Camp Quixote, a tent city for homeless residents that began illegally on city property but now is celebrated by city leaders, marked its first anniversary Friday. Churches in Olympia offered space for Tent City when the homeless were evicted from a vacant lot.
The Chicago Tribune reports Chicago’s new bishop, Jeffrey Lee, and the Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori sent a clear message about where they stand on
The third annual Evolution Weekend, February 8-10, will be marked by members of more than 100 Episcopal congregations calling upon scientists and science educators in
In the past, corporal punishment was practiced as a part of bringing up children. Today we know that such methods of punishment are destructive and offensive to children. Many have permanent mental or physical injuries from having suffered violence during their childhood.
Harvard Divinity Bulletin offers two articles on religion and Africa. “From Periphery to Center” relates how pentecostalism is transforming the secular state in Africa. “On Africa, a Need for Nuance”, is a response to the first article and broadens the discussion to how religion in in its many expressions affects African life.
In the Botswana novels, there are real people. Trevor Mwamba is the real Anglican Bishop of Botswana. He actually is appearing in the film. Anthony Minghella (the director) gave him a part in the film.
A 16-year-old Alamosa High School sophomore has been elected president of the Episcopal Churchwomen at St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, Alamosa, according to the
Anglicans always carry out their quarrels in public. The danger is we look more divided than we are. The joy is we talk about everything.
Today, even Church leaders themselves say the fire has died. They only differ on why. Gitari says: “We did not need Tutu to come all the way from South Africa to solve this crisis. We did not need Kofi Annan. The Church should have been able to solve this problem. But they are seen as partisan.”
The weekend gathering in the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin was full of hope, and even better, information.