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Bishop Stacy Sauls’ lawsuit thrown out of court

August 23, 2017 1 Comment

From ENS: “Mobile County 13th Judicial District Judge Ben Brooks said in his Aug. 22 decision that Alabama was not the proper place for Sauls to bring such a suit.

“The former chief operating officer said that because the Episcopal Church is present in Alabama, he ought to be able to file suit there. The church had argued that the case did not belong in the Alabama courts but, instead, in New York where Sauls was based.”

Rituals of reconciliation help to heal moral injuries for veterans

August 22, 2017 No Comments

“He also knew from his theological training that veterans needed the sacramental structure of penance and reconciliation — even if their faith was destroyed.”

Bishop encourages name change for R. E. Lee Memorial

August 22, 2017 23 Comments

The bishop, Mark Bourlakas, Episcopal bishop for Southwestern Virginia, has made clear that the Lee name is a distraction from sharing the gospel and is heading to Lexington in the next week or two to push the issue.

Eclipsopalians

August 22, 2017 2 Comments

The solar eclipse may have lasted only a few short minutes at its peak, but those in the “zone of totality” yesterday were making the most of it.

AP: Trump won areas in despair, can he save them?

August 21, 2017 No Comments

Claire Galofaro reports for the AP from Aberdeen, Washington about a region drowning in despair, and an Episcopal priest ministering on the street: The Rev.

Bishops of South Africa wrestle with the issue of marriage equality

August 21, 2017 2 Comments

The Anglican church in southern Africa continues to struggle with the issue of marriage equality. This weekend, at the synod meeting of the Diocese of Cape Town, a motion on the issue was tabled.

First-person account: the night neo-Nazis surrounded my church

August 19, 2017 3 Comments

The song leader told us to sing loud enough for the neo-Nazis outside to hear. This church—my Episcopal church—normally a place of stiffness and Southern gentility, transformed into a loud celebration. We were stomping and pounding on the backs of pews, clapping our hands together like cymbals … with unencumbered joy, all ages and races and faiths together, trapped in a building with no particular urgency to leave each other. In that moment, we were unified, choosing joy in the face of an unknowable terror.

British churches: Evensong attendance up, cathedral tourism down

August 19, 2017 No Comments

There are two reports of competing trends in British church attendance in the news today. Evensong attendance is up, driven by growth in interest by atheists and the unchurched. Cathedral tourism is down for a number of reasons including admission fees.

Seeking sanctuary in New York

August 19, 2017 No Comments

Amanda Morales and her family have sought sanctuary from immigration authorities in a Manhattan Episcopal Church that just recently joined the sanctuary movement

A small parish hits the big screen with a story of welcome and transformation

August 18, 2017 1 Comment

If you went to the movies last week, you may have seen a preview for a movie about a small Episcopal congregation brought to life when a community of refugees join the parish. As they say, it’s based on a true story.

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