Though originally appearing in Voices of Integrity in 1999, this article by Louie Clay captures an issue that has remained relevant even amidst the vast changes in the culture and in the movement towards greater equality and inclusion for LGBT persons. In coming across it, we felt it was worth looking at once again.
The Episcopal Church has made huge strides for people who identify under the umbrella term LGBT in offering overall acceptance, marriage equality, and opportunity for ordination. I’ve met clergy who are “L”, “G”, and “T.” But the “B” seems ever silent.
In the Magazine we’re exploring worship and in this piece, Charles LaFond reflects on the season of Advent and its occurrence in the global north’s winter, asking “What do we do? You and I? What is our job in winter’s darkness?”
The most striking thing about this film is the stark reality of the early feminist movement. It was dangerous business to go against the will of the male dominated power structure and working women in particular who dared to do so paid high personal prices.
Remembering Aquinas’ words that “fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts,” the author reacts to recent terrorist attacks and our response to them.
Betsy, Greg, Liz, and Tom Ferguson (aka Crusty Old Dean) talk about the NFL and the ethical choice to leave it behind.
At the Magazine this month we’re exploring worship in the Episcopal Church. In this piece, Carrie Willard speaks to the place of kids in church, and the place of church in our lives.
Heidi Shott offers a reflection on the privileges and consequent responsibilities of belonging
This week’s review is ‘Spotlight,’ a film that chronicles the Boston Globe’s work that lifted the lid on child abuse and cover-ups in the Roman church.
In the Magazine, we’ve been exploring the role of money in the life of the church. In this piece, Charles LaFond reflects on the connection between beholding God in contemplation and generosity.