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Thoughts and postings from an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Pope 'could not say no' to Anglican inquiries, recalls Archbishop Koch

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From Catholic News Agency- The head of the Vatican's department for Christian unity said that with the new Anglican ordinariate, Pope Be...

Parish asks worshipers to take off, donate shoes

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From Jacksonville FLA- St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church will host a special event on Sunday morning aimed at collecting shoes for those ...

Episcopal bishop asked to resign over alleged abuse cover-up

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From USA Today- Episcopal Church leaders have asked for the resignation of a Pennsylvania bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse by his ...

Fort Worth's Vann put on Vatican panel working with Anglicans

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From Ft Worth- The Vatican announced Thursday that Bishop Kevin Vann, leader of the Fort Worth Catholic Diocese, has been named to a committ...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Wuerl to lead incorporation of Anglicans into Catholic Church

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From The Pittsburgh Post Gazette- The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has named Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington D.C...

Church needs new vision, says Jensen

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From Australia- AUSTRALIA'S Anglican Church is merely papering over the cracks of serious internal fractures and is running out of time,...

SOUTH CAROLINA: Group asks church leadership for investigation

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From ELO- (with links) Members of an Episcopal Church advocacy group in the Diocese of South Carolina have asked the church's leadership...

Episcopal Church asks Pa. bishop to step down

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From AP- Episcopal Church leaders have asked for the resignation of a Pennsylvania bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse by his brother...

Episcopal bishops visit Douglas

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From Arizona- On the evening of Tuesday, September 14, about 40 bishops from all over the country gathered at St. Stephens Episcopal Church ...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

US fundamentalists "fight proxy war" in Uganda, Rwanda

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From Africa- Fundamentalist "evangelical" Christian congregations in the US have plaid a strong role in radicalising Anglican and ...

Anglican bishop shops for parishioners on street

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From Canada- Anglican Bishop Sue Moxley is determined to get more people into church, even if she has to go out and get them. Moxley, leader...

Benedict will bounce Anglicans into the Roman Catholic Chur

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From The London Telegraph- We’ll have to see whether the Pope’s visit will lead to a “Benedict bounce” of new vocations, as Cardinal Keith O...

DR. STEPHEN McCRAY SMITH

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From The Pittsburgh Post Gazette- Steve was a professor when I was at Trinity a greta teacher and man. He will be missed. SMITH DR. STEPHEN...

PENNSYLVANIA: House of Bishops calls on Bennison to resign

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From ELO- The Episcopal House of Bishop has called on its colleague, Diocese of Pennsylvania Bishop Charles Bennison to "tender his imm...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

One Step Closer to a Universal Primacy

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From The Living Church- When Robert Runcie visited Pope John Paul II in Rome in October 1989 one of his concerns was to elucidate the theme ...

Vatican Bank Officials Under Investigation

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From NPR- Just when the Catholic Church didn't need another scandal, Italian magistrates have frozen $30 million from the Vatican bank a...

Archbishop consecrates new bishop for mid, north and east Staffordshire

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From Diocese of Lichfield- The Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops from the Church of England and Anglican Communion will today conse...

Pope Benedict on the True Fruits of Ecumenism

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From Catholicism- In October 2009, when Pope Benedict XVI established new procedures through which entire congregations of Anglicans can be ...

Rwanda: Anglicans Gets New Archbishop

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From All Africa- THE House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in Rwanda has elected the Bishop of Byumba Diocese, Onesphore Rwaje, as the rep...

House of Bishops Daily Account for Monday, Sept. 20

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From ELO- The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church is meeting in Phoenix, Arizona (Diocese of Arizona) from Sept. 16 to Sept. 21. The fo...

Church reacts to vandalism

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From Michigan- Police in Greenville say they have identified two teenagers they say are responsible for a recent church break-in. Officers s...

Priest and Pueblo attorney general interpret plea agreement in different ways

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From Denver- The Rev. Don Armstrong, who founded St. George's Anglican Church after he and his congregation lost the battle for the Grac...
Monday, September 20, 2010

An Anglican writes: Let's not run away with the idea of an all-powerful Pope

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From The London Telegraph- We Anglicans have a problem with authority. We variously accept the authority of God (well, most of us do), of sc...

Anglican leaders to meet in Dublin

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From Ireland- The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, who last week met Pope Benedict in England, has invited senior bishops from m...

In a perilous time, president returns to a personal tone

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From The LA Times- An old cast of characters will appear in President Obama's speeches throughout the rest of the political season and b...

Former Point Breeze teen still wonders about lost Mazeroski ball

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Talk about a sad story - From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review- Andy Jerpe did not see Bill Mazeroski's home run, at least the part where M...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

NFL players still turn to religion for solace

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From The Pittsburgh Tribune review- Adoring fans carried star safety Troy Polamalu on their shoulders — passing him off, one to another, as ...

House of Bishops Daily Account for Saturday, September 18, 2010

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From ELO- he House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church is meeting in Phoenix, Arizona (Diocese of Arizona) from Sept. 16 to Sept. 21. The fo...

New bishop picked for Episcopal diocese

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From Springfield- The Rev. Daniel H. Martins was chosen as the 11th bishop-elect of the Springfield Episcopal Diocese after the third ballot...

Bishop's return puts church in a quandary

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From The Philadelphia Inquirer- The pews were filling at Boothwyn's Trinity Episcopal Church last Sunday when the rector and vicar found...
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