By G. Jeffrey MacDonaldTLC CorrespondentConcerned to reinvigorate mission congregations that have no resident priest, the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast hopes a “new postmodern religious society” can help lay leaders meet the challenges at hand.Earlier this year, the Rt. Rev. Philip M. Duncan II authorized the formation of the Canons Regular of St. Jean-Marie Vianney. Five … [Read more...] about Jean Vianney & Postmodernism
Archives for April 2013
West Indian Bishops: Back Off
From the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands(Biretta tip: Thinking Anglicans)Provincial Statement on Same-Sex UnionsApril 25, 2013The House of Bishops and Standing Committee of the Church in the Province of the West Indies meeting at Bamford House in Barbados extend greetings to the faithful of the Province and the leaders of our nations charged with … [Read more...] about West Indian Bishops: Back Off
Q&A: Bishop Zavala of Cono Sur
The Most Rev. Héctor (Tito) Zavala is Bishop of Chile and Presiding Bishop of the Southern Cone: Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de América (the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America). Elected in November 2010, he is the province’s first Latin American primate, as well as Chile’s first Latino bishop. Sue Careless interviewed him in April at the Eastern Assembly of the … [Read more...] about Q&A: Bishop Zavala of Cono Sur
The Spirit, Everyone, & Everything
5 EasterActs 11:1-18 • Ps. 148 • Rev. 21:1-6 • John 13:31-35Hanging from the cross, Jesus cried, “It is finished” (John 19:30). His head fell to his chest and breath spilled from his lungs. This icon is the axis mundi, the center which is everywhere and around which the universe turns. In the mystery of this death all humanity is contracted, an offering rendered to the Father … [Read more...] about The Spirit, Everyone, & Everything
Vol. 246, No. 10, Posted
The latest edition of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers.NewsHealing Vigilfor Heartbroken BostonFeaturesBob Dylan’s MusicWakes Up WorshipBy Douglas LeBlancVerbal Kwest Raps the GospelBy Rodney ReinhartThom Satterlee Celebrates Søren KierkegaardBy Amy Lepine PetersonBooksRowan Williams: His Legacy by Andrew GoddardReview by Jesse ZinkOrdering Love … [Read more...] about Vol. 246, No. 10, Posted
$10 Million Gift to Chicago
By Steve WaringWith construction on a $12 million renovation and upgrade of St. James Commons nearing completion, the Diocese of Chicago announced April 25 that it would make further improvements to the downtown complex, which currently includes St. James Cathedral, the diocesan offices, Episcopal Charities and Community Services and, Episcopal Service Corps.Funding for the new … [Read more...] about $10 Million Gift to Chicago
New Companion: 784 Pages
From Virginia Theological SeminaryVirginia Theological Seminary has announced the release of The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. The book’s editors include the Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, dean and president of Virginia Theological Seminary, and the Rev. J. Barney Hawkins IV, the seminary’s vice president for institutional advancement and associate dean of the … [Read more...] about New Companion: 784 Pages
Making Room for Conservatives
Cæli enarrantBy Christopher WellsRevision of remarks on the question “Does the Episcopal Church Still Have Room for Conservatives?” made at Virginia Theological Seminary, February 2012; last in a seriesA final layer may be added, as both a bellwether of traditionalist conviction and a test case for the Episcopal Church’s present and future identity relative to its past: Will … [Read more...] about Making Room for Conservatives