The Archive

Author: Episcopal Cafe

Sustaining a vocation: Fear Not

February 22, 2013 6 Comments

by Will Hocker A couple months ago, our rector, Paul Fromberg, asked me how I can work as a pediatric hospital chaplain. That is, how

John 3:16

February 21, 2013 3 Comments

John 3:16-21 Sitting behind an idling pickup truck waiting for a train, I contemplate the black and white bumper sticker just above the smoking tail

Restructuring principles for the church Part 2

February 20, 2013 2 Comments

by George Clifford Ethical Musings.

Restructuring Principles for the church, Part 1

February 18, 2013 1 Comment

by George Clifford The Episcopal Church (TEC) has constituted Ethical Musings.

Waiting

February 17, 2013 No Comments

Daily Office readings for Sunday, February 17: Psalm 63:1-8(9-11), 98; (Morning) Psalm 103 (Evening) Deut. 8:1-10 1 Cor. 1:17-31 Mark 2:18-22 Mark 2:18-22 NRSV: Now

You know, I have a feeling that this banquet is one where I won’t have to worry about using the right fork for the right dish or that I’m not properly dressed for the occasion. I’m invited because I’m wanted. That’s a very comforting thought.

Life imprisonment vs the death penalty and the victim

February 16, 2013 4 Comments

by Martha K. Baker A life sentence, rather than execution, provides more closure for victims than execution does, according to a recent study, begun under

To whom is it Lent and for how long?

February 14, 2013 No Comments

by Linda Ryan There’s an old joke about a newly married couple whose wedding night (and the next few) are not quite what the bride

Look

February 14, 2013 No Comments

Everyday Mysteries With others she manages a website for the Diocese of Colorado highlighting congregations’ creative ministries:

A blizzard of challenges: church on Facebook

February 12, 2013 1 Comment

by Alex Dyer A wise person once told me, “Most of life is not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens