Two Bishopscourts: The Diocese of Sydney has agreed to a further attempt to sell Bishopscourt, the 16-room neo-gothic house built in 1841 that has been the residence of archbishops of Sydney since 1910. The 6,216 square metre estate failed to reach a $A20 million reserve price at auction after a Diocesan Synod vote to sell it in 2012. Across the Tasman Sea, civil authorities … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for Oct. 19
Archives for October 19, 2015
Global South Primates: We’re In
By John MartinArchbishop Justin Welby’s hopes for a well-attended Primates’ Meeting in January received a boost during the weekend when 11 representatives attending a Global South meeting in Cairo said their provinces would send their leaders.A communiqué posted Oct. 18 on Global South Anglican confirmed this. The statement gave a “welcome” to Archbishop Welby’s idea that … [Read more...] about Global South Primates: We’re In
‘Go to Galilee’
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Before Michael Curry ever felt God calling him to preach the gospel, he was listening — and learning that faith without works is dead. He heard it in the hymns and Bible verses, and old North Carolina stories that his grandmother laid on the grandchildren while she cooked dinner. He overheard it when Buffalo-area clergy gathered in his family’s living … [Read more...] about ‘Go to Galilee’