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Tag: Clergy

Boston Clergy unite against winter

February 21, 2015 No Comments

Boston Clergy share the love: Can we get an AMEN!

Breaking: Marcus Borg has died

January 21, 2015 31 Comments

Marcus Borg died this morning after a prolonged illness.

GOE’s Set 3: Christian Ethics and Moral Theology

January 7, 2015 3 Comments

Crusty Old Dean aka Dean Tom Ferguson of Bexley Hall Seminary, reflects on Set 3 of questions on the General Ordination Examinations (GOE’s). Set 3: Christian

Who provides the most moral leadership in UK?

December 30, 2014 3 Comments

A poll in the Sunday Times (UK) (paywall) shows that the Queen provides more moral leadership than the Archbishop of Canterbury. Reuters reports: Only around a half

One atheist is thankful for the clergy

December 1, 2014 No Comments

James Croft is training to be an Ethical Cultural Leader and describes himself as an Humanist, skeptic and free-thinker. His work along side clergy of several

The clerical collar and the message it sends

November 20, 2014 19 Comments

While he understands that the collar is a loaded symbol, Sam Wells thinks priests should err on the side of wearing them. In the Christian

20 questions to see if your priest is any good

November 11, 2014 7 Comments

Derek Penwell on

“Priestly Formation” is a Term that Really Bugs Me!

November 7, 2014 6 Comments

by Pat Henking I am developing a serious allergy to the idea of “priestly formation”. The term brings to mind two things: First is the

‘God’s rivals’ want priestly celibacy overturned

September 27, 2014 No Comments

From Religion News Service: For years, they have been invisible and often afraid to identify themselves. But the women sometimes dubbed “God’s rivals” are no

Bishop’s sainthood held up by bodily confusion

September 15, 2014 No Comments

Bishop Fulton Sheen was the host of a very popular syndicated television show through the 1950s. His explanations of the faith made religion comprehensible and