The Task Force for the Study of Marriage has presented a final, 122-page report to General Convention that would separate the definition of marriage from its definition in the Book of Common Prayer.The proposals include:Revising the marriage canon to remove references to man, woman, husband, and wife. The canons would instead refer to two people or two persons.Asking General … [Read more...] about A Union of Two Persons
Archives for February 3, 2015
EDS Accepting Dean Applicants
The Rev. Winnie Varghese writes on behalf of Episcopal Divinity School’s Interim President and Dean Search Committee:Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) seeks an Interim President and Dean to serve an eighteen-month period beginning March 2015.Episcopal Divinity School, a respected and progressive center for study and spiritual formation for lay and ordained leaders, is in a … [Read more...] about EDS Accepting Dean Applicants
Dallas Nominates Four
Adapted from a Diocese of Dallas announcement [PDF]After conducting a seven-month search, the Diocese of Dallas has announced a four-member slate for its next bishop. The slate draws a priest from within the diocese, a priest from the Diocese of West Texas, a priest from the Diocese of Tennessee, and an American-born seminary dean serving in Canada:The Rev. Michael W. Michie, … [Read more...] about Dallas Nominates Four
Priest and Family Slain
Dale Lezon, Dane Schiller, and Mike Glenn report for the Houston Chronicle:The discovery of three bodies Monday in a bloody west Houston apartment answered the immediate question of why an Episcopal priest and his wife and son had not shown up for church on Sunday.But the mystery of how and when they died — and of course why — lingered as stunned parishioners at Church of the … [Read more...] about Priest and Family Slain