Revised Feb. 2 to correct Dean Eaton’s birthplaceThe Diocese of Southeast Florida has elected the Very Rev. Peter Eaton, dean of St. John’s Cathedral in Denver, as bishop coadjutor. Eaton, one of six nominees, was elected on the fourth ballot.Eaton has served at St. John’s since 2002, and is an adjunct faculty member of Iliff School of Theology. He is a member of the Standing … [Read more...] about S.E. Florida Picks Denver Dean
Archives for January 2015
Sizer Leaves Social Media
The Diocese of Guildford has released this statement by the Rev. Stephen Sizer:I very much regret and apologise for the distress caused by the sharing on Facebook of a link to an article about 9/11 from Wikispooks.It was particularly insensitive in that last week coincided with Holocaust Memorial Day. I removed the link as soon as I received adverse feedback, and realised that … [Read more...] about Sizer Leaves Social Media
Churches Build Trust
From the Diocese of Southern Virginia’s news blogResidents in Virginia Beach’s Lake Edward and Campus East neighborhoods are building trusting relationships with city police thanks to the work of Western Bayside Churches United (WBCU) — an alliance of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, Enoch Baptist Church, and Heritage United Methodist Church.The three churches came together in … [Read more...] about Churches Build Trust
EMM Sponsors African Pilgrims
Adapted from the Office of Public AffairsEpiscopal Migration Ministries (EMM), the refugee resettlement service of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, will sponsor #ShareTheJourney, an 11-day pilgrimage to the Great Lakes region of Africa.Through the #ShareTheJourney pilgrimage March 2-13, stories of refugees and their resettlement in the United States will be … [Read more...] about EMM Sponsors African Pilgrims
Church Repudiates 9/11 Post
The Church of England has issued a statement about an item that the Rev. Stephen Sizer posted to his Facebook account:Our attention has been drawn to comments by the Rev. [Stephen] Sizer made earlier today [Jan. 29] on social media. In those comments Rev. Sizer linked to an article entitled “9/11/Israel did it.”These comments would rightly be seen as unacceptable whenever they … [Read more...] about Church Repudiates 9/11 Post
Taming the Bureaucratic Beast
Catholic VoicesBy Steven R. FordA now-dead former actor and U.S. president was once accused of conflating real life and cinema, and on occasion he undoubtedly did. But there’s nothing wrong with that. Good movies are meant to examine some aspect of life and reality, and fudging a little on what’s being examined can sometimes produce valuable insights.On my way to Hanoi, where … [Read more...] about Taming the Bureaucratic Beast
A Better Story than Atheism
How might Christians respond to secularism, the relegation of religion to the margins of public life? Must Christianity dwell only in the pew, home, and heart and not step into the public square?Six plenary speakers addressed such questions during this year’s Mere Anglicanism conference held Jan. 22-24 in Charleston, South Carolina.“The Church has too often colluded with … [Read more...] about A Better Story than Atheism
Letter to +Cook: Please Resign
Adapted from an announcement by the Diocese of MarylandIn a letter dated January 26 [PDF], the Diocese of Maryland’s eight-member standing committee has asked that the Rt. Rev. Heather E. Cook resign from her work as suffragan bishop.The committee “arrived at this decision after significant and prayerful discernment, and with due and proper consideration for the best interests … [Read more...] about Letter to +Cook: Please Resign