A fund has been launched on YouCaring.com to support the children of Tom Palermo. As of the early afternoon on December 31, the fund stood at $16,776 of its $25,000 goal (hat tip: Episcopal Café).In a pastoral message, the Diocese of Maryland has encouraged participation in a memorial ride honoring the memory of bicyclist Tom Palermo:Community ride to remember and celebrate the … [Read more...] about Fund, Ride Honor Tom Palermo
Archives for December 2014
The Authentic Samuel Johnson
By David Hein Samuel Johnson (1709-84) does not look like the sort of popular icon whom today’s teenagers or college students would have a poster of on their bedroom walls. And yet I am confident they could connect with this fascinating 18th-century figure, if only they knew him better. On the one hand, they would empathize with the burden of Johnson’s afflictions — … [Read more...] about The Authentic Samuel Johnson
We Need You
Dear reader,The Living Church serves as a source of wisdom and memory when both are in short supply. Won’t you help us give this gift by contributing to our goal of $250,000 by the end of the year?Your tax-deductible gift will help us promote the growth of our flagship, produce the Episcopal Musician’s Handbook, and publish the best Anglican blog, while nurturing younger … [Read more...] about We Need You
Diocese: +Cook Disclosed DUI
The Diocese of Maryland has released this statement regarding the Rt. Rev. Heather E. Cook and the search process of 2013:One of the core values of the Christian faith is forgiveness. We cannot preach forgiveness without practicing forgiveness and offering people opportunity for redemption.As part of the search process, Bishop Cook fully disclosed the 2010 DUI for which charges … [Read more...] about Diocese: +Cook Disclosed DUI
Cyclist Pursued Bishop’s Car
Justin Fenton, Carrie Wells and Catherine Rentz report for the Baltimore Sun:Moncure Lyon and other bystanders had stopped to help a badly injured cyclist on Roland Avenue on Saturday afternoon when a Subaru with heavy windshield damage drove by. Lyon wondered: Was this the car that had hit Thomas Palermo and left the scene?... Lyon jumped on his bike and pedaled in pursuit. … [Read more...] about Cyclist Pursued Bishop’s Car
Bishop Cook Placed on Leave
The Rt. Rev. Heather E. Cook has been placed on leave as Bishop Suffragan of Maryland after a bicyclist’s death during Christmas weekend.The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, Bishop of Maryland, wrote to the diocese on December 28:I am distressed to announce that Bishop Heather E. Cook was involved in a traffic accident Saturday afternoon, Dec. 27, that resulted in the death of a … [Read more...] about Bishop Cook Placed on Leave
A Beautiful Righteousness
1 ChristmasIsa. 61:10-62:3 • Ps. 147 or 147:13-21 • Gal. 3:23-25; 4:4-7 • John 1:1-18“The law was our disciplinarian until Christ came” (Gal. 3:24). The suggestion, now that faith has come, that discipline and obedience are summarily cast out is seriously and dangerously mistaken. Is not faith the obedience of faith? “So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and … [Read more...] about A Beautiful Righteousness
Rationing and Parish Life
From the ArchivesEdited by Richard J. Mammana, Jr.A letter to the editor, an editorial, and two news articles from early 1942 describe the effects of wartime rationing on parish life in the Episcopal Church. Passenger-car manufacturing ended in February 1942, and production did not resume until the end of World War II. Tire rationing began on December 31, 1941. Rationing of … [Read more...] about Rationing and Parish Life