The hardships of the year helped this writer and her family to deepen their relationship with Jesus and Advent; leading to her writing a brutally honest Christmas letter.
A variety of stories marked the third year since the Sandy Hook school shooting, in which 26 victims were shot by a gunman.
The Lambeth Palace Library was established in 1610, the first public library in England. It is second to the Vatican Library in its size and importance as a collection of historic religious works of art and documents. The decision has been taken by the Church Commissioners of England to build a new library and pull the entire collect safe and sound under one roof.
The Primate of la Iglesia Anglicana de México, el Reverendisimo Francisco Moreno recently had surgery. He has been released from hospital and is recuperating.
One of the “Lost Boys” has become an Episcopal deacon in Utah. The “Lost Boys” were orphaned children who had fled the Sudanese Civil War in the late 1980s. On 5 DEC, the Rt Revd Scott Hayashi, the Bishop of Utah, ordained Gabriel Garang Atem a deacon.
The Revd Canon Jeffrey Davies was Canon Precentor of Salisbury Cathedral for 25+ years. He had applied for a license to officiate from the Bishop of Winchester. His application has been denied.
Yesterday my online friend, John Pavlovitz, shared a delightful story of the time in his own childhood that he figured out that Santa wasn’t real. Or so he thought. Because some of you might not find your way to John’s blog, I want to share his heart touching story with you.
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry has been discharged from the hospital in Virginia today and is going to his home in North Carolina.
Everybody knows that Ian Fleming and John LeCarre based their literary creations on their serving time in British intelligence during World War II. Now we learn that C.S. Lewis also served MI6 during World War II.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry announced that he has placed three members of the senior administrative staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society on administrative leave to investigate allegations of possible misconduct. The letter does not state the nature or scope of the allegations. The Presiding Bishop has asked that the investigation continue without speculation.