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

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Bishops condemn attack on church compound, request Communion prayers

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From ACN- Thousands of people today broke into a church compound in Pakistan, burnt down the church, and destroyed the homes of two priest...

Whittaker: Do all dogs go to heaven?

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From MA- One of my favorite children’s questions to God comes from a recent Boston Globe comic strip where a little boy wants to pray for ...

Amended women-bishops clause speaks of ‘respect’

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From The Church Times- CAMPAIGNERS for women bishops cautiously welcomed the amend­ment made to the draft legislation by the House of Bish...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Church welcomes Moravian pastor in historic example of communion

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From ENS (Western North Carolina) On Sept. 16, the Rev. Carl Southerland was installed as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Frankli...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Maine clergy divided over gay marriage

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From Maine- Standing together outside the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Portland, a dozen religious leaders-Episcopal, Congregational,...

Episcopal youth group walks in steps of St. Patrick

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From Ireland- As he climbed Ireland’s holy Mount Croagh Patrick, Donovan Tokuyama gained a greater appreciation for St. Patrick, who often...

Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth nominates provisional bishop

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From Ft. Worth- The Rev. Rayford High, who recently retired as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, has been nominated as the next pr...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Sewanee-Westcott Partnership

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From The Living Church- The School of Theology, the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., has entered into a partnership with Westcott Ho...

Eau Claire diocese announces 4 nominees for bishop

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From ENS- The Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire announced a slate of four candidates for its sixth bishop. They are: The Rev. Robert B. Clarke...

Liberia: Council of Churches Inducts New Leadership

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From Liberia- The Liberia Council of Churches has inducted into office a new corps of officers headed by Right Reverend Jonathan B. Hart, Pr...

Tiffany baptismal font in transit from Pomfret to New York City

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From Norwich CT- When representatives from New York City’s Museum of Biblical Art visited Christ Church in Pomfret last year, it was express...

Outreach gives unused, unwanted medical supplies new life

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From Upper South Carolina- It's like a library for medical equipment. That's the idea behind Spartanburg Shares, a new volunteer-dri...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Christchurch cardboard cathedral tubes arrive

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From New Zealand- Construction of Christchurch’s cardboard cathedral is about to get underway, with the arrival of its 320 giant cardboard t...

New York's Financial District in Chaos on 'Occupy Wall Street' Anniversary

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From US News and World Report- There was sound and some fury — and dozens of arrests — Monday as the Occupy Wall Street movement marked its ...

Clerics sometimes break the law in the pursuit of justice

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From ENS- The Rev. Jack Stanton is a veteran of civil rights and Vietnam War demonstrations. But he went one step further in May when he vol...
Monday, September 17, 2012

Anglican Cathedral in Orlando Becomes Catholic

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From Orlando- It’s been five years in the making, and this morning the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Orlando, Florida will become Catholic...

West Harlem church embraces sustainable urban farming

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From Harlem- For years, the only plants that grew in the polluted gardens of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on West 125th Street were some scat...

Protecting "a gift from God," Episcopal priest works for prairie preservation

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From South Dakota- From a craggy limestone ledge above the place called Pe' Sla, Linda Kramer admired the land she loves. "This is ...

Egypt: Episcopal Church Calls for UN Blasphemy Declaration

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From All Africa- The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa, Mouneer Hanna Anis, on Saturday 15/9...
Saturday, September 15, 2012

Candidates Give Views on Poverty

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From The Living Church- Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and dozens of other Christian leaders concerned about poverty in the Unit...
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Author Anne Lamott talks about faith, politics, and her new grandson

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From Tennessee- Novelist Anne Lamott has built a career of writing hilariously and movingly about her own shortcomings: she's bossy, she...
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Faith grapples with art, lust

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From St. Louis- In the middle of the 16th century, Catholic bishops and theologians met sporadically in the city of Trento in northern Italy...
Friday, September 14, 2012

Bishop-elect of Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh to preach in city Sunday

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From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette- (Actually The Bishop-elect will be preaching in Ligonier that morning) Those eager to hear the next bishop...
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Orlando Anglican church first in Florida to become Catholic

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From Orlando- A College Park church will become the first in Florida to convert from Anglican to Catholic on Sunday under a process approved...

Bishops look to woman priest to salvage women-bishops legislation

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From The Church Times- THE House of Bishops, meeting this week to rescue the women-bishops legislation, has adopted an amendment suggested b...

Nation pays tribute to ‘world icon’ Neil Armstrong

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From ENS- The United States honored “the first human being to walk on another world” at Washington National Cathedral Sept. 13 with a combin...

Episcopal Priest Speaks of Need to Reclaim Liberalism Within Biblical Christianity

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From Christian Post- The Rev. John Liebler, an Episcopal priest, lost his faith in an ironic place: seminary. Studying for the priesthood in...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

How to kill off religion

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From Australia- WITH an ever dwindling number of churchgoers gracing the front door of their local parish, you'd think the major Christi...

Women bishops: Changes made to women bishops concessions

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From The BBC- Senior Anglican bishops have significantly watered down proposed concessions to those in the Church of England who are against...

Vandals Ransack Shoals Church, Pastor Speaks Out

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From Alabama- (with video) The Grace Episcopal Church in Sheffield got ransacked by vandals. Lamp posts were knocked down and every door go...
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