Bishop-elect Murdoch is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Massachusetts and has been serving as a regional dean of the Anglican Communion Network within the Episcopal Church. There is no mention about whether he will continue in that role after his ordination in the Kenyan province of the Anglican Communion.
The Australian Diocese’s Standing Committee has urged their Archbishop, Peter Jensen, to make clear that the diocese disagrees with the guest list for the Lambeth Conference should the Australian bishops decide to accept the invitation to attend. They have also mentioned the possibility of a parallel conference for those who do not wish to attend the Lambeth event.
All year round, Episcopal Divinity School faculty get a lot requests to make book recommendations, according to the Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, academic dean at EDS. This year’s summer reading list includes books on the Millennium Development Goals, reconciliation, the Anglican Communion, classism, racism, sexism, and more.
The first woman to be consecrated a bishop in the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris, was present to bless two stained glass window panels, one honoring her and the other honoring The Rev. Absalom Jones.
It’s beginning to look like Bishop Gene Robinson may well get an invite to Lambeth after all, albeit as a “voice” rather than a “vote,” according to Ruth Gledhill. She also asserts that Bishop Martyn Minns will not. Take at the letter she was sent that leads her to this conclusion.
The Tridentine Mass, the older form of the Catholic liturgy, has been experiencing a revival among traditionalists. Today, the New York Times reports, Pope Benedict XIV has given authorization for priests to use the traditional rite if they wish to do so.
They once were important leaders in Exodus, a prominent ex-gay ministry movement. But yesterday, these three individuals publicly apologized “for the harm they said their efforts had caused many gays and lesbians who believed the group’s message that sexual orientation could be changed through prayer.”
The California Court of Appeal’s decision essentially has tied the trial court’s hands, and an eventual judgment in favor of the Diocese is inevitable.
We feel that the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury are tantamount to a threat, and we cannot accept this.
“The humility to re-examine our certainties will begin the prophetic re-telling of those tales,” the Presiding Bishop added in her homily.