Monday, October 24, 2011

The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Covenant

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According to Episcopal News Service , there is a resolution, approved today by Executive Council, that will now automatically become an ...
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Friday, October 21, 2011

Diocesan Synod Address, 2011

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I have to begin by telling you how completely thrilled I am to be standing before you at this moment doing what I’m doing. A year ago, I g...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The Point of Christianity

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I don't know that, on my own, I would naturally use an expression like "the point of Christianity." It's just not my style...
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Thursday, October 06, 2011

Low Country Rumblings

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I am hesitant to weigh in on the  news coming out of the Diocese of South Carolina . I have been enjoying an extended period of low politic...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

On the Parting of Friends? (not quite)

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John Henry Newman's last sermon as an Anglican was entitled  On the Parting of Friends . He then left his cure at Littlemore and short...
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

On the Ministry of Bishops: Some Rookie Reflections

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I'm just back from my second meeting of the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops. While in Quito, I observed both the anniversary o...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Tidbits

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It's not often that I indulge in news mongering, but my ears perked up this afternoon when the Bishop of Bath & Well, a guest of thi...
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Liberation Theology Revisited

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It has been the custom of the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops to meet twice a year. At each meeting, a significant component is dedi...
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Monday, September 12, 2011

Inventing the Wheel, Discovering Fire

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For my entire adult life (and I just turned 60), I have been passionately interested in the "marketing" of the gospel through an...
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Thursday, September 08, 2011

Pastoral Reflections on the 9/11 Anniversary

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This appears as the Bishop's letter to the Faithful in the Diocese of Springfield in the September issue of our  newsletter, the Spring...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Making All Things New

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As a child, I had a rich fantasy life. How it compares to any other kid’s, I can’t say; I’m not any other kid. But it was rich. And varied....
Friday, July 15, 2011

Thinking Parochially

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Some years ago, while attending a conference in London, I was sharing a table at breakfast with a priest of the Church of England. In the ...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

On Mission

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I made a sort of cameo appearance at the triennial Episcopal Youth Event this past week, spending about 24 hours on the campus of Bethel U...
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