Episcopal Church Executive Council: opening remarks from the Presiding Bishop
The following are the opening remarks of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori at the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, currently meeting through October 27 the Conference Center at the […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2014 meeting: Daily Account for Friday, September 19
The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church is meeting in the Diocese of Taiwan from September 17 to September 23. The following is an account of the activities for […]
Expanding the Apostolic Imagination
We thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit you have bestowed upon these your servants the forgiveness of sin, and have raised them to the new life of […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2014 meeting: Presiding Bishop’s Sermon
[September 17, 2014] The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church opened its fall meeting in the Diocese of Taiwan on September 17 with Eucharist. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori […]
TREC issues A Letter to The Episcopal Church
The Taskforce for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) has issued A Word To The Episcopal Church.
Bible Study: Proper 15 (A) – 2014
Genesis 45:1-15 A friend, who is a senior Master of Divinity student, and I had a conversation about veterans today. He and a mutual friend, who is an Episcopal priest […]
Baptism Into the Fold, Easter 4 (A) – 2014
In her retirement, some years ago, a woman lived in the English countryside. And from her living-room window, she could see a large hill, at the top of which was the ancient […]
Recalling the Resurrected Jesus, Easter 3 (A) – 2014
It is hard to understand how two faithful disciples of Jesus could have traveled with him, side by side, without recognizing him. Maybe disappointment blinded their eyes and their hearts […]
Bible Study: Easter 3 (A) – 2014
Acts 2:14a, 36-41 This passage, which appears in Acts 2 after the people in Jerusalem have witnessed the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the speaking of many languages, is […]
EPPN Lenten Series Part 7: Holy Week Reflection
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this, your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and […]
EPPN Lenten Series Part 5: Spotlight on Refugees
Be present, O merciful God, and protect us…so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may repose upon thy eternal changelessness; through Jesus […]
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer is something of an icon for the crazy-quilt nature of Anglicanism. The collect we prayed gives thanks for the beauty of his liturgical language and notes that his […]
Bible Study: Lent 4 (A) – 2014
1 Samuel 16:1-13 “Le roi est mort. Vive le roi!” The king is dead. Long live the king! Wait. The king isn’t dead. What just happened? Does anyone hear shouts […]
EPPN Lenten Series Part 4: Spotlight on Security
Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth; that in […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Spring 2014 retreat meeting: Daily Account for Monday, March 24
The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in retreat at the Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center in Navasota, TX (Diocese of Texas) from March 21 to […]
Bible Study: Lent 1 (A) – 2014
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Rabbi Nachman of Breslov said, “God made man because he loves stories.” And what is the first story about humans? It is a story of temptation, disobedience […]
A Lenten Reflection on Repentance
A Lenten Reflection on Repentance February 12, 2013 “Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desires not the death of sinners, but rather that they turn from […]
'Build the Serving Church' Capital Campaign Kickoff – 40th Anniversary
A couple of weeks ago I had a free Sunday in New York and took the opportunity to visit a congregation I’d just heard about. The subway put me off […]
March 2: World Mission Sunday
World Mission Sunday is March 2 in The Episcopal Church. Traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday after Epiphany, the purpose of World Mission Sunday is to focus on the global […]
Martyrs of Japan – Executive Council
Traditionally the church has talked about two kinds of martyrs – white martyrs and red ones. Red martyrs shed blood for claiming their faith, like Perpetua and Paul, or because […]