Via Canticle CommunicationsThe Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, has offered the expansive garden outside of the diocesan offices on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral to couples forced to cancel their weddings by the federal government shutting down.“The shutdown’s impact on people’s lives is incalculable, and we’re all struggling to find ways to … [Read more...] about No Couple Left Behind
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Initiation into Consumerism
This essay is adapted from Rescuing the Church from Consumerism, released in August by SPCK Publishing, and is reprinted with permission from the publisher. By Mark F.M. Clavier Initiation into the Christian faith involves two rites: baptism and confirmation. Baptism is the sacrament whereby one is incorporated into the body of Christ and begins life as a Christian. … [Read more...] about Initiation into Consumerism