COVID-19 and Prisons (Part 2) Guest Contributor May 29, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Hannah Bowman The COVID-19 crisis has hit prisons catastrophically, with infection rates above 70 percent (and nearing 100 percent) in some institutions. Prisoners — in confined spaces of congregate livi... Read More...
A Spiritual Tool for Social Distancing Mother Miriam, CSM May 25, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Mother Miriam, CSM In a large group of people, it is easy to get lost, think your own thoughts, find like-minded thinkers or feelers, and generally plow your own furrow or hitch your wagon to someone else... Read More...
A Leader, Not a Follower: Bishop Kemper and Apostolic Ministry Mark Michael May 24, 2020 Commentary, Editorial, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Mark Michael The Sunday after the Ascension, May 24, marks a century and half since the death of the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, the Episcopal Church’s first missionary bishop. The current crisis won’t allow for a proper celebration, though perhaps a few pi... Read More...
COVID-19 and Prisons (Part 1) Guest Contributor May 22, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Hannah Bowman Every day brings further horrifying stories about the pandemic’s effect on those incarcerated in jails and prisons. Over 15,000 cases of COVID-19 have been associated with jails and prisons.... Read More...
Ascension and Anglicanism: Pandemic in the Church of England Guest Contributor May 21, 2020 Church of England, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry By Simon Cuff Today we celebrate a feast in the Church’s year that often struggles to find a place in our theologies, though it is secure in our creed: the Ascension. Jesus is taken up out of the apostles’ s... Read More...
The Grace of Being Seen Guest Contributor May 15, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Paul Kolbet A lot of us are feeling unhappy right now. There is nothing wrong with that. Being happy during a pandemic may not be a thing. If you are unhappy, it is probably because one of your human needs is not being met. We human beings have a lot of ... Read More...
Papal Preaching and the Pandemic Neil Dhingra May 13, 2020 Commentary, Lay Voices on Preaching, Ministry, Roman Catholic Church This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Neil Dhingra Perhaps the most haunting photographs from this “Time of the Vir... Read More...
After COVID-19: A Brave New World? A Bishop in Confinement Wonders About the Future Guest Contributor May 12, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Pierre Whalon President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a speech on March 12, 2020, described what he thinks needs to happen after the epidemic is over : We will have to learn the lessons of the moment we... Read More...
