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By Retta Blaney As a student at Yale University 62 years ago, John Wulp was chatting with professor and literary critic Paul Pickrel at an Elizabethan tea. Pickrel mentioned that he had just read The Book of Margery Kempe and found it hilarious. Wulp, who had no...
Lawyers representing victims of Peter Ball, formerly the Bishop of Lewes and Gloucester, have questioned the status of evidence given by Prince Charles to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in the Anglican Church. The inquiry resumed in London on July 23....
A bus driver from East London was arrested when staff complained about his reading the Bible aloud from the front steps of St Paul’s Cathedral. Allan Coote, 55, drew the ire of cathedral staff. “In order to provide as prayerful and safe space for all, including on the...
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald For more than 250 exhibitors who cater to a niche clientele of Episcopalians, the start of General Convention on July 5 marked a long-awaited opportunity to greet, sell, and interact with the 3,200 registered bishops, deputies, visitors, and...
I don’t like funerals, and yet, I believe the Episcopal liturgy gets some very important things right. One of these is the reading by the priest during the procession into the church. In the words of Rite I, “For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to...
You know how sometimes certain things happen, over and over again, and it seems to be more than just coincidence? Like sometimes a favorite song comes on and reminds you to call someone that needs some extra love. Or you see a loved one’s favorite bird at your bird...
The Episcopal Church in Colorado has announced three nominees in the search for its 11th bishop: The Rev. Kimberly D. Lucas, rector, St. Margaret’s Church, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Canon Michael Pipkin, missioner for missional management, Episcopal Church in...
By Matthew Townsend, with reporting by Kirk Petersen La Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba will soon be a diocese of the Episcopal Church. On July 11 the House of Deputies unanimously passed Resolution A238, which calls for the diocese to be admitted to the church as soon as...
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Graphic accounts of sexual harassment in the Episcopal Church were center stage on the eve of General Convention July 4 as bishops presided at a liturgy focused on lamentation, confession, and healing. Raw material came from 42 letters received...
Same-sex Marriage By Kirk Petersen After a great deal of discussion on legislative floors, in committee meetings, and behind the scenes, the 79th General Convention reached a compromise on same-sex marriage than enables pastoral delegation on the matter — increasing...
