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From ‘Drinking from a Firehose’ to Drinking from Living Water

Shortly after being elected Bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee, I first heard it. As a new bishop, I would be “drinking from...

Episcopal Jenga

Reflecting on the July session of the Church of England’s General Synod and considering where we now find ourselves on the Living in Love...

From the Archives: The Episcopate as an Organ of Catholicity

Sermon by the Right Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster, D.D., Bishop of Connecticut at the Consecration of the Rev. Philip Mercer Rhinelander, D.D., as Bishop...

Debunking Myths and Avoiding Episcopal Overreach: Conducting Clergy Searches According to the Canons

Consider the following scenarios: A Search Committee is told they must wait patiently for a list of rector candidates from the diocese. They are not...

On the Necessity of Transparency in Title IV Proceedings

At the 2018 General Convention, the House of Bishops offered a Listening Liturgy to acknowledge and lament the pain caused by clergy and others...

Of Third Rate Clergymen: Bishop Grafton Speaks

Charles Chapman Grafton: Selected Writings Edited by Clinton Collister Nashotah House Press, pp. 261. $13.99 In his spiritual memoir, A Journey Godward of a Servant of Jesus...

Dealing with the Detritus of General Convention, 2003

By Daniel Martins At the annual convention of the Diocese of San Joaquin in 2002, there were eight candidates for four clergy deputy positions to...

A Modest Proposal

At its General Synod this year, the Anglican Church of Canada will consider a Constitutional change that would diminish the role of its House...

The Role of Bishops in the Governance of the Church

At its General Synod this year, the Anglican Church of Canada will consider a Constitutional change that would diminish the role of its House...

Bishops and Coherence

At its General Synod this year, the Anglican Church of Canada will consider a Constitutional change that would diminish the role of its House of...

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