The Rev. James Martin remembers Daniel Berrigan: The great Daniel Berrigan, SJ, the Jesuit priest, activist, poet and peacemaker, died today at the Jesuit infirmary
The Rt Revd Peter Ball (83) was recently convicted of sexually abusing 18 teenaged boys & young men during his career in the CoE. He has been sentenced to 32 months imprisonment in OCT 2015. The Revd Graham Sawyer, the current vicar of St James, Briercliffe in Burnley, was one of the 18 victims of Peter Ball. He has recently taken the decision to withdraw from participation in the CoE inquiry of Bishop Ball.
Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena CA has launched a website, Fuller Studio, as a resource for spiritual formation. One of the first resources available at Fuller Studio is an interview of Bono, lead musician for the band U2, and Dr. Eugene Peterson, pastor, scholar and author, as well as translator of the popular Bible paraphrase, The Message.
The TEC – United Methodist Church Dialogue on Full Communion Committee met for two days over 25 – 27 APR 2006. Following the meeting they issued a communique
The Church of the Province of Central Africa does not ordain women nor allow them to exercise their episcopal or priestly ministry within its jurisdiction. However, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross acted as an “embassy” of the Anglican Consultative Council for that time. Within the confines of the cathedral, women could exercise their ordained ministry during the worship services of the gathering.
Anglicans in Brazil are continuing to stand-by the country’s embattled President, Dilma Rousseff during her impeachment.
NPR talk show host Diane Rehm talks about her experience caring for her husband, John, during his final days and the need to open the conversation about end of life care, including the right to die.
A new residential college at Yale University will be named for the Rev. Dr. Anna Pauline Murray, the first African-American woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest.
If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired
April 24th is the anniversary of the Armenian genocide a century ago, and for the past decade, the date has been fixed on our church’s Calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts. Genocide Remembrance Day is a reminder of humankind’s continued capacity for evil on a massive scale. Our voice, and that of the church at large, is vital to the continued debate regarding the Responsibility to Protect because it is not only a legal norm, but also a moral one.