Frank T. Griswold
Jubilee, Debt Relief, and Poverty Reduction
Statement for the United States House Committee on Banking and Financial Services The Presiding Bishop was asked by Episcopalian U.S. Congressman Jim Leach (R-Iowa) to testify in front of the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services in support of debt relief for the world's poorest countries. The Presiding Bishop was unable to appear in […]
Presiding Bishop on the Ongoing Crisis in Kosovo
I write to the Church today to provide an update on the multiple efforts undertaken at our Church Center and our whole Church in the midst of the tragedy that unfolds daily in Kosovo. Yesterday I sent two letters, one to President Clinton and the other to Dr. Han Wenzao of the China Christian Council, […]
Presiding Bishop Criticizes Clinton Diplomacy in Wake of NATO Attack on Chinese Embassy
"It is my strong sense that, while apologies were made, qualifiers and linkages to other issues served only to further worsen the situation, showing disrespect to the Chinese people at the time of this tragedy," Griswold said, adding later, "I hope such failures on the human level can be avoided in the future." Griswold sent […]
The Presiding Bishop’s Easter Season 1999 Message
I am honored to have been asked to preach on this occasion when we call to mind the ecumenical vision of William Reed Huntington, sixth rector of this church, which is symbolized by the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral of 1888. This document has become the foundation upon which all Anglican ventures in ecumenical relations with other Christian […]
Remarks by the Presiding Bishop on the NATO Bombing Campaign
Friday in Lent V During a season marked by self examination, repentance and reconciliation to God and one another, we find ourselves witnessing the terrible spectacle of violence and civil strife being visited upon the people in the state of Kosovo and wider Yugoslavia. I invite those in positions of public trust to seek guidance […]
An Invitation to Self Denial
The Lenten journey is oriented toward Jerusalem. With Jesus and his disciples we go up to the Holy City and enter into the Paschal mystery of his dying and rising: to the cross and then through the cross into resurrection. This is what the celebration of Holy Week and the Great Vigil of Easter is […]
Of Cupid, and Lent, and the Dimensions of Love
On February 14 lovers will exchange cards and flowers in celebration of St. Valentine's Day. Three days later we celebrate Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. The feast of hearts and cupids and the season of Lent each – in its own way – points to the same thing: the mystery of love. Traditionally, […]
ECUSA Yes Vote to Churches in Covenant Communion
"The Episcopal Delegation votes yes but will not be able to commend it to our General Convention for consideration until agreement has been reached with regard to the reconciliation of ministries that is called for in the amendment to Section 5 — a task to which we commit our best efforts in the days ahead." […]
Sermon by the Presiding Bishop at the Washington National Cathedral
A year ago today, I stood in this pulpit in the course of the Liturgy during which I was invested as your new Presiding Bishop, Primate and Chief Pastor. The time since then has sped by, and as I look back over the past months, I am overwhelmed by all that has happened. Indeed this […]
Statement from the Presiding Bishop about the Situation in Iraq
In these December days, as Christians await the coming of the Prince of Peace, Hanukkah has just begun, and the season of Ramadan is days away, it is a tragic irony that the relationship between the United States and Iraq has deteriorated into military conflict once again in that part of the world called holy […]