Just in time for the 70th anniversary of D-Day today, the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent passed a bill to include a prayer plaque at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Day: June 6, 2014
A race for second
There are two ways to measure which religion is the second biggest in each US state behind Christianity. Who’s right?
A theology of place
How one local Presbyterian church encourages people to “think local” and put down their spiritual roots close to home rather than shop for a bigger and better experience.
Lutheran and Episcopal Presiding Bishops support proposed carbon rules
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have issued a joint statement in support of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Rule on carbon emissions
Secretary Burwell’s West Virginia and Episcopal roots
The New York Times profiles the newest Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sylvia Mathews Burwell. She grew up in Hinton, West Virginia where she and her family attended Ascension Episcopal Church.
I Knew It!
Friday, June 6, 2014 – 7 Easter, Year Two [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the Daily Office: Psalms 102 (morning) // 107:1-32 (evening) Jeremiah 31:27-34 Ephesians 5:1-20 Matthew 9:9-17 During our parish retreat in April, an astute five-year-old boy asked […]
