Archbishop Fred J. Hiltz addressed the 2010 General Synod of the Anglican Church in Canada. Here is what he has to say about their mutual discernment about human sexuality, the Anglican Covenant and Canterbury’s Pentecost letter.
Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix ministers where the city’s oldest Hispanic barrio meets the first Anglo suburbs and so lives in the center of the debate over immigration in Arizona.
At St. Peter’s Episcopal School . . . participated in a global outreach program, NetsforLife, through Episcopal Relief and Development.
Today’s young Evangelicals cut an altogether different figure. They are socially conscious, cause-focused and controversy-averse. And they are quickly becoming a growth market.
“I came via the scenic route . . . a little like Jonah where God says, “I want you to go to Nineveh.” Oh no. I’m going to Tarsus. Tarsus sounds like a really nice place. I’m heading off in the opposite direction. And fast!”
Jefferts Schori said his Pentecost letter suggesting sanctions for churches that disagree . . smacked of discredited colonial practices.
University of Michigan researchers say empathy among U.S. college students is at a 30 year low.
The recent statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury about the struggles within the Anglican Communion seems to equate Pentecost with a single understanding of gospel realities. Those who received the gift of the Spirit on that day all heard good news. The crowd reported, “in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power” (Acts 2:11).
“Most importantly, the search for long-term peace in the region could be robustly encouraged. Along with many other people of faith across this country, I will stand with you in a decision to move American policy in this direction.” – Katharine Jefferts Schori
Mary Frances Schjonberg has filed an in-depth article at ENS on the financial and curriculum challenges facing church-related seminaries. The set up: