Bishop Lawrence Provenzano of the Diocese of Long Island opposes a ballot initiative that would legalize gambling in New York. He writes:
The opinion editors at The New York Times found this piece valuable. I am not entirely sure that I agree, but you tell me. From
Let’s help CNN correct and improve its Episcopal Church Fast Facts. What would you change about the timeline CNN lays out? It includes:
Renee K. Gadoua of Religion News Service reports: The United Methodist Church’s highest court issued three rulings this weekend that do not change church policy
Author of Diarmaid MacCulloch, answers the question of why Christians in the West do not seem to care about Christians in the Middle East:
At its meeting of 7 February 2013 the House of Bishops decided that eight senior women clergy, elected regionally, will participate in all meetings of the House until such time as there are six female Bishops who will sit as of right.
A new study from Denmark, in rising clergy burnout problem. Perhaps it is not overwork but an unfair system and too many bosses. Who is
What happens when you don’t really like your parish priest? Does it matter? We certainly don’t “like” everyone we encounter in this life. Some people just rub us the wrong way. It may be something trivial like their voice or their wardrobe — superficial reasons to be sure but even such small things may mask deeper reasons.
… the older I get… – the more I feel that my faith is not primarily a personal thing but a way of sharing the common lot with everybody else.
The World Council of Churches meeting will take place from 30 October to 8 November in Busan, Republic of Korea.