Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry and his fellow Primates of the Anglican Communion have prayed for victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. More than 50 people were killed and more than 500 were wounded in a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday evening, marking the worst mass shooting on American soil. Bishop Curry read this statement: The following is a … [Read more...] about Primates Pray for Victims
Archives for October 2, 2017
Tough Questions at Canterbury
Postcard from London Without doubt one of the most impressive contemporary Anglican leaders is the Most Rev. Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town. He is a striking presence with an apt turn of phrase. His spirituality was formed in the classic high-church tradition. The Province of Southern Africa that he leads is engaged in an internal debate about sexuality, and the … [Read more...] about Tough Questions at Canterbury
The Supplication
An excerpt from “A Liturgical Appeal from Bishop Hirschfeld in the Wake of the Orlando Massacre” (June 2016), via Bishops United Against Gun Violence O Lord, arise, help us; and deliver us for your Name’s sake. O God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers and mothers have declared unto us, the noble works that you have done in their days, and in the time before … [Read more...] about The Supplication
10/8: Science, Humanities, Fulfillment
18 Pentecost, Oct. 8 Ex. 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 or Isa. 5:1-7 Ps. 19 or Ps. 80:7-14 Phil. 3:4b-14 • Matt. 21:33-46 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery” (Ex. 20:2). History resonates and tells its tale. We are pure on the east bank of the great sea where Miriam sings a freedom song. God sings too, a love song concerning … [Read more...] about 10/8: Science, Humanities, Fulfillment