Tag: Media

Provoke Radio is a new venture inspired by Catholic teaching on social justice. It’s just getting off the ground, or, rather, on the air, but

Don Lawrence preaches three times a week to an appreciative congregation at Life Baptist church. His sermon tapes often sell out, and this year he is leading the people through a study of Matthew’s gospel. But Lawrence is not a real person. He is a virtual, on-screen pastor whose sermon topics, personality, even mannerisms are chosen collectively by his congregation. “We’ve never been happier,” says head elder Louie Francesca. “We finally got the pastor we all want.”

Reuters has the latest “sky is falling/schism is imminent” article, this one pegged to the Diocese of Ottawa’s decision to ask its bishop to authorize a rite for blessing same-sex unions. The bishop has not yet decided how to respond, and if he authorizes a rite, it is unclear what the Church of Canada, or the Anglican Commuinion will do in response, but no journalist covering this story has been held accountable for erroneous predictions of imminent schism.

At 8 p.m. tonight, the next edition of Episcopal Life Focus premieres with coverage of the House of Bishops September meeting in New Orleans, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit there, and the hands-on post-hurricane rebuilding and pastoral work offered by the bishops and spouses along the Gulf Coast.

Daniel Karslake has created a documentary telling the story of devout Christians who learn their child is gay and how that affected their belief that

Episcopal Life Online is premiering a new monthly half-hour videocast tonight at 8 p.m. You can tune in at Episcopal Life Online to hear about

Another update: Stand Firm in Faith has an email that certainly looks like an apology from a NAN reporter who claims to be the one

The Washington Post has a lovely interactive panorama of the Washington Cathedral, photographed on a recent summer night.