Episcopal Churches create shelter from the cold
January 16, 2009
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There’s a pretty significant cold spell settling down across the east and mid sections of the US right now. The overnight cold is so bad
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Friday Night Lights is back
January 15, 2009
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As longtime visitors will recall, the Cafe’s editor in chief is crazy about the NBC’s drama Friday Night Lights. It returns for its third season tomorrow night. Here’s a sneak preview.
Lay Catholics call on five bishops to resign
January 15, 2009
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We ask those authorities that failed to protect the well-being of our children by knowingly and secretly transferring predator priests from parish to parish without informing the laity of the reasons for such transfers to resign their current office before June 30, 2009. In our view, any secret transfer constitutes prima facie evidence that … such bishops … put the interests of the institutional church before the safety of its people and their children.
Robert Bellah on Barack Obama and “the common good”
January 15, 2009
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“The present Pope… expressed his sympathy with the tradition of social democracy and said that it was similar to Catholic social teachings. But when American Catholic ideologues reduce Catholic ethics to an exclusive concern with abortion and gay marriage they take the social out of Catholic social teachings and become spokesmen not for the authentic Catholic tradition but for a narrow quasi-Protestant sect.”
The latest from the Anglican hospital in Gaza
January 15, 2009
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Today (Wednesday 14 January 2009) brought more injured and wounded patients to Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, as each of the last 18 days has. One patient who came to Al Ahli recently was Mohan’nad, a 9 year-old boy whose leg was badly injured when a building near his home was damaged. Thankfully, the doctors and staff at Al Ahli were able to save his leg.
Ruth Gledhill spots a double standard
January 15, 2009
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The Church of England along with the three other Anglican churches of these isles is in full communion with the Church of Sweden, which is about to debate and probably approve a proposed rite of same-sex marriage. It seems a bit unfair that The Episcopal Church should get it in the neck for Gene Robinson, and Canada for New Westminster, while another church, albeit Lutheran not Anglican, gets away with it.
The Anglican Communion Website II
January 15, 2009
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Mark Harris reports on the provincial directory maintained by the Anglican Communion: The Anglican Communion website now confirms The Episcopal Church’s understanding that there is
National Cathedral inaugural prayer service clergy identified
January 14, 2009
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AP: The Inauguration Committee has only released one clergy name so far for the Jan. 21 National Prayer Service that caps the inauguration. The Rev.
Will the real Rick Warren please stand up?
January 14, 2009
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Who is Rick Warren? What is his purpose? In this internet age it’s hard to tailor your message to your audience. Everyone has ears. And
Gene Robinson on Rachel Maddow Show
January 14, 2009
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Tonight at 9 EST on MSNBC
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