Three Rivers Episcopal

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

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Newman In a New Light

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From NCR- Why a new biography of Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman? Perhaps because, as two disparate thinkers, William Golding (Lord of th...

Anglican Church denies new wedding vows are sexist

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From Australia- The Anglican Church says new wedding vows which involve a woman pledging to 'submit' to her husband are not sexist. ...
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Anglican Faces: Harriet Cannon

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From The Living Church- Harriet Starr Cannon was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 7, 1823. Both of Harriet’s parents died of yello...
Friday, August 24, 2012

Women bishops: a lot of ground for the Synod to make up

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From The Church Times- CONSULTATIONS over women bishops have been progressing slowly, it emerged this week. Legislation to permit women to e...

Calvary Episcopal Church youth participate in Missionpalooza 2012

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From Texas- Youth members of the Calvary Episcopal Church, located at 806 Thompson Road, in Richmond, recently participated in Missionpalooz...

Welcoming the Elephants to Tampa

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From South West Florida- It's not very often that you see a church newsletter issued with the image of a GOP elephant holding a pirate f...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Rowan Williams in Retrospect

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From The Living Church- Archbishop Williams has carried the burdens of conflict, and has shown a huge and sometimes costly commitment to uni...

Clergy To Consider Future of Bishop Seabury Church

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From Connecticut The Bishop of the Connecticut Episcopal Diocese said Tuesday he would meet with area clergy next week to discuss the future...

The New Episcopalian

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From Huffington- I n the past few months I have read several agonized reports on the supposed death throes of the Episcopal Church. I have n...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Liberal Christians speak out

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From Australia- Australians must understand that conservative Christian lobbyists do not speak for all people of the faith, according to the...

IN GOOD FAITH: 'Honk if you love Jesus'

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From Massachusetts Sitting in summer vacation traffic has me reflecting on bumper stickers; specifically Christian-themed bumper stickers. I...

Convention offers way to help bishops, dioceses reconcile

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From ENS- The bishops and deputies who gathered in Indianapolis in July for the 77th meeting of General Convention made a historic statement...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Hahn of St. Thomas named bishop in Kentucky

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From Ohio- The Rev. Doug Hahn of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Columbus was elected Saturday to be bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexin...

Green Leaf Cafe’s menu includes jobs

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From Kansas- Scott Barnes arrives at the Finney State Office Building at 7:15 a.m., nearly two hours before training starts. He stays until ...

Episcopal Seminary Canned Workers After Decades of Service, Union Says

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From New York- Workers who claim they were fired by the Episcopal Church's oldest seminary after more than two decades of service have t...
Monday, August 20, 2012

Zimbabwe: Church Turned Into a Den of Robbers

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From Zimbabwe- Ever since I was at school I was awed by church, it was a place where I could talk to me God and right on its doorsteps repen...

Liberal churches show signs of strength in Nashville

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From Nashville- The Rev. Eric Greenwood has heard the bad news about the Episcopal Church. Attendance is down. Money is tight. And the churc...

Romney gives glimpse of his LDS practice

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From US News- Mitt Romney read Scripture from an iPad in a New Hampshire Mormon church while President Barack Obama was at Washington Episco...

Obama and Romney attend church

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From USA Today- It's a faithful kind of day for the presidential candidates. President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney both ...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Episcopal Diocese of Lexington elects new bishop

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From Lexington- The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington on Saturday elected a Georgia native as its seventh bishop. The Very Rev. Douglas Hahn, 6...
Saturday, August 18, 2012

Giles Fraser: The danger of being respectable

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From The Church Times- Judging from the number of phone calls I have had recently, the academics are beginning to get their teeth into the O...

Archbishop of Cape Town condemns Lonmin mine deaths

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From ENS- Condemning the rising violence and deaths at Lonmin’s Mine, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town has called for “strong, but measu...

50th Anniversary of largest clergy arrest

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From CT- Tuesday, August 28, will mark the 50th anniversary of what appears to have been the largest simultaneous arrest and incarceration o...
Friday, August 17, 2012

Fears rogue priests could sue for damages

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From Australia- A LANDMARK Supreme Court challenge has thrown into doubt the Anglican Church's disciplinary processes for dealing with r...

Dr John book slams C of E 'hard line' on same-sex marriage

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From The Church Times- THE opposition of bishops to same-sex marriage is "institutionally expedient, but . . . morally contemptible...

Crews work to restore 1868 church bell

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From Georgia via Sacramento- Workers are restoring a 1,250-pound cast bronze bell at one of Georgia's oldest churches. The historic bell...

This Could Be Its Finest Hour

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From The American Spectator- The U.S. based Episcopal Church's recognition of same sex unions last month mostly excited a big yawn. More...

Services for seasonal workers held in island tradition at Episcopal church

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From Maine- Clad in a red T-shirt that promoted a 2008 performance of Johannes Braham’s “Requiem,” Geoffrey Schuller of Mount Desert thrust ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Family Research Council guard called 'hero' in shooting

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Update on the shooting at FRC- The scene was a frightening one: A man walked into the lobby of a political organization, assailed the group...

PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC: Another Perspective on Rector and All Saints Imbroglio

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From David Virtue (regarding All Saints Pawley's Island)- Like so many others, I am very fond of Rob and was all in favor of calling him...
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