Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori (TEC) and Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson (ELCA) issue letter to Israeli Ambassador Meridor
The Episcopal Church 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017 800-334-7626 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8765 West Higgins Road Chicago, IL 60631 800-638-3522 His Excellency Sallai Meridor Ambassador of Israel Embassy of Israel Washington, DC Dear Ambassador Meridor: We are writing to express our grave concern and to request your help with ascertaining the reason for the denial of entry to […]
The Presiding Bishop's Statement on World AIDS Day
December 1 each year is World AIDS Day, an occasion both to remember the 25 million beloved children of God who have lost their lives to the pandemic over the past three decades, and to rededicate ourselves to building a future without AIDS. This year, new challenges both at home and abroad remind us again […]
Teresa of Avila
Most people who know anything about Teresa of Avila know that she was a mystic, and spent much of her life in contemplation. Some people are aware that she was proclaimed a “doctor of the church” by the pope in 1970, the first woman to get that title. In Roman Catholic circles, that means that […]
Holy Cross, Pittsburgh, PA Diocese of Pittsburgh
Every year the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York celebrates St. Francis Day with an amazing service. In many churches animals are blessed on that day, remembering Francis’ remarkable care for all parts of God’s creation – animals, plants, human beings poor and rich, even brother sun and sister moon. I was […]
Holy Cross, Pittsburgh, PA Diocese of Pittsburgh
Every year the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York celebrates St. Francis Day with an amazing service. In many churches animals are blessed on that day, remembering Francis’ remarkable care for all parts of God’s creation – animals, plants, human beings poor and rich, even brother sun and sister moon. I was […]
Bishops preach throughout Arizona diocese
Do you know anybody who's been laid off? Ever been laid off yourself? Most of us know what happens in a reduction in force, or an involuntary termination. Most businesses, once they get beyond a couple of employees, develop policies and procedures for dismissing employees. Those procedures have to comply with employment law. There is […]
Teresa of Avila
Most people who know anything about Teresa of Avila know that she was a mystic, and spent much of her life in contemplation. Some people are aware that she was proclaimed a “doctor of the church” by the pope in 1970, the first woman to get that title. In Roman Catholic circles, that means that […]
Presiding bishop writes to presidential candidates
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has written to the presidential candidates, urging President Barack Obama and the Hon. Mitt Romney “to use the debate forum to articulate strong support for a just and peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as a clear plan for how you would work to support that […]
Missouri Diocesan Convention
Well, the Occupy-ers are being thrown out of one park after another. They were evicted from Zuccotti Park near Wall Street Monday night and from Kiener Plaza here last weekend. Oakland tired of them quite a while ago, and London still hasn’t been able to make up its mind about whether to let them stay […]
Installation of Bishop James Magness as Canon for Armed Services and Federal Ministries
There is a standing joke about the different kinds of canons, but it only helps a little that they’re spelled differently. The one we’re installing tonight is a person attached to a cathedral. Originally canons were cathedral clergy who lived by a shared rule, but today a canon is someone who is honored by being […]