By Retta Blaney After the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 7,000 strangers were sidetracked to a tiny town on the coast of Newfoundland, nearly doubling the population in a matter of hours. For the next five days, in an inspiring example of hospitality, the people of Gander fed, housed, and befriended these short-term refugees. Their stories are now being told in … [Read more...] about Warm Welcome in Newfoundland
Archives for April 17, 2017
‘Tolerance in Action’
In Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, an Anglican church is working to become a beacon of hospitality. St. Andrew’s Church welcomes worship services of 40 congregations, ranging from Syrian Orthodox, Mar Thoma, and Indian Pentecostals to Ethiopian Orthodox, African independent denominations, and Seventh-day Adventists. It is a congregation of the Anglican … [Read more...] about ‘Tolerance in Action’
Archbishops’ Coffins Found
By John Martin The St. Mary-at-Lambeth Garden Museum, standing beside the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, has yielded a long-forgotten burial vault containing coffins of five archbishops. When workers restoring the medieval building lifted a stone slab, they found a large space below. Searching the void with a smartphone attached to a stick, they found … [Read more...] about Archbishops’ Coffins Found