Entries Tagged as “Episcopal Church”

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In Praise of the Diocese of Uruguay
By:  Benjamin Guyer on November 15, 2010
Excerpt:  It was with considerable initial regret that I read of the Diocese of Uruguay’s attempt to leave the province of the Southern Cone and re-affiliate itself elsewhere. However, upon further…   Read full post >>

Sovereign Dioceses
By:  Fr. Tony Clavier on November 15, 2010
Excerpt:  Traditionalists are advancing the concept of “sovereign” dioceses in attempts to justify schism at the worst, or a modern collective version of passive obedience at best. It seems to me…   Read full post >>

Statistical Totals for 2008 - 2009
By:  Benjamin Guyer on November 13, 2010
Excerpt:  The official membership statistics for 2009 have just been released, indicating a loss of 3.0% of the Episcopal Church's membership in 2008 - 2009. According to the Fast Facts Trends:…   Read full post >>

Discerning the Body and Blood of Christ
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on June 03, 2010
Excerpt:  Today is the day on which the feast of Corpus Christi is observed. It was my joy to preside at the Mass for the eve of this feast last night.…   Read full post >>

Monarchy and Archiepiscopacy in England: A Working Thesis
By:  Fr. N.J.A. Humphrey on May 18, 2010
Excerpt:  In the constitutional arrangements of England, the Church and the State have the same cultural norms and expectations for their nominal heads, the Sovereign and the Archbishop of Canterbury. To…   Read full post >>

And the Beat Goes On
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on December 07, 2009
Excerpt:  The news is barely more than a day old and I already feel like I'm Johnny-come-lately by weighing in even now. I'm not sure I have anything original to say…   Read full post >>

Keep Moving ... Nothing to See Here
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on October 01, 2009
Excerpt:  Anglican cyberspace is abuzz this morning with the release of a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury to Central Florida Bishop John Howe, which is in response to a request…   Read full post >>

The Political Challenge of Catholic Anglicanism
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on August 05, 2009
Excerpt:  On the Sunday evening that fell during General Convention, it was my privilege to serve as a panelist in a roundtable discussion sponsored by <i>The Living Church. The subject was…   Read full post >>

Reflections on the Presiding Bishop’s Address to General Convention
By:  Fr. N.J.A. Humphrey on July 11, 2009
Excerpt:  I was not present for the presiding bishop's opening address to the joint houses of General Convention because I was at the mortuary with my sister making arrangements for the…   Read full post >>

GENCON2009:  Occasion for Denominational Schism or Opportunity for Ecumenical Convergence?
By:  Fr. N.J.A. Humphrey on July 04, 2009
Excerpt:  The General Convention/Triennial Issue of The Living Church magazine arrived in my in-box the other day. I braced myself for some depressing reading. What I found, however, surprised me. My…   Read full post >>

Strategic Planning Committee maps the future
Channel: Office of Public Affairs (TEC)
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on June 24, 2009 Excerpt: A newly named Strategic Planning Committee has already set to work, announcing that its first step will be to solicit opinions from throughout The Episcopal Church. The Strategic Planning Committee…   Read full post >>

Tract 2: “Suffer not the Little Ones” (Complete)
By:  Benjamin Guyer on June 12, 2009
Excerpt:  This tract is also available in .pdf format. “He therefore passed through every age, becoming an infant for infants, thus sanctifying infants; a child for children, thus sanctifying those who…   Read full post >>

Tract 3: Against Iconoclasm
By:  Benjamin Guyer on May 06, 2009
Excerpt:  Download a PDF version for printing and emailing. “Nobody, after all, uses words except for the sake of signifying something.” - St. Augustine, De Doctrina Christiana (I.2,2) Introduction Reconciliation in…   Read full post >>

Tract 2: “Suffer not the Little Ones” (Pt 1)
By:  Benjamin Guyer on April 19, 2009
Excerpt:  [Author's Note: The present tract has been substantially revised and published, in complete form.] The following is also available as a .pdf. In our document Reconciliation in Communion: A Word…   Read full post >>

Central Florida Backs Dioceses
Channel: BabyBlueOnline
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 20, 2009 Excerpt: Excerpts from a statement by the Standing Committee and the Executive Board of the Diocese of Central Florida, distributed by e-mail: The Diocese of Central Florida is thankful to the…   Read full post >>

Parishes Want New Diocese of Cascadia
Channel: Episcopal News Service  Author: Pat McCaughan
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 20, 2009 Excerpt: At least seven congregations in western Washington state are seeking to form an Anglican diocese outside of the Episcopal Church but within its ecclesiastical jurisdiction. The congregations, calling themselves the…   Read full post >>

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