Uganda to Boycott ACC: The Archbishop of Uganda, the Most Rev. Stanley Mtagali, has announced his church will boycott the meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council to be held in April in Lusaka, Zambia. Ntgali, who walked out of the Canterbury Primates’ meeting early, says a “spirit of defiance against biblical faith and order” has “infected the structures of the Anglican … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for Feb. 29
Archives for February 2016
Beginning, Failing, Enduring
3 Lent Ex. 3:1-15 • Ps. 63:1-8 • 1 Cor. 10:1-13 • Luke 13:1-9 In the name of “It is I” and of the voice, and of the flame, one God, let us think (Ex. 3). Admitting the baffling complexity of our long story and turning keen eyes to the details, it is nonetheless true that the Christian story is one story, Jesus Christ our Lord. Wherever we look, there he is. He was in the … [Read more...] about Beginning, Failing, Enduring
The PB on Core Doctrine
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald When the Anglican Communion’s primates gathered in January, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry made an early observation: some were keen from the beginning to discipline the Episcopal Church through either suspension or expulsion. Bishop Curry was just as keen to defend the Episcopal Church’s vote in 2015 to bless same-sex marriage, he told members of … [Read more...] about The PB on Core Doctrine
Bp. Wolfe on Latest Killings
The Rt. Rev. Dean E. Wolfe, Bishop of Kansas, writes to the members of his diocese: Like so many of you, I was shocked and saddened by the multiple shootings that took place in Newton and Hesston on Thursday. I was spending the night in Wichita and was only about 30 minutes from where the shootings took place. Four people were killed, including the shooter, and 14 others … [Read more...] about Bp. Wolfe on Latest Killings
PB Describes His Recovery
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is undergoing rehabilitation to overcome what he calls slower brain processes after a November head injury that resulted in urgent brain surgery a month later. Bishop Curry told members of Executive Council at the American Airlines Training & Conference Center that he’s been undergoing speech therapy to recover … [Read more...] about PB Describes His Recovery
Executive Council Gathers
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Members of Executive Council began their winter meeting with worship today, but more somber notes were to follow soon. Before the morning was out, they would hear an update on the investigation of misconduct allegations involving three senior staff members. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry announced in December that he was putting three on … [Read more...] about Executive Council Gathers
Bexley Seabury Picks Hyde Park
The Learning Commons is on the third floor of Chicago Theological Seminary. Adapted from a Bexley Seabury announcement Bexley Seabury will operate from a single site at Chicago Theological Seminary (“Not Radical — Just Early”) as of July. Beginning with the Fall 2016 term, Bexley Seabury will offer its Doctor of Ministry degree and Anglican Studies and … [Read more...] about Bexley Seabury Picks Hyde Park
2 Bishops Decline U.S. Help
Detail of U.S. currency by PDPhoto.org The Most Rev. Mouneer Hanna Anis, Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt, and the Rt. Rev. Grant LeMarquand, Assistant Bishop for the Horn of Africa, issued a statement Feb. 26 about the Episcopal Church’s Good Friday Offering: It has come to our attention that the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church … [Read more...] about 2 Bishops Decline U.S. Help