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“God is not a microwave.”

May 20, 2015 17 Comments

The sermon delivered at the Chapel of Good Shepherd at the General Seminary today by Hershey Andrael Mallette, of the class of 2015.

Americans’ support for gay marriage higher than ever

May 20, 2015 No Comments

Time magazine and other outlets are reporting Gallup poll’s most recent results, announced Tuesday: 60 percent of Americans support gay marriage, up from 55 percent

The Presiding Bishop gives sermon at General Seminary’s Baccalaureate Evensong

May 20, 2015 34 Comments

The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori gave the sermon last night for the commencement-eve Baccalaureate Evensong at General Seminary, beginning with the Psalm, 94: O God

Episcopalians have it easy?

May 20, 2015 21 Comments

In her blog, Theology on the Ground, the Reverend Janine Schenone, priest at All Saints Church in Pasadena, California, takes on the assertion that “liberal

Vandalized: Grace Episcopal, Kingston, Pennsylvania

May 20, 2015 4 Comments

Graffiti on the church walls, the Gospel Book destroyed, statues and pew candles smashed and the tabernacle and the reserve sacraments desecrated: Grace Episcopal in Kingston, Pennsylvania, built in 1930, was vandalized on Monday night.

Get to know the candidates: new materials posted

May 19, 2015 No Comments

The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop has published a booklet introducing the four nominees by way of a short essay

“Bulletproof” cross

May 19, 2015 3 Comments

“I said, ‘I am going to build a big cross, higher than any in the world, in a Muslim country,’ ” said Gill, 58. “It will be a symbol of God, and everybody who sees this will be worry-free.”

The Diocese of Pittsburgh is coming home to Trinity

May 19, 2015 1 Comment

Since the Golden Triangle is now being revitalized with massive new construction of residential and commercial space, there could be no better moment to re-introduce the full-time presence of our bishop. Finally, the symbolic importance of the cathedral, connecting all the parishes of the diocese together through the Office of the Bishop, is widely recognized among our clergy and people.

Clergy member pleads guilty in case of attempted matrimony

May 19, 2015 4 Comments

No one wanted her to do jail time, least of all herself. There was some confusion and frustration as the plea deal was hashed out,

Pope Francis calls for the promotion of women in the RC Church

May 18, 2015 5 Comments

Women at the Vatican: Photo CNS/Paul Haring Acknowledging that women can be leaders in the Roman Curia, Pope Francis said it wasn’t enough to “recover”