Have you seen ‘Just Pray’, the Church of England ad that was rejected by UK cinemas? Do you agree with the decision to bar it, or do you think it’s an example of political correctness? What do you think of the ad as a form of evangelizing?
Sister Lisa Maurer, a former high school teacher who was called to religious life, was profiled on NPR this weekend; she’s a Benedictine nun and the first woman to coach collegiate Football.
The Anglican Parishes in the Canadian Interior have received the final approval necessary to achieve regular diocesan status in the Anglican Church of Canada. The Council of General Synod voted to approval the change 14 NOV 2015.
When electronic devices such as the iPad and the Kindle Reader were introduced there was a prediction of the death of the physical book. However, reports of the book’s demise have so far been premature. But it is interesting who it is that is reading the books, Barna Group wanted to know.
I realize that the idea of a commemoration, such as a World Toilet Day, is a bit humorous, but honestly, it’s no laughing matter. Its deadly serious. A child dies every two minutes from the diarrhea caused by poor sanitation.
Presumably the Crawley family is Church of England, but the only time you’ll see anything religious on “Downton Abbey” is during a wedding.
UPDATED: Here is a sample of some of the Episcopal Bishops who have responded to the governors who have closed the doors of their states to Syrian refugees.
Remembering Aquinas’ words that “fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts,” the author reacts to recent terrorist attacks and our response to them.
Anger has an important role to play in the life of faith. People who do not admit anger into their spiritual repertoire are living a faith unknown to Jesus or the prophets who preceded him, and unknown to the authors of the Bible.
“The empire of the world may have hijacked the season with consumerism, greed and the relentless pursuit of goods, using Christmas as an opportunity to buy and sale, but trying to force culture to respect our holiday (so to speak) will yield minimal results.”