Disagreement and disengagement are not the same; you can still take delight in someone, no matter where you stand on the concerns of the moment.
With a shift in leadership upcoming in the Anglican Church of the Region of Central America, support for TEC may be imperiled.
Twitter has been kinda quiet this week. Are you all enjoying the spring weather all of a sudden? But on Facebook, we are rapidly closing in on 3,000 supporters. We’ve had to do more moderation these past two weeks than in the life of the Cafe on Facebook total, but it’s worth it to see the community growing
“Ian, please tell the children of God that each one of them is precious. Each one of them is held in this public embrace, each one of them is a member of God’s family”
The president ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to prohibit discrimination in hospital visitation. The memo is scheduled to be made public Friday morning.
The Church’s attempts to defend itself often just cause more damage.
The model for the Catholic Church today is actually the modern authoritarian state. Doctrine and appointments are made at the center, and anyone who wishes to rise to the top knows that the curia must be cultivated . . . Think Kafka.
“Not only liberating a continent, but saving a people — a people who the Nazis had tried to exterminate, millions of whom perished before you were able to get to them — and then you helped preserve the memory.”
Jesuit Father Frederico Lombardi, director of the Vatican Press Office offered a communique which attempts to limit the scope of recent statements.
“The volunteers were here before the government really got in full swing and have remained in waves of activity since Day 1”