On 15 JUN, +Gregory Kerr-Wilson, bishop diocesan of the Diocese of Calgary and +Melissa Skelton, bishop diocesan of the Diocese of New Westminster, in the Anglican Church of Canada, offered a formal apology to the survivors of a priest’s abuse.
During a bond hearing for suspected shooter Dylann Storm Roof, the family members of victims spoke of the pain of their loss. But the reports stated that over and over, in spite of their deep sense of soulless tragedy, they expressed their forgiveness to Roof.
Many of the churches in Charleston SC are planning to ring their bells simultaneously at 10:00 am EDST tomorrow, Sunday, 21 JUN. The event is planned as a show of unity with the congregation of Emanuel AME Church after the tragic fatal attack that occurred there this past Wednesday evening.
A well-known Episcopal blogger and lay leader in the Diocese of Pittsburgh has been accused of stealing funds from an elderly woman who gave him responsibility over her finances and who lives in a nursing home.
Jesus the Homeless, a sculpture by Canadian artist, Timothy Schmalz, still manages to bless and upset folks. And it has now ventured across the Atlantic in it’s first installation in Europe.
High school sweethearts, married for 10 years and parents of children, Nick & Sarah Jensen claim that if same-gendered marriage is legalized in Australia, they will no longer recognize the government’s regulation of marriage and that they will divorce.
The Anglican-Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council met in Zurich Switzerland the last few days of May. The Council is made up of representatives of both the Anglican Communion and the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht. At the end of a productive meeting the Council issued a communiqué summing up their work. Unlike another recent communique, there were no threats or cries that the sky was falling.
“The grievance procedure is not an opportunity for a parish disaffected with its diocese for other reasons to seek a new means of expressing that disaffection or a different form of episcopal oversight.”
Sir Philip Mawer
Being from an eclectic & ecumenical religious background, I am comfortable worshiping in many churches, independent & denominational. I’m also open to learning from a diverse cross section of Christian teachers and writers. One of my favorites is John Pavlovitz. John is a pastor on the staff of an independent congregation, North Raleigh Community Church in Raleigh NC.
“Today we are alleging a disturbing institutional and systemic pattern of behavior committed by the highest levels of leadership of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis over the course of decades,” said Ramsey County Attorney John Choi.