In lighter news, a Roman Catholic Priest has issued an apology for riding a hoverboard during a Christmas Eve Mass. Father Albert San Jose was applauded by
It has been reported that in the Church of Ireland every priest has been mailed a letter regarding same gender marriage in the Republic of Ireland. The content was developed by the Irish church’s House of Bishops and then sent as a pastoral letter from each priest’s bishop diocesan.
“In his 2016 New Year message, Archbishop Justin Welby says Jesus’s example shows us why we must love and welcome refugees and strangers.”
– Episcopal News Service
The Church of England and Church of Scotland have proposed an agreement that would allow the “national” churches in the United Kingdom. Problem is that apparently no one consulted the Scottish Episcopal Church.
RNS has a list of leading religious figures who have died in the past year. They preached and inspired. They wrote and taught. Some lobbied
In our modern, connected world stories rise like rockets and quickly traverse the media sky and what seemed to generate so much light and noise in the immediate experience quickly fade from our attention. Sometimes, these stories speak to deeper happenings in the life of the body (and sometimes not) but here are some thoughts on the Church in the year just passed.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, has for 15 years celebrated New Year’s Eve by clearing its sanctuary, moving the pews, dimming the lights,
Trinity Wall Street has announced that Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will give the opening sermon for TI2016, “Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversations for Racial
The commemoration of the Holy Innocents, the children murdered by Herod’s order according to the Gospel of Matthew, falls on December 28th. The coincidence of
“I would ask you to please keep all involved in your prayers. May the Love of Christ prevail, bringing healing to all who have been hurt and wounded by this event.” – Bishop Love