“Instead of at first opposing civil partnerships, and then only accepting them grudgingly with gritted teeth, they should have welcomed them warmly from the first and immediately proposed services of commitments and blessing in church.”
as I remain in you
Exit polls and experts weigh in on where and how candidates’ religious beliefs and affiliations impacted the vote yesterday.
In the formation of programs and budgets, there are some things you just don’t cut – even, and especially, when you’re living through hard economic times.
It’s cruel because it’s an intimate moment between two people who are important to each other, and how in that moment the parent (nervous, inarticulate, and socially paranoid about how he or she will be perceived) makes it about him- or herself and not about the child.
“The proposal comes after the Synod rejected both a request for permission for the Diocese of Uruguay to ordain woman as presbyters and also for the Diocese to seek other Provincial oversight.”
Remember and pray for the Episcopal School of Jacksonville.
Every day is a day when we can reclaim an inch of the planet, including an inch of our own psychological and spiritual territory. All it takes is a little turning.
A hipster Christian’s dream: Ecclesia Houston offers tattoos to mark the Stations of the Cross.
By Sam Candler We had a heap of storms last Friday night, and I pray for those who suffered from the tornadoes and from the stiff winds – and just from the plain old fear that this season annually brings upon us. I know some families who were hunkering down in their basements last Friday …
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