By Kirk Petersen The Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Jenkins III, whose life and episcopacy were transformed by one of the worst natural disasters in American history, died of pancreatic cancer on April 9 at the age of 69. Jenkins, a conservative who advocated against dividing the Episcopal Church, was the X Bishop of Louisiana in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina destroyed his home … [Read more...] about Katrina-Tested Bishop Jenkins Dies at 69
Archives for April 12, 2021
3 Easter Year B: Flesh and Bones
SUNDAY’S READINGS | April 18, 2021 Acts 3:12-19 Ps. 4 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 “Two [disciples] were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things [concerning Jesus] that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept … [Read more...] about 3 Easter Year B: Flesh and Bones
Rembrandt’s Un-Kosher Supper
By Dennis Raverty The Protestant Netherlands engaged in more open religious dialogue than anywhere else in Europe during the 17th century. Nowhere was this more evident than in the cosmopolitan city of Amsterdam, where Rembrandt lived. Although the official state religion was the Calvinist Reformed Church, other Protestants, including Lutherans, Anglicans, and even … [Read more...] about Rembrandt’s Un-Kosher Supper
An Unflattering Light
By Sarah Cornwell A Reading from 1 John 1:1-101 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life — 2this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us … [Read more...] about An Unflattering Light