Friday, February 10, 2017

Welby writes to Primates as provinces continue to differ

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From Church Times- THE Archbishop of Canterbury has written to every Primate in the An­­glican Communion about the next Primates’ Meeting,...

Syrian refugee family arrives in Fort Worth during pause in travel ban

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From Ft. Worth- Fahmi Mousa Al Kazma has been looking for safe place to raise his six children since 2011 when militias forced the farmer ...

Episcopal Church Executive Council reaffirms stand with Standing Rock

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From ENS- The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council during the last day of its Feb. 5-8 meeting here reaffirmed its stand with the Standing...
Thursday, February 9, 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury and Ecumenical Patriarch commit to tackling modern slavery

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From ACNS- The Archbishop of Canterbury and His All-Holiness Bartholomew of Constantinople have pledged to fight modern slavery in its var...

Is Gorsuch a secret liberal? Trump, GOP have reason to wonder.

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From The Hill- Gorsuch lives in the ultra-liberal college town of Boulder, Colorado.  He also teaches at the University of Colorado’s law ...
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Episcopal diocese joins federal lawsuit against Trump travel ban

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From Washington State- President Donald Trump is not a man of the pews but has attended Christmas Eve eucharist at the Episcopal Church of...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Executive Council supports Episcopal Migration Ministries in midst of Trump’s order

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From ENS- The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council Feb. 8 pledged the Church’s solidarity with refugees in the face of President Donald Tr...

Bishop Stacy Sauls sues the Episcopal Church

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From ENS- Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings shared the...

Anglican priest, author Tom Harpur argued that Jesus was an allegory

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From Canada- Tom Harpur was a devout Christian who was not certain that Jesus existed, but did believe in the principles that were taught ...

First Turned Around By Travel Ban, Syrian Refugee Family Makes It To Texas

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From Texas- “Everything is going to be fine,” one of the greeters, a refugee herself, assured them in Arabic as some of the volunteers han...

Episcopal Diocese sells East Ave. HQ for $1.2M

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From Rochester- The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester has sold its East Avenue offices and chapel for nearly $1.2 million, a deal that was fi...
Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Meet Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's ultra-liberal church

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From The Daily Mail (UK) He has been described as 'the heir to Scalia' and is a religious conservative whose appointment to the Su...

Lady Gaga's Super Day: Church visit, suite time with Pats owner, and goodbye to mansion

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From Houston- On what was arguably Lady Gaga's most important day, the singer left the lavish home on Memorial Drive where she had bee...

Episcopalians in Baltimore ‘walk in prayer’ for refugees

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From Baltimore- For many of the more than 300 people who marched through downtown Baltimore on Feb. 4 to support refugees, the issues at p...

Sudans' Episcopal archbishop to step down in November

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From South Sudan- The long-serving Primate in the Anglican Communion, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan Dr. Dani...
Monday, February 6, 2017

Sapit: We’ll stand with Wabukala

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From Kenya- Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) archibishop Jackson ole Sapit has vowed to support his predecessor in his new mandate on war ag...

The Prosperity Gospel's Shallow Preaching

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From National Interest- At the Washington National Cathedral on January 21, President Donald Trump participated in the traditional inaugur...

GAFCON Accuses Anglican Head Office Of Deceit Over 'Consequences' For Gay-Affirming Episcopal Church

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From Christian Today- The global Anglican head office is being accused of deception in a row over the role of the gay-affirming Episcopal ...

Episcopal bishop discusses priest’s arrest with church leaders

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From Long Island- The Episcopal bishop of Long Island met Sunday with parishioners of a Long Beach church after its priest was arrested Fr...
Sunday, February 5, 2017

Episcopal Church leader appears at breakfast gathering with youth in Homewood

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From Pittsburgh- Early on in his whirlwind day of worship and meetings in Pittsburgh, the national leader of the Episcopal Church answered...

Three men of faith converse: a Christian, a Jew and a Muslim

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From Massachusetts- Dr. Mohamad Chatila, Rabbi Peter Levy and the Rev. Ray Bonin follow three different religions, with sharply differing ...

Long Beach Episcopal priest fired after child porn arrest

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From Long Island- The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island on Saturday fired a Long Beach priest charged with possessing child p...
Saturday, February 4, 2017

Episcopal bishop calls for uniting of a house divided

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From Pittsburgh- The sparse, pillared sanctuary reverberated with gospel music, then with the somber declarations of a searing confession ...

The Anglican Imagination of Austin Farrer

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From The Weekly Standard- You might imagine, consulting some eminent minds, that the whole point of imagination is happiness. "Imagin...

Utah’s Episcopal bishop calls for unity in these divisive, Trump era times

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From Utah- Utah Episcopal Bishop Scott Hayashi is urging his flock to slow down and take a breath amid rising agitation over the election ...
Friday, February 3, 2017

No change on marriage after the Shared Conversations

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From The Church Times- CHURCH doctrine on marriage will not be changed to accommodate same-sex relationships, but more detailed teachings ...

Anglican Church warns domestic abuse a “significant’’ problem in its ranks

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From Australia- THE Sydney Anglican Church has warned that domestic abuse remains a significant social problem within its ranks and has vo...

Has The Episcopal Church Been Penalised For Its Support Of Gay Marriage – Or Not?

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From Christian Today- Senior members of The Episcopal Church of the United States have said they are "dismayed" by an Anglican C...

Episcopal leader here for revival

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From Pittsburgh- Episcopal revival — those are two words that historically have occupied different precincts of the church-news page. But ...

Turning away refugees violates Christian principles: Bishop Sean Rowe

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From Erie- One of my favorite Bible verses comes from the first chapter of the Gospel of John: "A light shines in the darkness and th...