#GC79 Highlight: ‘¡No están solas!’

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Photo essay by Asher Imtiaz, with reporting by G. Jeffrey MacDonald About 900 Episcopalians traveled on 14 buses to a remote Texas field July 8 to send messages of hope and solidarity to more than 500 migrant women detained a federal facility. The spontaneous...

Rowing into Retirement

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

The Diocese of El Camino Real reports in its newsletter, Along the King’s Highway, about a generous gift from parishioners to their retiring rector: Congratulations to the Rev. Blaine Hammond, who retired as rector of St. Andrew’s Ben Lomond at the end of June. As...

#GC79 Highlight: New Life for Old Boots

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Members of Episcopal Church Women used 100 boots as Texas-style table decorations at its 49th Triennial Meeting in Austin and as donations afterward. The Rev. Cathy Boyd, formerly of Austin, and Pam Link of Texas helped secure the boots, at the suggestion of the Rev....

Hospital Plans in Hong Kong

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

At just 40,000 adherents, but the Anglican Province of Hong Kong punches above its weight as a contributor to well-being of residents in the territory. It runs 133 Anglican schools and is the third-largest provider of social welfare services in Hong Kong. Its latest...

Help for World Mission

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

The Rev. Titus Presler, a veteran of world mission, writes about General Convention reviving the Standing Commission on World Mission, but without any funding: [T]he resolution was adopted by both the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies, so Resolution A208 is...

More from Oxford on Lord Carey

Monday, July 30, 2018

The Rt. Rev. Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford, provides further background on his decision to grant Permission to Officiate at the request of Lord Carey: We recognise that there will be renewed questions concerning Lord Carey’s Permission to Officiate following the...

8/5: A Parable of Truth

Monday, July 30, 2018

11 Pentecost, August 5 2 Sam. 11:26-12:13a or Ex. 16:2-4, 9-15 Ps. 51:1-13 or Ps. 78:23-29 Eph. 4:1-16 • John 6:24-35 Speaking truth to power in terms explicit and direct is not only dangerous but also frequently pointless. Using the words adultery, deceit, and...

7/27 People & Places

Friday, July 27, 2018

Appointments Paul K. Alexander is missioner for development and financial stewardship for the Episcopal Church in Colorado. The Rev. Alexander Andujar is rector of St. Vincent, St. Petersburg, FL. The Rev. Martin Bagay is interim rector of the Churches of St. George’s...

Brothers Meet in Austin

Friday, July 27, 2018

By Jim Goodson While General Convention and Episcopal Church Women met at the Austin Convention Center, 92 members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew gathered about 10 miles north for their triennial meeting. The brothers met July 5-7 at the Embassy Suites Arboretum....

Toronto Churches Offer Healing Prayers

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Adapted from Joelle Kidd’s report for Anglican Journal, via ACNS Two Anglican churches in Toronto are offering space for prayer after an evening shooting on July 22 left two dead and 13 others injured. The gunman, whose identity has not been released, was found dead...

Jacob Worley Called to Fort Worth

Thursday, July 26, 2018

The Rev. Jacob Worley, who was turned away from becoming the Anglican Church of Bishop of the Diocese of Caledonia, has been called to lead St. Andrew’s Church in downtown Fort Worth. St. Andrew’s is a congregation in the diocese led by the Rt. Rev. Jack L....

Bishop Curry to Have Surgery

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry announces his surgery for prostate cancer: A few months ago, through my annual physical, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After a variety of tests, consultations, and conversations with my wife and daughters, I decided on a surgical...

‘We Have Been Fobbing People Off’

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Lord Carey, the retired 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, testified that he is “deeply ashamed” about the Church of England’s failure to discipline Peter Ball, former Bishop of Lewes and Gloucester. Carey gave evidence in testimony July 24 before the long-running...

Comic Tribute to a 14th-century Mystic

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

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 Dispute Prince’s Evidence

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

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....