Frank T. Griswold
Tracking Down the Holy Ghost: Reflections on Love and Longing
Flannery O’Connor once described the serious writer’s task as one of the following lines of spiritual motion from the surface of life into that deep place where revelation occurs. “This is simply an attempt to track down the Holy Ghost through a tangle of human suffering and aspiration and idiocy. It is an attempt that […]
Frank T. Griswold – Biography
Frank Tracy Griswold III (1937-2023) served as the 25th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church from 1998-2006. Griswold co-chaired the Roman Catholic-Anglican Commission from 1998 to 2003 and made significant contributions to the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and to its practical use in the liturgical life of the church. Griswold’s private spiritual practice was deeply […]
Mensaje Pascual del Obispo Primado, 2004
No existe ninguna clase de perversidad que la humanidad pudiera ser capaz de cometer que no haya sido voluntariamente cargada por Cristo en la cruz. Allí fue derrotado el mal. Y la vida, en toda su espléndida plenitud, animada por la misericordia y la verdad divina, y por la paz y justicia que Dios imparte, […]
Jubilee Morning Meditation
Leviticus 25:8-12 Luke 4:16-30 Note: Bishop Griswoldâs meditation was not delivered from a printed text. The following is the transcription of an audio tape. What Iâd like to do with you now is share some thoughts that I hope will stimulate your own reflection, and invite you, through those thoughts, to enter personally at a […]
A Theological Reflection On The Millennium Development Goals
"And I, when I am lifted up from the earth will draw all people to myself." To Christians, these words of Jesus from the Gospel of John speak of the power of the cross to contain and enfold all the horror, pain and grief of the world in God’s uncompromising and enduring embrace of […]
Presiding Bishop's Sunday sermon – English
My brothers and sisters in Christ, it is a great joy for me and my fellow bishops and their spouses to be here in the Diocese of Puerto Rico. We are grateful to your Bishop David Alvarez and his wife Maryleen for their invitation. We are profoundly impressed by the many ministries and services to […]
Presiding Bishop: A word to the church in the season of Advent
December 2005 My dear brothers and sisters: During these hectic days leading up to Christmas we are invited to pause, reflect and prepare ourselves to receive anew the One who comes among us as a newborn child. The readings appointed for the Advent season have to do with waiting and listening with expectant and hope-filled […]
The Presiding Bishop's Christmas Message
The sober joy of Christmas Though we are now exchanging our "Merry Christmas" greetings, and carols fill the air telling us "tis the season to be jolly," Christmas provides something far greater than merriment, joviality, or an easy joy. Christmas points the way to something sober and enduring. To celebrate Christmas is not simply to […]
World Mission Sunday 2004 Letter – Spanish
Enero, 2004 Amigos y amigas en Cristo: Con saludos y agradecimiento, les envío el nuevo material para la celebración del Día de Misión Mundial. Como sabemos, el último domingo después de Epifanía se ha señalado por resolución de la Convención General para enfocar especialmente la misión global de nuestra iglesia. Este año, el domingo 22 […]
Salisbury Cathedral Sermon – Sunday June 29, 2008
One of the great pioneers in the area of mental health in the United States was a man by the name of Karl Menninger. His research and his findings regarding the causes and treatment of mental illness are widely respected. On one occasion Dr Menninger was asked what, in his vast experience, did he consider […]