Mary Magdalene went to Jesus' tomb and found the stone had been rolled away. She encountered a man she took to be a gardener, but recognized him as Jesus when he addressed her by name. She reached out for him and was told "Noli Me Tangere" -- "Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my Father." In the current pandemic, we also are denied the comfort of touching one … [Read more...] about Podcast: Not Touching in a Time of Crisis
Archives for May 21, 2020
Navajoland Has Higher Infection Rate Than NYC
The Episcopal Church in Navajoland, the smallest and poorest domestic diocese, is faced with a COVID-19 infection rate that exceeds that of New York City, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The Navajo Nation, a semi-independent reservation occupying parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, had reported 4,253 cases as of May 20. The reservation's official population is … [Read more...] about Navajoland Has Higher Infection Rate Than NYC
Digital Services Set for AC Sunday
Two prominent international worship services scheduled for this week in Britain have been rescheduled as video-based gatherings, Anglican Communion News Service announced. The faithful around the world will be able to share in these times of prayer marking Anglican Communion Sunday and the launch of the nine-day prayer movement, Thy Kingdom Come. Many Anglican churches … [Read more...] about Digital Services Set for AC Sunday
All Creation with Him
By Ajit John Reading from Hebrews, 2:5-18 5 Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. 6 But someone has testified somewhere, “What are human beings that you are mindful of them, or mortals, that you care for them? 7 You have made them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory and honor, 8 … [Read more...] about All Creation with Him