The Bishop of Los Angeles has responded with a statement and a prayer in response to the shooting death of 12 people at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif. “The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles joins in mourning the victims of the Borderline shooting in Thousand Oaks and offering words of comfort and support to their families and those who were wounded,” said … [Read more...] about Grief, Prayers, Action
Archives for November 8, 2018
West Mo. Bishop to Retire in 2021
The Bishop of West Missouri has announced his intention to retire in September 2021, and the Standing Committee has said a canonical mediation process was a partial success. During his address to the diocese’s 129th annual convention, the Rt. Rev. Martin Field explained the thinking behind his announcement: “In recent years the wisdom of planning farther ahead for episcopal … [Read more...] about West Mo. Bishop to Retire in 2021
Maine Chooses 5-person Slate
Adapted from the Diocese of Maine The Diocese of Maine has chosen five priests from across the country as it seeks the diocese’s tenth bishop: The Rev. Kenneth H. Brannon, rector of St. Thomas Church in Sun Valley, Idaho (video • statement • resumé); The Rev. Thomas James Brown, rector of Parish of the Epiphany in Winchester, Mass. (video • statement • resumé); … [Read more...] about Maine Chooses 5-person Slate
Autobiographical Apologetics
The Landscape of Faith An Explorer’s Guide to the Christian Creeds By Alister McGrath SPCK. Pp. xiii+256. $23 Review by J. David Moser St. Augustine called Christians viatores, wayfarers, who journey through this world to their heavenly destination. Alister McGrath, the Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford, has given us a map … [Read more...] about Autobiographical Apologetics
All-women Episcopal Slates Emerge
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Before this year, the Episcopal Church never had an episcopal election in which every candidate on the slate was a woman. But the emergence of four women-only slates in 2018 has shattered that norm, leaving observers to wonder: why now? The trailblazing began in Kansas in August when a two-woman slate was introduced to a diocese that has never … [Read more...] about All-women Episcopal Slates Emerge