Tuesday, July 3, 2018
The Diocese of Texas reports that Anglicans in its companion diocese, Costa Rica, will elect a new bishop on July 14: The election comes because their previous bishop, The Rt. Rev. Hector Monterosso, became the bishop assistant in the EDOT in 2017 after serving for 14...
Monday, July 2, 2018
The 79th General Convention will debate a proposal to introduce same-sex marriage into the Book of Common Prayer. Statements have been made for and against the resolution, and there are hints at potential separation. TLC conducted extensive interviews with prominent...
Monday, July 2, 2018
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, people accustomed to being largely invisible are trying extra hard to be unnoticed these days. In a time of stepped-up border patrols, Hispanics reportedly dare not travel even 45 minutes to the nearest...
Monday, July 2, 2018
By Kirk Petersen The Episcopal Church has chosen a weird city as the venue for the 2018 General Convention. That’s not a criticism. The Austin Independent Business Alliance adopted “Keep Austin Weird” as its marketing slogan in 2002. General Convention, a triennial...
Monday, July 2, 2018
Marc Chagall | David and Bathsheba | cea + 7 Pentecost, July 8 2 Sam. 5:1-5, 9-10 or Ezek. 2:1-5 • Ps. 48 or Ps. 123 • 2 Cor. 12:2-10 • Mark 6:1-13 “All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, ‘Look, we are your bone and flesh. … The Lord said to you:...
Friday, June 29, 2018
The youngest-ever candidate for ordination in the Church in Wales has received permission to be ordained by the Bishop of St. Asaph. Dominic Cawdell from Mold is 22 – a year younger than the usual age set for ordination – and required a dispensation from the...
Friday, June 29, 2018
Adapted from a Diocese of Long Island report The Bishops of Long Island, Pittsburgh, and Rhode Island on June 28 jointly proposed a resolution, B012, in response to the work of the Task Force on the Study of Marriage. The resolution seeks to ensure that all of God’s...
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Mary Frances Schjonberg reports for Episcopal News Service: A group of bishops has proposed a compromise on the question of whether the president of the House of Deputies should be paid, an issue that has proved divisive at previous General Conventions. The compromise...
Thursday, June 28, 2018
ACNS Global Mission scholars from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East gathered in Dallas to exchange ideas and best practices in evangelism and witness. Academics from the Global South presented and discussed papers on mission and evangelism, while...
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Episcopal Relief & Development will use its presence at the 79th General Convention to thank the Episcopal Church for more than 75 years of generous support. “I look forward to seeing Episcopal Relief & Development’s many friends, supporters and partners at...
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Stories of non-combatant heroes in World War I abound. One of the best-known was the Rev. Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, widely celebrated as “Woodbine Willie” for his gifts of cigarettes and Bibles to Allied soldiers. For many soldiers, Studdert Kennedy’s face was the...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
The Association of Christian Schools in Japan has elected an Anglican priest, the Rev. Renta Nishihara, as its new chairman. Nishihara is the first Anglican elected to lead the 108-year-old organization in 63 years. He is pastor of St. Barnabas Church in Okaya and an...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Forward Movement has acquired the online learning company ChurchNext. Based in suburban Detroit, ChurchNext launched in August 2013 with 28 online classes. Since then, more than 25,000 people have taken one of ChurchNext’s hundreds of courses. “We know that Christian...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Twenty Minutes with Mary Kate Wold Mary Kate Wold is the CEO and president of the Church Pension Group, a financial services organization that serves the Episcopal Church. A former finance and corporate executive and law-firm partner, she now draws on her fiduciary,...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
By Kirk Petersen Episcopalians take their governance seriously, and the primary governing body meets only once every three years. General Convention can be a cauldron of pent-up passion. What will be the hottest issues at the 79th General Convention, July 5-13, in...
