crosses on crosses on
crosses on crosses
on crosses on crosses to
preternal forces
to say that it mattered and
mattered and matters
to maker and whittler
and gluer and hanger
who...
At a dark, difficult, dangerous time in our common life, one could do much worse than forgiveness, sacrifice, and redemption as things to be reminded of, and to believe in.
Hers is a world in which we can recognize ourselves: broken yet searching for, and trusting in, redemption and le bon dieu. This is why she continues to touch the public soul.
The Fresh Start ministry at St. Luke's, Columbia, South Carolina, offers the city's most popular food pantry and a variety of services, including intentional HIV-AIDS outreach. Social distancing has complicated the task, even as the disease strikes African American communities with greater intensity.
The Arts and Acceptance project at St. Luke's-in-the-Fields in New York, which provides a space space and resources for LGBT homeless teens, is adapting its activities to support a population deeply threatened during the current crisis.
St. Paul's Church in Duluth, Minnesota aims to keep parishioners in touch with one another through daily online offerings and a special outreach to sixty parish households that aren't internet-connected.
Bishops issue statement describing Archbishop Welby's decision not to invite same-sex spouses to next summer's Lambeth Conference: "their exclusion wounds those who are excluded, their spouses, and their friends within and beyond the House of Bishops." The message also affirms a variety of conscientious responses by bishops about whether or not to participate in the international gathering of Anglican bishops.
The House of Bishops' Theology Committee presented a in-progress report about white supremacy, responding to a call from Presiding Bishop Curry to develop resources to help the Episcopal Church become "Beloved Community."
