Day: December 23, 2015

Finding Hope: A Christmas message from the House of Deputies

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Finding Hope: A Christmas message from the House of Deputies

The Reverend Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, director of networking for the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, wrote the message for the House of Deputies’ Christmas newsletter, drawing a “thread of hope” from the infant to world of today’s children – its fears and its possibilities – from her perspective as a mother: Five years ago, Christmas day found […]

Wishing for world peace

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Wishing for world peace

The Reverend Lauren Stanley, priest-in-charge of Rosebud Episcopal Mission (West) in South Dakota, wrote an op-ed in The Dallas Morning News: “What I want for Christmas, and what I offer,” wishing first for world peace, however unrealistic that wish is (“I’m a priest – what else would I ask for?”) What do I want? I […]

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