By Mark Michael The Eucharist won’t be Zooming into living rooms this Sunday in the Diocese of Western Louisiana, after Bishop Jacob Owensby rescinded an earlier authorization for “virtual consecration” in a letter emailed to diocesan clergy and lay leaders on April 17. “After a gracious conversation with the office of the Presiding Bishop,” Owensby wrote, “I understand that … [Read more...] about Western Louisiana Bishop Authorizes, Then Rescinds, Virtual Consecration
Archives for April 17, 2020
From the Archives: A Hope Almost Fulfilled — Easter 1945
Easter Day fell on March 30 in 1945, just over a month before V-E Day, May 8, which marked the victory of the Allied forces over Nazi Germany. By April 1, when this editorial was published in The Living Church, the end of the war seemed certain (the next page of the issue sets out a liturgy for “A Service of Thanksgiving for Victory”). But concerns about making a just peace -- … [Read more...] about From the Archives: A Hope Almost Fulfilled — Easter 1945
Podcast: Family Morning Prayer & Caring for Marriage
There are two new offerings this week on The Living Church podcast. On "Morning Prayer with Liturgical Folk," folk musician Ryan Flanigan and his adorable family share their joyous home worship as they say and sing Morning Prayer. On "Caring for Marriage in a Pressure Cooker," pastoral counselor Gordon Bals discusses how marital tensions can rise in lockdown, and says … [Read more...] about Podcast: Family Morning Prayer & Caring for Marriage