Leigh Anne Williams writes for Anglican Journal about the Episcopal Church of Cuba voting at its synod to rejoin the U.S.-based Episcopal Church:The move came two months after the historic decision by the United States and Cuba to re-establish diplomatic relations after a 54-year hiatus. …Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and Archdeacon Michael … [Read more...] about Cuban Church Looks North
Archives for March 17, 2015
Bishop Doss Revisits Cuba
Tyler Bridges writes for The New Orleans Advocate:Thirty-five years ago, Joe Doss helped load 473 political prisoners on a World War II-era ship bound for the United States.Doss, then an Episcopal priest in New Orleans, had spent two weeks in Cuba organizing the rescue as part of a church mission authorized by both nations’ governments. The vessel, dubbed “God’s Mercy,” was … [Read more...] about Bishop Doss Revisits Cuba
Preach from the Soul
By Jonathan Mitchican Let’s be honest: most sermons today are terrible. They are boring. They ramble. They sound like bad imitations of high-school book reports. Listening to a sermon today is often like listening to the teacher from the old Charlie Brown cartoons. We do not have good preachers because we have forgotten what preaching is for. Like a great cello player or … [Read more...] about Preach from the Soul