March 31, 2013
- CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In his 2013 Easter Message, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), shares the promise of forgiveness and reconciliation with the more than 4-million members of this church. The full text of the presiding bishop’s message follows: Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Easter. It is about more than an open tomb. It is the good news of the risen Christ who opens lives. Think about Jesus' friends aft...
March 28, 2013
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs -- Press Releas] It’s innovative. It’s young. It’s an Episcopal and Lutheran congregation, truly living into Called to Common Mission. It’s the Church of the Apostles in Seattle, WA (Diocese of Olympia), and, to many, it’s the face of the future....
March 27, 2013
Two prolific voices on religion will begin writing for the Parliament of the World’s Religions this spring.
Brian McLaren via Brian McLaren.net/Photo by Blair Anderson/Avisualplanet.com
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Pope Francis is widely garnering praise from Western media for his no-thrills style of Catholic leadership. Paring down the euphoria, CPWR Board Member John Pawlikowski shares a more discerning vision of the Pope’s appointment. Reaching out to other faith communities is an important and...New research by the Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Rois and the Rev. Dr. Alex Faseruk proves that throughout the Anglican Communion women have a hard time reaching top episcopal jobs—even when they're technically allowed to become bishops.
Dr. Rois and Dr. Faseruk's paper "Why is the Stained Glass Window a Stained Glass Ceiling? Organizational Perspectives on Female Bishops in the Anglican Communion," was presented February 2013 at North American Management Society conference...
March 26, 2013
[Episcopal Divinity School -- Press Release] Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) announces its 2013 commencement ceremony will take place on May 23, at the First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 2:00 pm. At the ceremony, EDS will present honorary doctor of divinity degrees to three individuals: The Right Rev. Michael Curry, Jamie Bissonette Lewey, and the Rev. Canon Dr. Gregory Straub. The commencement address will be...
March 21, 2013
March 20, 2013
[20 de marzo de 2013] La Cámara de los Obispos de la Iglesia Episcopal, reunidos en retiro en el Centro de Conferencia de Kanuga, Hendersonville, Carolina del Norte, ofrece a la Iglesia la palabra siguiente.
Una palabra a la Iglesia:
Liderazgo divino ante la violenciaOh Dios, que por la pasión de tu bendito Hijo convertiste a un instrumento de muerte vergonzosa en un medio de vida para nosotros: concede que de tal modo nos gloriemos en la cruz de Cristo que...