The Tulsa Race Massacre, 100 Years Later May 31, 2021 Highlight, News A Black-owned church that survived the 1921 race riot has served more than 200,000 meals to people in need during the pandemic.
Of Scapulars and Sinners May 29, 2021 Updates By Ken Asel A Reading from the Gospel of Luke 16:19-31 19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Laz... Read more...
Burundi Chooses New Primate May 28, 2021 Highlight, News The Rt. Rev. Sixbert Macumi, Bishop of Buye, has been elected as the fifth Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Burundi. Macumi, 53, will succeed Archbishop Martin Nyaboho, the church’s primate since 2016, when he is installed on August 21.
Vision of Goodness May 28, 2021 Updates By Ken Asel A Reading from Psalm 31 1 In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. 2 Incline your ear to me; make haste to deliver me. 3 B... Read more...
Ethics: The Moral Issues of Aging May 27, 2021 Essays & Reviews, Features, Highlight By Philip Turner Death is a fact of life that plays a significant role in the ideation of elderly people. I have in mind the moral probity of advance directives and refusal of treatment. These issues are of ... Read more...
Busy Son, Loving Father May 26, 2021 Updates By Ken Asel A Reading from the Gospel of Luke 15:1-2, 11-32 1 Now all the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “Th... Read more...
The Church That Came Back From the Dead May 25, 2021 Features, Highlight While renovating an abandoned church in Norfolk, a retired engineer found 11th-century wall paintings.
New Church of Pakistan Leader Calls Out Persecution May 25, 2021 Highlight, News The Rt. Rev. Azad Marshall, a leader in theological education with broad experience in the wider Anglican Communion, was elected to a three-year term as moderator of the Church of Pakistan at its triennial synod on March 14. He began his ministry by addressing the deep concerns many church members have for safety, living in a country recently ranked as the world’s most violent for Christians.
Bishop Slates Continue Trend Toward Women May 24, 2021 Highlight, News By Kirk Petersen Three dioceses recently announced the candidates in their upcoming bishop elections: Iowa, Nevada, and Pittsburgh. One detail jumps out from a glance at the slates: Nine of the 12 candidates... Read more...
Diverse Bishops Honored at Wycliffe College Event May 24, 2021 Highlight, News Wycliffe College in Toronto awarded honorary degrees to an archbishop from the Global South and two Canadian bishops representing Anglicans in the Arctic and Anglicans of multicultural backgrounds in Canada at a ceremony held virtually on May 17. Archbishop Mouneer Anis spoke about the distinct challenges for Christians who are minorities in both secular Western cultures, and in Eastern, predominantly Islamic, cultures.
