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    • The Diocese of New York Engages in Listening Process Around #MeTooThe Diocese of New York Engages in Listening Process Around #MeTooOctober 16, 2018The Associated Press published an article on its blog yesterday about the Episcopal Church’s willingness to confront and acknowledge its role in past sexual abuse. With striking displays of candor, the Episcopal Church is acknowledging the potency of the #MeToo movement by officially lamenting its past role in sexual exploitation and pledging steps to combat it. The Protestant denomination’s national convention this summer included an emotional session at which first-person accounts of abuse by clergy and other church […]...
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    • Eternal StoriesEternal StoriesOctober 19, 2018“We have a drive to make art, to tell stories, and to develop rituals that goes back to our beginning.”...
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      • Evangelical Bishops in CoE urge “no change” to doctrine of marriage
        Evangelical Bishops in CoE urge “no change” to doctrine of marriageEleven bishops have sent a letter to the CoE’s Living in Love and Faith committee urging it to not consider revising the understanding of marriage and implying that only schism and the diminshment of ministry lies down that path....
      • Are we able to drink the cup?
        Are we able to drink the cup?Our own sufferings are likely to be small by comparison with those of Jesus and the holy martyrs.  And yet, there is no particular suffering Jesus has not known.  And no one (no, not one single person) is beyond the reach of his compassion. ...
      • Oscar Romero named a saint by Pope Francis
        Oscar Romero named a saint by Pope FrancisOscar Romero and six others canonized by the Roman Catholic church...
      • Book Review: Living With the Living Dead
        Book Review: Living With the Living Dead“When I began the book, I wanted to find answers to the question I was regularly being asked, particularly by people over 40: Why are zombies so popular?”...
      • Matthew Shepard, victim of 1998 anti-gay hate crime, to be interred at Washington National Cathedral
        Matthew Shepard, victim of 1998 anti-gay hate crime, to be interred at Washington National CathedralIn a statement through Washington National Cathedral, Shepard’s mother stated: “For the past 20 years, we have shared Matt’s story with the world. It’s reassuring to know he now will rest in a sacred spot where folks can come to reflect on creating a safer, kinder world.”...

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    • PodcastsOctober 16, 2018
      Priest Pulse Season 4, episode 2Episode two of season four is here! Ben and Colin are joined by the Rev. Jeremy Smith of Hacking Christianity. Rev. Jeremy Smith is a United Methodist Elder serving as Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church in Seattle, Washington (USA). He blogs about faith, young clergy issues, technology, internet theory, and geeky topics at HackingChristianity.net. Jeremy discusses with us the current state of the United Methodist Church and much more. Check out www.hackingchristianity.net now!... Read more...
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      Subversive Undercroft #118:Just One Thing... Read more...
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      2FAB #118: 1Thessalonians2FAB tackles the epistles in historic order, starting with 1Thessalonians... Read more...
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      From All Points #18: Hope Through Healing HandsWe’re talking with Dr Jenny Dyer, Executive Director of Hope Through Healing Hands about tackling global health issues and the amazing successes of the past twenty years in halving global poverty and disease... Read more...
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    • Speaking to the SoulOctober 19, 2018
      Eternal Stories“We have a drive to make art, to tell stories, and to develop rituals that goes back to our beginning.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulOctober 18, 2018
      The Feast Day of St. Luke“…his Gospel is the one that introduces us to Elizabeth and Zechariah, gives us the Magnificat and the Bethlehem birth narrative, and shares the prophesies of Simeon and Anna.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulOctober 17, 2018
      Blur and Wonder“The wonder expressed in both Job 38 and Psalm 104 startles with its earnest humility and awe, especially when heard now, in our modern era of species extinction and climate change. These verses call us to re-awaken to ourselves and our interdependence upon the myriad forms of life that share this planet, and a humble reminder of our places not above but within creation.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulOctober 16, 2018
      “Church. Church? I go.”“It’s an important reminder that going to church is meant to be joyful and lifegiving. It’s meant to be a place to go to let go of the rush and stress of the days.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulOctober 14, 2018
      St. Teresa of Avila: Suffering and Divine Love“Teresa continued to write throughout her life. The Interior Castle describes the process of self denial necessary to place oneself entirely in the hands of God, step by step, until, by God’s will the penitent is brought into divine union.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulOctober 14, 2018
      Wisdom Cries“I realized how frequently I stare wisdom in the face and often don’t even realize it. So, today, with fewer words, let me share some images of wisdom.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulOctober 13, 2018
      When a Woman Speaks“I wonder who selected which readings to go with which times of which days. The texts are always timely, but sometimes they are like a baseball bat between the eyes.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulOctober 12, 2018
      Sowers, Seeds, and Soil“Who are the nurturing, patient gardeners who reveal God’s grace to you in the bare, thorny, and rocky places?”... Read more...
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    • The LeadOctober 19, 2018
      Bascom Elected X Bishop of KansasFrom our friends at Episcopal News Service: The Rev. Cathleen Chittenden Bascom, from the Diocese of Iowa, was elected Oct.19 as the 10th bishop to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. She was elected on the second ballot during an election that took place in the worship space of Grace Cathedral in Topeka, receiving 64 votes from lay delegates and 56 votes from clergy. Bascom is the first woman to be elected bishop since the diocese was formed […]... Read more...
    • Featured Story / The LeadOctober 16, 2018
      The Diocese of New York Engages in Listening Process Around #MeTooThe Associated Press published an article on its blog yesterday about the Episcopal Church’s willingness to confront and acknowledge its role in past sexual abuse. With striking displays of candor, the Episcopal Church is acknowledging the potency of the #MeToo movement by officially lamenting its past role in sexual exploitation and pledging steps to combat it. The Protestant denomination’s national convention this summer included an emotional session at which first-person accounts of abuse by clergy and other church […]... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadOctober 15, 2018
      Evangelical Bishops in CoE urge “no change” to doctrine of marriageEleven bishops have sent a letter to the CoE’s Living in Love and Faith committee urging it to not consider revising the understanding of marriage and implying that only schism and the diminshment of ministry lies down that path.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadOctober 14, 2018
      Oscar Romero named a saint by Pope FrancisOscar Romero and six others canonized by the Roman Catholic church... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadOctober 11, 2018
      Matthew Shepard, victim of 1998 anti-gay hate crime, to be interred at Washington National CathedralIn a statement through Washington National Cathedral, Shepard’s mother stated: “For the past 20 years, we have shared Matt’s story with the world. It’s reassuring to know he now will rest in a sacred spot where folks can come to reflect on creating a safer, kinder world.”... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadOctober 10, 2018
      Evangelical women in Texas swinging away from Trump Republicanism“I care as much about babies at the border as I do about babies in the womb,” said Tess Clarke… confessing that she was “mortified” at how she used to vote, because she had only considered abortion policy. “We’ve been asleep. Now, we’ve woke up.”... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadOctober 8, 2018
      Nevada suspends bishop searchStanding Committee cites a small applicant pool and says “more information” had been brought to their attention that calls into question their earlier decisions... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadOctober 8, 2018
      The greatest story ever toldA day spent among comic book and role-playing-game fans opens a window into understanding the importance and power of putting narrative at the center of Christian life... Read more...
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    • Recent Stories / The MagazineOctober 14, 2018
      Are we able to drink the cup?Our own sufferings are likely to be small by comparison with those of Jesus and the holy martyrs.  And yet, there is no particular suffering Jesus has not known.  And no one (no, not one single person) is beyond the reach of his compassion. ... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineOctober 13, 2018
      Book Review: Living With the Living Dead“When I began the book, I wanted to find answers to the question I was regularly being asked, particularly by people over 40: Why are zombies so popular?”... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineOctober 7, 2018
      Equal PartnersDespite our violence, which cost him his life, Jesus was not afraid to become bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh.  For our sake, he became human and showed us God’s ways.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineOctober 6, 2018
      Jesus, divorce, and the American conditionYou see, when Jesus talks about marriage and divorce, he is also addressing the unequal distribution of power, not only between men and women, but between the powerful and the vulnerable.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 30, 2018
      May God give us peace: Reflections on St FrancisPeace is more than absence of violence, though it surely includes that.  As Martin Luther King once observed, “Peace is not the absence of tension.  It is the presence of justice.” ... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 30, 2018
      Something Yet Might Go RightA poem from Paul Garrett... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 30, 2018
      A(nother) Difficult WeekNow what? So what? How did we get here in the first place? How can we fix it?  And what should the Church be saying and doing about it, if anything at all?... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 29, 2018
      Shrines, remembrance, and allegianceProbably like many people across America, I’ve been feeling anxious this week. Seeing unrepentant and unexamined entitlement on display; seeing trauma trotted out cavalierly, has been hard for me. But yesterday, I drove.... Read more...
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