Bonnie Anderson, Gary Hall, and Francis Fornaro at Episcopal Divinity School’s board meeting • G. Jeffrey MacDonald By G. Jeffrey MacDonald CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Episcopal Divinity School will stop granting degrees after the 2016-17 academic year, its board of trustees decided Thursday during a tense meeting. By an 11-4 margin, trustees resolved that … [Read more...] about ‘We Are Going Out of Business’
Archives for July 21, 2016
EDS to Discontinue Degrees
Episcopal Divinity School’s board of trustees voted Thursday morning to discontinue the school’s three degree programs in June 2017. The Very Rev. Francis Fornaro, interim president and dean, gave notice of his resignation, effective Nov. 19. TLC correspondent G. Jeffrey MacDonald will report this story in greater detail as the day proceeds. EDS posted this report … [Read more...] about EDS to Discontinue Degrees
Earl McArthur, Jr., 1925-2016
Adapted from the Diocese of West Texas The Rt. Rev. Earl McArthur, Jr., third Bishop Suffragan of West Texas, died July 17. He was 91. Born in Houston, McArthur was a graduate of Rice University, Virginia Theological Seminary, and the University of the South. He was ordained deacon in 1963 and priest in 1964. He served at Annunciation, Luling, 1963-65; Holy Spirit, … [Read more...] about Earl McArthur, Jr., 1925-2016
Healing Words for Baton Rouge
The Rev. Bryan Owen is rector of St. Luke’s Church, Baton Rouge, which is adjacent to the city’s police headquarters. On Wednesday afternoon he preached at the parish’s regularly scheduled healing service: Jesus said: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13). We saw that love in action this past Sunday morning as police … [Read more...] about Healing Words for Baton Rouge