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Bradley, Burton, Leas

Douglas LeBlanc -
Remembering Martha J. Bradley, J. Michael Burton, and Everett Cooper Lees

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Holy Seed

Daily Devotional • December 11 A Reading from Isaiah 6:1-13 1...

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The Silver Lining (Advent 3, Year C)

In Advent, we watch the gathering clouds on the horizon. Something is coming. As John announced, Someone is coming.
History

Archives: Bryan Green Mission Awakens D.C. (1949)

Mark Michael -
Those who attended the mission throughout agreed unanimously that the people of Washington experienced a spiritual revival, conducted without undue or fanatic emotion, such as never before had been offered them, and they also are in agreement that “it can happen in the Episcopal Church.”

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Welby Apologizes for ‘Frivolous’ Farewell Speech

Noting that “heads had to roll” in response to the Church of England’s safeguarding problems, he compared himself to a predecessor, whose head rolled down Tower Hill after being struck off during the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381.
News | Anglican Communion

Proposals Call for Decentering Canterbury’s Role in Anglican Communion

IASCUFO’s Nairobi-Cairo Proposals suggest a “narrow revision” of the 1930 Lambeth Conference’s classic description of the Communion that decenters the phrase “in communion with the See of Canterbury,” as well as a term-limited, rotating presidency for the Anglican Consultative Council.
Church Life

Most Part-Time Clergy Love Their Life

If part-time status is conducive to thriving in ministry, then the Episcopal Church could be on track for a bumper crop of healthy, happy priests.
Church Life

Jesus and the Great O Antiphons

The “Great O Antiphons” are liturgical texts, nearly as ancient as the creed, which apply seven metaphors from Jewish tradition to Christ.
News | Episcopal Church

Bishops Discuss Church Center Realignment

“Administrative burden strains our capacity at the congregational and diocesan level. It actually inhibits our ability to focus on that core work of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ,” said the Rt. Rev. Craig Loya of Minnesota, the host bishop.
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Radical Welcome, Good Boundaries with Lis Goddard

Episode 138 • 5th December 2024 • The Living...

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Aribert Munzner’s Playfully ‘Ignorant’ Davening

Aribert Munzner claims that his drawings and paintings are not his “works” but rather his “play.”
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We Are a Christmas People

Andrew Gant demonstrates that solid academic scholarship can bud forth with content that is eminently — indeed, joyfully and artfully — accessible to readers.
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Lord Harries on George Herbert in Advent

Lord Harries draws attention to George Herbert’s awareness of his sinfulness, and rightly points out that this is something modern people, including many modern Christians, would like to avoid thinking about.

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Anglican Church of Australia Debates Chastity

The Diocese of Perth is the latest to amend Faithfulness in Service guidelines, a national code regarding behavior for clergy and church workers.
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Indian Judge Seeks Help in Churches’ Disputes

A high-court judge in India has argued that churches may need the government’s help in handling frequently disputed assets, and has asked two leading political parties to address the idea.
News | Episcopal Church

Saint Augustine’s Stabilizes Finances with Lease Deal, Staff Cut

Saint Augustine’s College, the oldest historically Black Episcopal college, has taken major steps to stabilize its precarious financial situation. In recent weeks, it announced a $70 million deal to lease some of its property to a sports stadium firm and a halving of its workforce, which will reduce annual operating costs by $17 million.
News | Anglican Communion

Global Partnerships Officer Among Lambeth Honorees

Canon Paul Feheley was one of 26 honorees for the Lambeth Awards in 2024, which have been presented annually by the archbishop since 2016 to recognize distinguished service to the church. These non-academic awards are an extension of the archbishop’s privilege to grant academic degrees, which dates back to 1533.
News | Anglican Communion

‘Really, What More Could the Church Have Done?’

Senior British police officers claim that Archbishop Justin Welby and other Church of England leaders properly reported accusations of John Smyth’s abuse to the police in 2013, challenging a key claim of the Makin Report, which resulted in the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation on November 12.
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12/22 Issue Online

TLC’s Christmas Issue explores the new Presiding Bishop’s scaled-down investiture and his strategic vision, the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Christmas gift suggestions, seasonal books, and much more.
Church Life

Kingdom Wrestling Puts a Sleeper Hold on Satan

Congregations in the Church of England have tried different novelties to draw people inside. St. Stephen’s Church in the working class city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, has turned to the heel-versus-hero fisticuffs and theater of professional wrestling.
News | Episcopal Church

Court of Review Weighs Priest’s Eucharistic Protest

A former parish priest argued that he neither broke his ordination vows nor violated church canons by engaging in a “Eucharistic fast” as a protest against the Episcopal Church’s complicity in white supremacy.
Church Life

Australian Anglicans Take the Church to the People

Low-church bodies lead the charge to remove traditional elements that might be seen as a barrier to engagement.
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Communion’s Newest Province Elects Its Youngest Primate

The Rt. Rev. Vicente Msosa, 43, was elected to lead the Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola by its provincial synod on November 15.
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