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Presiding Bishop Rowe Begins Changing Staff

In his first weekday on the job, November 4, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced three departures from his staff and three new appointments.

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Small Beginnings (Pent. 25, Year B)

The Lord wants our love pouring out from the heart, vibrating in the mind, searing the soul, going from strength to strength.

Episcopal Leaders Call for Open Hearts in Election Aftermath

Bishop Matthew Gunter: “Keeping our hearts supple toward neighbors, strangers, and enemies—supple toward those whose political choices baffle or offend us—is hard. But this is at the core of the Christian message and of Christian practice.”

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Five Under 25 in 2024

From the halls of the United Nations to the farms of North Carolina, five young people across the Episcopal Church are applying the gospel to their vocations.

Political Religion or Religious Politics?

The City of Man has always been a mixed body. It does not live by the order of the kingdom of God.

Rowe Installed as 28th Presiding Bishop

The new Presiding Bishop preached a sermon based on the story of Lazarus in John 11:32-44, reflecting on the themes of finding life in the midst of death.

GAFCON Blasts Welby for Endorsement of Gay Sex

The GAFCON Primates’ Council rebuked the Archbishop of Canterbury for stating in a recent podcast interview that he believes that sex within any “committed relationship, straight or gay,” is moral.

ACNA Installs New Archbishop

In a service marked by pageantry, prayers, and celebratory bagpipes, the Anglican Church in North America received its new Archbishop and Primate this week.

Rowe Urges Strategy-Driven Executive Council

Bishop Sean Rowe: “You can only have a helpful evaluative structure if you have a strategy to evaluate.”

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Books and Culture

Bartholomew’s Care for All the Churches

Bartholomew writes in a consistent register that drives home his care for the well-being of all parts of the global community in a common family.

Christian Nationalism in the Mirror

What makes Baptizing America a distinctive contribution is the authors’ assertion that Christian nationalism is not limited to white evangelicals and Pentecostals, or to recent decades.

Baptism and Public Life

Michael Hopkins provides an extended practical commentary on the rite of Holy Baptism in the Book of Common Prayer.

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11/24 Issue Online

In our cover story, Lauren Anderson-Cripps profiles developments at Watts & Co., the famed London vestments and church textiles workshop.

Mission Center Builds Up African Ministries in Boston Area

Bishop Alan Gates: “It is a fuller celebration of the truly global character of the diocese as reflecting the character of our Anglican Communion.”

Singapore Mission Consultation Celebrates Anglican Church Planting

A cross-section of American, British, and Australian Anglican groups met with clergy and deans from a half-dozen Asian countries.

Why the Church Says No to Polyamory

This is the root of the difficulty of non-monogamy in general and polyamory in particular: mimetic rivalry.

Learning from Global Leaders with Mary Ho

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Priest in St. Augustine, Florida, Recovering from Stabbing

Multiple news reports said there is no indication that the Rev. Matt Marino and the woman accused of stabbing him know each other.

People & Places, Oct. 23

Appointments, ordinations, and a reception in the Episcopal Church

Episcopalians Help at the Polls amid Rising Tension

The Rev. Dominic Moore: “It seemed like an important thing to do, and we already have a lot of programming that supports the community.”

Dioceses of Central Pa. & Bethlehem Approve Reunion

Pending further approval, the two will become the Diocese of the Susquehanna on January 1, 2026. The new name refers to the Susquehanna River, which flows through both of the dioceses.

Developing Young Servant-Leaders

Many groups are approaching the need to mentor young Christians at the cusp of their adult lives and point them in the direction of Christian service.

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