Another episode from the archives of our new partner, the Priest Pulse podcast. his episode features Kyle Oliver, Digital Missioner for the Virginia Theological Seminary and former host of the Easter People podcast, as he talks with host Benjamin Gildas about the future of formation and proclamation.
The Cafe is pleased to introduce our new partnership with ‘Priest Pulse.’ Priest Pulse is a podcast that believes the Church is alive, and they’re keeping their finger on the pulse. Priest Pulse is hosted by Father Benjamin Gildas and Fr. Colin Chapman and looks at relevant issues in the Episcopal Church and around the world with prayer, humor, and thoughtfulness.
Jesus rarely really looked back. He strides, and he looks forward (“face set towards Jerusalem”) but never really looks back. Jesus is in no way passive. He is very active – calling out injustice, speaking the truth – cost what it will and lead where it may. And it leads to torture, humiliation and death. Often. And it does for us too if we are courageous enough to be leaders and not sycophants.
At about 1:45 a firefighter came up to me and asked what I thought to be an odd question: Is there going to be a 2 o’clock mass today? I’m sure I looked confused so he repeated his question: Is there going to be a 2 o’clock mass today? The second time around I understood what he was asking and thought to myself: You want a mass here? I was horrified at the thought of a Great Thanksgiving celebrated in Hell and said as much: You want a mass here? Yes, he replied and after a pause, said: You do that don’t you? Well (pause), yes, I do,
This week’s review is ‘Don’t Think Twice’, a behind-the-scenes look at comedic actors. It is an exploration into human competition and the sheer chance of success. The film was produced by Ira Glass and written and directed by Mike Birbiglia, the same duo behind Sleepwalk with Me.
Free online course led by Parker Palmer, theologian, author, and social justice activist being offered to teach ways to engage in productive political discourse and how to re-frame our approach to political thinking and conversation to produce better discussions, better politics, and better relationships.
Perhaps one of the most salient is the response of Scottish priest and blogger Kelvin Holdsworth, Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow. In his response, he brings up some important points that have little to do with the Bishop of Grantham and a great deal to do with the seemingly endless inability of some Anglicans to accept the innate, ontological nature of human sexuality.
LA artist Lisa Auerbach has a new work showing photographs of megachurches. What does the rise of the megachurch and its often sterile appearance say about contemporary concepts of God and church?
Corporate security use pepper spray and dogs in an attempt to disperse native protestors from disputed Dakota pipeline site
It easy to lament the Balkanization of many things in the Episcopal Church. One of the most Balkanized phenomena is the Vocational Diaconate. In this rapidly changing era in the life of our church, our society, and our culture, I am convinced that we desperately need a dynamic Order of Vocational Deacons