Colin Coward has a point about the CoE, and (perhaps too high) praise for the Episcopal Church, when he proposes a new campaign to end secrecy, subterfuge, and abuse in the church of his England over the matter of sexuality and the episcopacy.
Jim Naughton, our Editor in Chief here at Episcopal Café, was one of the first people to write about the actions of the Christian Theocrats
Here are accounts of congregations bouncing back from adversity with new growth and expansion, cooking warm food to care for their neighbors who are caring for others, and a diocese that’s stepped up its efforts in Haiti having been working there faithfully for decades.
Integrity USA, the voice of advocacy for LGBT Christians in the Episcopal Church, has issued a “call to action” to the Episcopal Church following the suicide of Tyler Clementi at Rutgers this week. Clementi is the fourth young person in the month of September to have committed suicide because of bullying and teasing due to their sexuali
The first two weekends in October have been traditionally the time when Episcopal parishes hold their annual “Blessing of the Animals” as a particular way of marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Generally that involves blessing people and their pets and praying for many happy years together. But what sort of support does the Church have for people who are grieving the loss of their animal companions?
The most hated family in America gets their day in court. At issue is a clash between protected speech and protected religious expression.
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town spoke of the continuing damage done to both white and black South Africans by the “dehumanizing” effect of the struggle against apartheid. In particular he named the emotional and spiritual consequences for white South African men who were conscripted to fight for apartheid.
A Federal judge is asking the Vatican to cooperate in serving the Pope and two other top Vatican officials with court papers that stem from decades-old allegations of sexual abuse by a priest in Wisconsin.
Bishops of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa say they are deeply disturbed by news of growing human rights abuses in Swaziland, a kingdom sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique.
The Diocese of Northern Michigan announced today that its Bishop’s Search Committee has nominated four priests to stand for election as the diocese’s next bishop. The election will be held in Escanaba, MI on December 4.