Author: Andrew Gerns

Presiding Bishop issues statement on Syria

I do not believe further violence is likely to end the tragedy, but rather seems likely to increase or prolong the disaster. I applaud President Obama’s restraint and willingness to look for diplomatic solutions — changing position requires courage of the first order. – The Presiding Bishop

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Bishop of Chicago on the Quincy ruling

We are now considering all of our options for moving forward, and you will hear more from us soon about this matter. Thank you for your faithful leadership in the new Episcopal Diocese of Chicago and in The Episcopal Church and for your prayers.

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Episcopalians among those addicted to panda-cam

“My daughter the bride just told me that my fascination/obsession with the panda is ‘not normal’ Guess I need to pay her attn,” Mary Wright Baylor tweeted Friday to Anne Lane Witt, a friend who is an Episcopal priest in Mechanicsburg, Va., and fellow panda-cam aficionado.

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CPG advocates for Church Health Plan bill

If you can set aside the Washington politics surrounding the bill, what are your views of its merits? For instance, should the church advocate for tax credits for its clergy and lay employees but not advocate that the tax credits also be extended to workers employed by businesses? Is their work any less sacred?

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