Doesn’t the Presiding Bishop remind you of Ronald Reagan? Not, obviously, in her politics, but in her ability to work through the media to amplify her message. Here are a collection of recent articles.
The Seattle Times has a Q&A on Katharine Jefferts Schori, noting that her participation in the “Healing Our Planet Earth” conference signals how she is merging her vocations as a former oceanographer and presently as Presiding Bishop.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori sent a letter to the House of Representatives on April 6 offering the Episcopal Church’s “very strong endorsement” for H.R. 2634, the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Debt Cancellation, which is scheduled for consideration on the House floor this week.
As vital as the work of faith communities and other private actors are in the fight against poverty and disease, true transformation can only come when the resources and energies of governments are brought to bear. That’s why the United States government’s efforts over the past five years have been so vital.
Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem Suheil Dawani invited Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori to spend Holy Week in his diocese. They celebrated Easter together at St. George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem, where Dawani preached about the need “to live our lives more fully and minister more faithfully.”
“Good Friday in Jerusalem was a day filled with many blessings and a solemn reminder of Jesus’ painful journey to his crucifixion as Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and an Episcopal Church delegation joined pilgrims and Christians in the Holy Land to share in Christ’s Passion.”
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offers an update from her visit to the Holy Land that has included the Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem, meetings with religious leaders and Israeli and Palestinian human rights advocates; and a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Marking the annual Palm Sunday celebrations and the start of a week-long visit to the Holy Land, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached March 16
Episcopal Life Online reports on the Presiding Bishop’s visit to the Diocese of South Carolina: The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina welcomed Presiding Bishop Katharine
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, elected leader of the nation’s 2.7 million Episcopal Church members, roused an audience of her denomination’s regional leaders in