list of those who are happy because they do good.
Vorhees College, an historically black Episcopal college has appointed Cleveland Sellers as its new president. Seller’s journey is described here.
Episcopal Bishop Charles Jenkins along with other clergy oppose and ordinance that would require New Orleans police to arrest homeless persons if they refused to go into a shelter.
Lisa Marie Thorpe at Gallery 1055
A radio station owned by a Roman Catholic will end all Protestant programs on its schedule, ending the ecumenical nature of the station which opened over 30 years ago in the wake of Vatican II.
The Legislative Drafting Group of the House of Bishops has put forward proposals to allow for women bishops in the Church of England.
A steering committee comprised of Episcopalians in the Diocese of Fort Worth who wish to remain in the Episcopal Church should the Diocesan Convention and