Three Rivers Episcopal

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

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Saving Calvin from Clichés

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From Commonweal- In the spring of 2010 I was teaching in the Politics department at the University of Virginia when the novelist and essay...

The Church We Need Now

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From Plough- This year’s five-hundredth anniversary of the Reformation comes just as Christianity is undergoing what may prove to be its b...

Presiding Bishop's message from the Primates Meeting

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From The Episcopal Church- (video) At the conclusion of their meeting, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry offe...

Primates conclude Canterbury meeting ‘renewed in their ministry’

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From ENS- A positive spirit has swept through the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral this week as primates from most of the Anglican Commun...
Friday, October 6, 2017

Open to Opposition

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From Commonweal- The heat that a group of conservative academics generated by publicly accusing Pope Francis of heresy this summerin a let...

The Evolution of King Arthur Updated on October 15, 2016

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Fro Letter Pile- King Arthur is perhaps the most well-known subject in Anglophone literature. Not many other legends that originated over ...

People of faith have duty to fight climate crisis: Indigenous Bishop

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From National Observer- Thankfully, I am not alone. This month, during the Season of Creation, tens of thousands of Christians across the ...

Martin Luther Passionate reformer

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From Christianity Today- In the sixteenth century, the world was divided about Martin Luther. One Catholic thought Martin Luther was a ...

Rise in Glory: Bp. Walmsley

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From The Living Church- The Rt. Rev. Ian Douglas, Bishop of Connecticut, announces the death of a predecessor, the Rt. Rev. Arthur E. Walm...

Bishop of B.C. takes side in fish-farming dispute

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From Anglican Journal- Logan McMenamie, bishop of the diocese of British Columbia, is calling on the federal and B.C. governments to shut ...

Tyndale's Betrayal and Death

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From Christianity Today- By 1535, several englishmen had been or were engaged in the hunt for William Tyndale, under orders either from Ki...
Thursday, October 5, 2017

Redeeming the Bible From American Evangelicalism

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From Patheos- We go to an Anglican church now. Every Sunday, worship is infused with the words of the Bible, with singing, with teaching a...

Anglican Church penalises Scottish arm over gay marriage

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From Yahoo- The Anglican Church on Tuesday disciplined its Scottish branch for deciding to allow same-sex couples to get married in its ch...

Diocese of South Carolina Announces Schedule for Mediation

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From South Carolina- Today the Diocese of South Carolina (Diocese) announced the schedule for mediation of the ongoing litigation with The...

The Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation: Joint message

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From Radio Vatican- The Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is being marked today September 1 and has special importance in this its th...

Santa Claus's tomb may have been uncovered beneath Turkish church

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From The Guardian- Turkish archaeologists have dashed the hopes of millions of children by claiming to have uncovered the likely burial pl...

Why ‘thoughts and prayers’ is starting to sound so profane

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From The Washington Post- It’s become a sort of twisted American ritual: A lone white male shooter opens fire on a crowd of people. Americ...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

St. Francis and the Sultan: An encounter of peace between Christians and Muslims

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From Aletia- In the midst of the Crusades, the Sultan of Egypt Malek al-Kamil (nephew of Saladin) declared that anyone who delivered him t...

Anglicans sanction Scottish Episcopal Church over same-sex marriage

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From The BBC- T he Scottish Episcopal Church is to be excluded from ecumenical and leadership roles in the Anglican Communion, the Archbis...

Those bells tolling in Portland echoed nationwide gesture against gun violence

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From Oregon- The bell inside the Cathedral Church of St. Luke on State Street rang out at noon Tuesday. A dozen people – most in their 60s...

Homosexuality and Catholic evangelization: “The Dorothy Day Way”

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From Aleteia- In his exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis expresses a constant danger evangelists must keep in mind: “There are t...

What does it mean to bless?

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From The Living Church- Many parishes offer a Blessing of the Animals service on or near the Feast of St. Francis on October 4. On St. Bla...

Wimbledon station commuters flee train in 'Bible' panic

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From The BBC- Passengers forced open the doors on a busy rush-hour train and climbed on to tracks after becoming "panicked" in t...
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Anglican church faces punishment after making history with UK's first same-sex church wedding

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From The Independent- The first same-sex wedding in an Anglican church in the UK has gone ahead despite the threat of punitive sanctions a...

Roberts: Phoenix loses one of its best first responders

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From Arizona- Phoenix has lost one of its best first responders. The Rev. Carl Carlozzi – Father Carl to anyone who knew him for more th...

THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTINGS AND THE AMERICAN SOUL

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From Jake Owensby- No words adequately express the horror of the shootings in Las Vegas. News stories report body count and hospitalizatio...

Isaac Newton was a fierce critic of the Trinitarian corruption of Christianity: Priest of Nature reviewed

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From The Spectator- John Calvin believed that human nature was a ‘permanent factory of idols’; the mind conceived them, and the hand gave ...
Monday, October 2, 2017

Statement from Bishops United Against Gun Violence Following the Las Vegas Shooting

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From Bishops Against Gun Violence- We share in the grief and horror of people across our country and, indeed, around the world in the wake...

Francis of Assisi: A gospel way of life

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From Thinking Faith- The figure of Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) has always captured the imaginations of people from all walks of life: Ch...

Presiding Bishop delivers message from Anglican Communion primates on Las Vegas, Nevada shooting

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From ACNS (with video)- Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and the primates of the Anglican Communion prayed to honor the victi...
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