By Douglas LeBlanc The Diocese of New York has elected as its bishop coadjutor a self-described mystic who believes a bishop should be an “organizer of our witness together to a world that deeply needs to hear a message of grace, hope, and love.” The Rev. Matthew Foster Heyd, rector of Church of the Heavenly Rest since 2013, was elected on the fourth ballot on December 3. … [Read more...] about New York Elects a Mystic-Organizer as Its 17th Bishop
Archives for December 5, 2022
Lay Episcopal Academics Reunite in New Mexico
By Richard J. Mammana Jr. The Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church has met for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The guild gathered at Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey and nearby St. John’s Cathedral, Albuquerque, October 27-30. Two dozen members of the 84-year-old organization discussed papers, worshiped at the cathedral and the monastery, elected new … [Read more...] about Lay Episcopal Academics Reunite in New Mexico
3 Advent, Year A: A Mysterious Work
SUNDAY’S READINGS | December 11, 2022 Isa. 35:1-10 Ps. 146:4-9 or Cant. 3 or 15 James 5:7-10 Matt. 11:2-11 In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, before the moment of baptism, a child is stripped naked and handed to the priest, who fully immerses the child three times in the name of the Holy Trinity. As the child emerges from the water each time, a splash of water no doubt … [Read more...] about 3 Advent, Year A: A Mysterious Work