Back in September, the Rev Bruce Shipman, who had been the Priest-in-charge at the Episcopal Church at Yale resigned after allegations of anti-semitism were levelled against him in response to an op-ed he had written linking an increasing anti-semitic violence around the world to government policies in Israel. In a letter to the editor of …
Israeli Chief Rabbi calls on Jews to stay away from the Temple Mount Read More »
The Rev. Dorothee Hahn is well into her third year as an Episcopal Church missionary in Romania. The former lawyer from Germany is committed to supporting struggling families and otherwise walking alongside the rural community in Huși, near Iași. A priest in the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, Hahn’s missionary work began through a …
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Forty years ago Louie Clay (né Crew) and friends began Integrity to change the Episcopal Church. From sending mimeographed newsletters (in plain brown wrappers if needed) and eucharists held in unpublicized hotel rooms at General Convention, from deep disappointment as legislation towards equality was defeated, to websites, Facebook presence, witness of presence and electric joy …
Friday, November 7, 2014 – Proper 26, 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 69:1-23(24-30)31-38 (morning) // 73 (evening) Ecclesiasticus 50:1, 11-24 Revelation 17:1-18 Luke 13:31-35 The tension in today’s gospel comes from a conflict between …
by Pat Henking I am developing a serious allergy to the idea of “priestly formation”. The term brings to mind two things: First is the setting of carefully mapped and measured strips of wood at precise angles on a bed of crushed stone or leveled sand that forms wet concrete into patios and walkways. This …
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