In a brief interview with Trinity Wall Street’s Jim Melchiorre from June, Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina reflects on the value of The Episcopal Church in a multicultural, pluralistic society.
Day: September 25, 2011
Episcopal charity The Ark keeps afloat for homeless kids’ sake
As good as the news may have been for one Episcopal charity attacking homelessness, 37 percent of Baltimore children continue to live in poverty.
No shortage of opinion over Office of Communication’s new style guide
Guidelines can help keep things together, but it’s going to take more than a style guide to keep things together at this point.
Archbishop of Canterbury on Fresh Expressions and clergy
Who is this “pastorpreneur”? What additional skills or training must he or she possess in order to help the church be effective? What must happen within church for there to be enough trust between priest and congregation to allow such a role to come forth? And what in the world happens to “preach, teach, and administer the sacraments”?
Five common questions from those opposing GLBT inclusion
“Yes, Jesus can heal people of their afflictions — but if there is no affliction then there is no need of healing.”
Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity
Psalm 87 Proverbs 4:1-9 1 John 2:15-17 Luke 8:16-21 When the Metropolitan Alexis felt his life was drawing to a close, he summoned Sergius to him, wishing to bless him and appoint him as his successor. Fearfully, Sergius declined. One of the symbols of authority worn by the Metropolitan was an icon of the Blessed […]
Clean water, healthy children
Episcopal Relief and Development builds a well in Nicaragua.
Like repeating fifth grade
Aren’t we, in church, hoping to be at least as alive and present as a company of actors? Why aren’t we finding strategies and means to get people off book? Where are we valuing the voice and contribution of each regular attender and each visitor?
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