By Mark Michael The Diocese of Texas announced during its recent Diocesan Council that it will devote a record-breaking $13 million to a reparations initiative “that aims to repair and commence racial healing for individuals and communities who directly injured by slavery in the diocese.” The program announced by Bishop C. Andrew Doyle includes six designated funds that … [Read more...] about Diocese of Texas to Fund $13 Million in Slavery Reparations
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Border Bishops Seek Improved Conditions at U.S.-Mexico Border
The 11 bishops who serve in the six Episcopal dioceses in Texas and New Mexico have released an emotional appeal calling for the end of "the inhumane conditions at our country's borders." We write to decry the conditions in detention centers at our border because we are Christians, and Jesus is unequivocal. We are to pray without ceasing for everyone involved -- refugees, … [Read more...] about Border Bishops Seek Improved Conditions at U.S.-Mexico Border
Charles Graves IV Bound for Texas
The Rev. Charles Graves IV has accepted Bishop C. Andrew Doyle’s invitation to become the new Canterbury Campus Missioner in Houston. Graves begins his ministry July 1. Graves was most recently clergy resident and priest associate at Church of the Advent in Cincinnati. “We are thrilled that the Rev. Charles Graves IV will bring his gifts and experience to our exceptional … [Read more...] about Charles Graves IV Bound for Texas
St. Martin’s Launches $55M Expansion
Lisa Gray reports for the Houston Chronicle: So far more than 900 families have pledged to contribute. The amount of money raised is particularly impressive given that, in keeping with church tradition, none of the buildings will be named after donors, and the largest gifts receive no flashy fanfare. “It doesn’t matter whether you give $100 or $1 million,” said [the Rev.] … [Read more...] about St. Martin’s Launches $55M Expansion
Two Campus Ministers in Texas
Two priests are new campus missioners in the Diocese of Texas as of May 1. The Rev. Sarah Condon will become college missioner at Rice University in Houston. The Rev. Travis Helms will become college missioner at the University of Texas in Austin. Condon has served in the Diocese of Texas as a hospital chaplain and parish priest. She is a writer and speaker for … [Read more...] about Two Campus Ministers in Texas
New Canon for Bishop of Texas
Bishop Andy Doyle of Texas has appointed the Rev. Canon Christine M. Faulstich, chief of staff, as his new canon to the ordinary. The appointment followed the election of the Rev. Canon Kathryn (Kai) Ryan as the new Bishop Suffragan of the diocese’s West Region. “Christine Faulstich has been and continues to be a leader in our diocese. She is wise, challenges me, is a … [Read more...] about New Canon for Bishop of Texas
Texas Elects New Suffragan Bishop
The Rev. Canon Kathryn (Kai) Ryan was elected Feb. 22 as the western-region Suffragan Bishop of Texas. She was elected on the first ballot. Ryan, 54, has served as Canon to the Ordinary since 2014. The other candidates were the Rev. Hannah E. Atkins Romero, rector, Trinity Church, Houston; and the Rev. Canon Glenice Robinson-Como, canon missioner for outreach and justice … [Read more...] about Texas Elects New Suffragan Bishop
‘Abound in Love’
Maggie Gordon reports for the Houston Chronicle on the earliest Sunday service at St. Martin’s Church after President George H.W. Bush’s death, quoting from a sermon by the Rev. Russell J. Levenson Jr.: “Of all the things that run out — time, energy, money, patience, and even life — love is the one thing that outlasts every other. Once it is given, it keeps going and going and … [Read more...] about ‘Abound in Love’