By Kirk Petersen Several bishops described their personal experiences with racism in an online meeting of the House of Bishops on September 16, as the bishops considered a report developed over many months by a committee of bishops and theologians. The 52-page report is titled "Reflection on White Supremacy, the Beloved Community and Learning to Listen." The Rt. Rev. … [Read more...] about House of Bishops Reflects on White Supremacy
Archives for September 23, 2020
Rest in Peace, Rise in Glory: September 23, 2020
These obituaries were published in the September 20 issue of TLC. The Rev. Virginia Page Dabney Brown, RC, a pioneering female priest who founded the Rivendell Community, died August 12, aged 72. Brown was born in Savannah, Georgia, and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She studied psychology at Michigan State University, where she was known to take class notes in … [Read more...] about Rest in Peace, Rise in Glory: September 23, 2020
New: 10/4 TLC Online
The October 4 Liturgical Arts & Music edition of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. The cover story by Simon Cotton features the 19th-century parson's wife who painted the stunning ceilings of St. Mary the Virgin Church in Huntingfield, England. In a more modern example of church beauty, Kirk Petersen has the story of St. Timothy's in … [Read more...] about New: 10/4 TLC Online
No Guarantees
By Sarah Cornwell Reading from Judith, 10:1-231 When Judith had stopped crying out to the God of Israel, and had ended all these words, 2she rose from where she lay prostrate. She called her maid and went down into the house where she lived on Sabbaths and on her festal days. 3She removed the sackcloth she had been wearing, took off her widow’s garments, bathed her body with … [Read more...] about No Guarantees