From Colorado-
The Rev. Michael O’Donnell honors paradox.
A committed Episcopal priest, O’Donnell works for Catholic Charities and his office is in the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs.
He praises the Catholic Church for its dedication to helping the needy, and barely follows the ongoing theological scuffles between the Anglican Communion and the Episcopal Church, the U.S. arm of Anglicanism. He’s also a conservative in the liberal-leaning denomination.
Yet O’Donnell will remain Episcopalian, despite Pope Benedict XVI’s invitation to Episcopal priests to join the Catholic body.
And in perhaps the ultimate paradox, his love for the Episcopal Church derives from its openness to theological diversity, even though that diversity may have indirectly resulted in his resignation at Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church downtown.
“I don’t like living in paradox,” O’Donnell told me over lunch. “But I’ve been forced to live in paradox. Paradox is your friend.”
O’Donnell was the leader of the Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal parish during a difficult time.
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