Prayers for Kenneth Leech
July 31, 2011
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The Anglican priest/writer/advocate is described as being gravely unwell at this time, with respiratory assistance now removed.
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Tag: Clergy
A theology of summer
July 28, 2011
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I’ve been having a wonderful exercise of my life and vocation this summer. I’ve gone swimming, sat on the edges of piers and drank wine, kayaked up an idyllic marsh-land creek to see a heron rookery, gone fishing, sat at dining room tables and on porches, headed over to the local restaurant to celebrate a birthday, and went to brunch at the local marina.
The problem with preaching
July 15, 2011
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Laypeople come to church hoping for a sermon that will make a difference in their hearts and an impact on their lives. Unfortunately too often they spend the sermon passing their time by doling out lifesavers to their children, doodling on the bulletin insert or making a mental “to do” list for the upcoming week
Clergy in same sex relationships required to marry?
July 12, 2011
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Mary Frances Schjonberg,
Making it hard for young people to explore a priestly vocation
July 7, 2011
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I believe I have earned my right to be skeptical about the design of most of those bureaucratic contraptions called “our ordination process,” whose successive models seem to need constant tinkering, only to replaced altogether as yet another ecclesiastical lemon. In many cases they have proved to be grim deterrents to young people exploring a call to the priesthood.
Citing harassment from within ranks, gay Australian priest calls it quits
June 28, 2011
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An Australian priest has left her post, leaving behind questions about what sort of career options an openly gay member of the clergy has in that part of the world.
Are pastors “experts”?
June 27, 2011
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Wasn’t I the one who had just spent three years at a prestigious theological institution where I learned not only theology and biblical studies but also all manner of practical concepts? Wasn’t I the one who had been ordained to work as the program director for a world-recognized interfaith organization? Wasn’t I the expert?
Former National Cathedral staffer to hold Lexington deanship
June 26, 2011
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“God has a dream to heal the world. Cathedrals are meant to give us a glimpse of that dream, and in so doing, to fortify and inspire us for that holy work and mission.”
Struggling with Parkinsons, priest fights back
June 19, 2011
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“Until my dad dies, he says, he wants to see how much he can learn. So far the jury is still out on Parkinson’s and genetics. He says he is worried I or one of my two brothers might get it….”
‘… that God loved them precisely as they were’
June 5, 2011
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He was expelled and silenced as a Jesuit for being out and proud. But silence doesn’t seem to be a part of who he really is.
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