Frank Tracy Griswold III

The 25th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Frank T. Griswold

The Easter Mystery

June 1, 2001

June 1st, 2001 Pentecost, which we have managed to domesticate liturgically, is a dangerous feast for us, just as it was for the disciples. They were hardly ready for Pentecost, even though they had been told to wait in the city for power from on high. They had gathered innocently in the upper room to […]

The Sudan Crisis

May 15, 2001

The Honorable George W. Bush The White House Washington, DC 20500 May 15th, 2001 Dear Mr. President: Your strong denunciation of the egregious human rights violations of Sudanese Christians and other minorities by the Sudanese government is a welcome stance at a time when the world has been shocked by escalating violence against innocent Sudanese. […]

On Baptism

May 1, 2001

May 1st, 2001 On January 1, 1938 I was baptized in a private ceremony in my grandmother’s house by the then Rector of All Saints Church, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. The date was chosen, not because it was the feast of what was called the Circumcision, now known more discreetly as the Holy Name, but because it […]

The Timothy McVeigh Execution

April 19, 2001

April 19th, 2001 I am appalled by the events developing around the execution of Timothy McVeigh. Reports of people wanting to sell t-shirts and buttons conjure up images of executions in the Middle Ages and Roman times when these events were public entertainment. Such an atmosphere demeans our judicial system as it promotes frenzy and […]

Easter Message 2001

April 15, 2001

Alleluia. Christ is Risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. As we acclaim with joy the resurrection of Jesus, let us give thanks as well that we too have been raised with Christ. The resurrection of Jesus is our own resurrection: our being set free from imprisoning self-preoccupation with our successes and failures in order […]

Pastoral Letter from the House of Bishops 5th Sunday in Lent – April 1, 2001

April 1, 2001

The Bishops of the Episcopal Church meet twice each year for prayer, consultation, mutual support. and learning, for the good of the church and the world we are called to serve. We gathered for our spring retreat this year from March 9-14 in the ancient mountains of the Appalachian chain in Western North Carolina. Our […]

Two Occasions: Full of Wisdom and Grace

March 23, 2001

March 23rd, 2001 Let me begin with a personal confession: I have always had what I like to think is an attitude of healthy skepticism about institutions, including the Church. To be sure, the Church is the risen body of Christ. However, few servants of the institution seem totally immune from actions which can often […]

Meeting of the Primates: Reflections on the Meeting of the Primates

March 8, 2001

I am deeply grateful that the fruit of the primates work together this week was a Pastoral Letter and Call to Prayer, and an action plan for work together as a Communion. They speak of a common commitment to our unity in Christ. It is my sense that, just as we in the Episcopal Church […]

A Lenten Message

March 4, 2001

For many of us Lent is a dreary and lugubrious season to be filled with self-discipline, and self-scrutiny, only to be relieved by the alleluias of Easter. And yet, one of the prefaces assigned to the eucharistic prayer in our Prayer Book (page 379) bids us to “prepare with joy for the paschal feast.” Joy […]

Reflecting on the Past Year: A Conversation with the Presiding Bishop

January 21, 2001

By Dan England MR. ENGLAND: I’m Dan England, Director of Communication of the Episcopal Church, and I’m here with Frank Griswold, who’s the Presiding Bishop. We’re now at the end of the first three years of the triennium, and we all thought it would be a good idea to review where we are, where the church […]

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