By Jesse Zink Last year, not long after the election of Pope Francis, I found myself in a Roman Catholic bookstore that offered free bookmarks featuring a picture of the new pontiff and a prayer for his tenure on St. Peter’s throne. I have never had more than a passing interest in the papacy. I knew enough about John Paul II and Benedict XVI to admire some of what they … [Read more...] about Why Pastors Envy Pope Francis
Archives for June 11, 2014
Holy Joe at Nashotah House
The weblog of Nashotah House Theological Seminary reports on a new coffee shop in Shelton Hall:… Included in the new redesign of the former bookstore are tables and chairs that have belonged to past professors.“We found what we believe to be the old refectory pictures of James Lloyd Breck, William Adams, and John Henry Hobart, the classic Warner Sallman’s Head of Christ (1941), … [Read more...] about Holy Joe at Nashotah House
Duke Receives $1.5 Million
Adapted from a Duke releaseDuke University trustee Jack Bovender and his wife, Barbara, have established a bequest of $1.5 million to endow a professorship at Duke Divinity School.The gift will fund the Jack and Barbara Bovender Professor of Anglican Episcopal Studies and Ministry, to be held by the director of the Anglican Episcopal House of Studies (AEHS).The endowed … [Read more...] about Duke Receives $1.5 Million