The Rt. Rev. Clarence C. Pope, second Bishop of Fort Worth, died late Jan. 8 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 82.His death prompted sympathetic notes from the Rt. Rev. Jack L. Iker, Pope’s successor in Fort Worth, and the Diocese of Louisiana.“We are deeply saddened by the death of Bishop Clarence Pope, who faithfully shepherded … [Read more...] about Bishop Pope Ends Pilgrimage at 82
Archives for January 6, 2012
Epiphany and Souffles
Charleston David Wilson writes: “Emersonian wisdom, writ large in society at the moment, says: ‘Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.’ This is hot air, plain and simple.”Epiphany and Souffles … [Read more...] about Epiphany and Souffles
Courageous Work
In Harvesting the Fruits, Walter Cardinal Kasper, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1999 and its president from 2001 to 2010, reflects on the achievements and challenges of over 40 years of formal dialogue with Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, and Reformed.Cardinal Kasper Review … [Read more...] about Courageous Work
Dag Hammarskjold: Christian Peacemaker
In June the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music’s weblog began listing names of folk to be considered for the latest iteration of the Episcopal Church’s Sanctoral Calendar (Holy Women, Holy Men, in trial use during this triennium). The list neglected a worthy nominee in Dag Hammarskjöld, who died in September 1961.Dag Hammarskjold … [Read more...] about Dag Hammarskjold: Christian Peacemaker