Adapted from an announcement by the Companions of St. Luke–OSBThe Rt. Rev. R. William Franklin, Bishop of Western New York, is the new episcopal visitor to the Companions of St. Luke–OSB. Members of the order elected Franklin to succeed the Rt. Rev. Dean Wolfe, Bishop of Kansas, as their visitor.The Episcopal Church requires religious communities and orders that operate … [Read more...] about Order Elects New Visitor
Archives for January 8, 2015
‘We Are All Charlie’
Via Episcopal News Service and the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, the Rt. Ret. Pierre Whalon writes about the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo:As spontaneous gatherings of solidarity with the victims are happening in dozens of cities across France even as I pen these words, it should be clear to all that this attempt to divide and intimidate people has failed. … [Read more...] about ‘We Are All Charlie’
Roman Catholic by Choice
Requiescat in PaceEdward Herrmann1943-2014Retta Blaney, who writes regularly about the arts for The Living Church, remembers the life and work of actor Edward Herrmann:I had met Ed briefly backstage at Lincoln Center in the late 1990s, but was blessed to get to know him in 2002 when we sat together for an hour or so as I interviewed him for my book Working on the Inside: The … [Read more...] about Roman Catholic by Choice