Podcast de Nancy Frausto, Episodio 2: Eduardo Solomón Rivera

La Rda. Nancy Frausto, rectora asociada de la Iglesia Episcopal de San Lucas en Long Beach, California, y miembro fundador del Grupo de Trabajo del Santuario de la Diócesis de Los Ángeles, presenta un podcast de #GC79. Invitado: Eduardo Solomón Rivera es director...

Going Long on Guns

By Matthew Townsend In its July 10 afternoon session, the House of Deputies approved a resolution that would see Episcopalians advocate for a reduction in gun violence — as shareholders. Resolution B007, passed by a wide margin in the house, directs the Executive...

Bishops vote unanimously to admit Cuba as a diocese

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Bishop Gray-Reeves of the Diocese of El Camino Real congratulate Bishop Maria Griselda of Cuba after the House of Bishops’ unanimous vote July 10 to welcome Cuba back into the Episcopal Church. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal...

Sermón de avivamiento del 7 de julio del obispo primado Michael Curry

Lo que sigue es el texto del sermón del obispo primado Michael Curry en el culto de avivamiento de la Convención General en el Centro Palmer el 7 de julio de 2018. El vídeo del sermón puede encontrarse aquí. ¡Oh, mi Señor! ¡Que toda la Iglesia diga amén! Díganlo otra...

Clergy, lay leaders gather to bear witness to gun violence

[Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] About two dozen clergy and lay leaders gathered the evening of July 9 at the 79thGeneral Convention to bear witness to the gun violence they have experienced in their lives, share their frustration at the inability to curb the...

Grain, bread, community

The Rev. Elizabeth DeRuff, president and chair of Honoré Farm and Mill, is recruiting new Growers Guild members to expand the network of farmers, millers, bakers and churches who grow, produce and ultimately benefit from heirloom grains. The flour produced from the...

Deputies Move on MeToo, Israel

By Matthew Townsend In a busy legislative session on July 9, the House of Deputies passed a substitute resolution that continues the 79th General Convention’s effort to shed light on the harassment and exploitation of women in the church. Substitute Resolution D016 —...

The Hutto Service: Taking the Next Step

By now you’ve probably heard that the women who came to the United States seeking asylum and are now incarcerated in the Hutto Residential Center watched our prayer service on the ballfields near their prison and waved towels through the slit windows to let us know...

Creating a Big Tent for Formation

The Episcopal Church has seen a renewed focus on evangelism this triennium, inspired largely by Presiding Bishop Curry’s evangelism initiatives and the work of Canon for Evangelism and Reconciliation, the Rev. Stephanie Spellers. However, those who work in the area of...

“A crisis of Formation”

We are in a crisis of formation. I am reluctant to use the word “crisis,” as we have been in this state for so many years that it feels alarmist to use it now. As a native Iowan I don’t even use emergency words when there is an emergency, as “I am not...