Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School is an independent, faith-based middle school for students of limited resources primarily from Richmond, Virginia’s East End neighborhood. All students receive a full-tuition scholarship to attend. Through a program focused on academic, social, and spiritual development, we help students set their sights on college and responsible citizenship.
Confused as to why the U.S. Senate has snapped into action to prevent sequestration-induced flight delays but has done nothing for low-income families losing their Section 8 vouchers or slots in day care programs? Wondering why FAA flight controllers are more important than teachers on Native American reservations?
I have a hopeful depression. I am unafraid of my illness, I know that at times it will be unbearable, but I know in it all I am not alone. I look forward to the time when this hope is shared by the church and all those in it suffering quietly and in fear of what their friends would say.
With a definitive vote by the lower house of Parliament, France on Tuesday became the world’s 14th nation, and the third in just two weeks, to approve marriage rights for same-sex couples.
The House of Bishops meeting at Kanuga have issued A Word the Church: Godly Leadership in the Face of Violence.
The former archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, and until recently the most senior Catholic in Britain, apologized and asked for forgiveness from those he had “offended” and from the entire church. O’Brien has effectively admitted he had been breaching the church’s strict rules on celibacy and its bar on homosexuality since he became a priest – and during his 10 years as a cardinal.
After the election, all the 25 bishops present expressed their support for Bishop Chimeledya’s election by signing a legal document to endorse the results. The Provincial Secretary said: “Bishop Chimeledya is committed to biblical faithfulness, to the Anglican Communion and looks forward to his first Primates’ meeting.”
Bobby Knight was interviewed by Scott Simon on Morning Edition Saturday about his new book “The Power of Negative Thinking.”
The Holy Father has now decided that my resignation will take effect today, 25 February 2013 – Cardinal Keith O’Brien, senior Catholic Catholic in Great Britain.
If I am to foster genuine relationships marked by love with the people I serve, I’m going to do it best as a friend.