Entries Tagged as “Tec”

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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 >>

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 >>

Adventures in Ecclesiology: Part I
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on October 19, 2009
Excerpt:  This is the first of what I anticipate will be a four-part series on how we think theologically about the Church. Mine has been one of the voices in the…   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 Condomization of the Church
By:  Craig Uffman on September 11, 2009
Excerpt:  A friend wrote recently of her frustration with her parish. The presenting issue was what she called the exclusivity of her parish. Her fear is that if the parish did…   Read full post >>

I Am Encouraged
By:  Fr. Tony Clavier on September 01, 2009
Excerpt:  I am grateful to God that I knew Bishop Stanley Atkins. He was Bishop of Eau Claire, a Northumbian with a taste of His Newcastle accent, who emigrated as a…   Read full post >>

“It seems good to us and the Holy Spirit”:  The “Us” of General Convention
By:  Ephraim Radner on July 21, 2009
Excerpt:  Let us leave aside the substantive theological aspects of the recent Episcopal Church General Convention. They are important, of course. But I am interested here in the dynamics of decision-making…   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 >>

Glacial Gravity or Opportunist Autonomy?
By:  Graham Kings on July 02, 2009
Excerpt:  Prepublished, with permission, from the Church of England Newspaper, 3 July 2009 Glaciers, moving slowly and powerfully, reshape the landscape. They work through gravity. It may be that the Anglican…   Read full post >>

A Letter to the Clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina
Channel: Diocese of South Carolina  Author: Bishop Mark Lawrence
By:  Fr. Jody Howard on June 25, 2009 Excerpt: June 24, 2009 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I begin by remembering the words of two remarkable followers of Jesus Christ. First, from…   Read full post >>

TEC and ACNA
By:   Fr. Tony Clavier on June 24, 2009 Excerpt: The "Anglican Church of North America" has been formed. What it will become is yet to be seen. From the outside it seems to be a bewildering mixture of structures,…   Read full post >>

Sudan to Va.: Recall missionary
Channel: Living Church
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on May 14, 2009 Excerpt: The Episcopal Church of the Sudan has requested the permanent removal of the Rev. Lauren Stanley, an appointed missionary from the Diocese of Virginia, whose comments in favor of legislation…   Read full post >>

Canterbury’s Recognition of ACNA Unlikely
Channel: Living Church  Author: Douglas LeBlanc
By:  Craig Uffman on April 05, 2009 Excerpt: The Anglican Church in North America is unlikely to be recognized by the See of Canterbury, a leader of the American Anglican Council said on April 1. “We do not…   Read full post >>

Quincy seeks judgment on endowment
Channel: Living Church
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on April 01, 2009 Excerpt: The Diocese of Quincy has asked the circuit court of Illinois in Quincy to issue a declaratory judgment, clarifying the rights of the diocese to hold and manage its endowment…   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 >>

Managing
By:   Fr. Tony Clavier on March 20, 2009 Excerpt: An old chap I knew long before I became an old chap, when asked how he was always replied “managing”. I’ve found that answer to be a splendid and brief…   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 >>

Bishops Issue Pastoral Letter
Channel: Episcopal News Service
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 18, 2009 Excerpt: Excerpts: As the House of Bishops gather at the Kanuga Camp and Conference Center for our annual Spring Retreat, we are mindful of the worsening financial crisis around us. ...…   Read full post >>

“I Am Episcopalian” (Parody)
Channel: Videtur Quod  Author: John Alexander
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 18, 2009 Excerpt: Mike Byrd of Baltimore says he is going to enter this video (you need a Facebook account to view it) in the "I am Episcopalian" video project on the Episcopal…   Read full post >>

New Bishop Elected for Ecuador Central
Channel: Episcopal News Service
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 18, 2009 Excerpt: The Rev. Luis Fernando Ruiz was elected March 17 as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ecuador Central. Ruiz, 52, rector of the Catedral de San Pablo, Bogotá, in the…   Read full post >>

Integrity Targets 2006 Resolution
Channel: Episcopal Cafe  Author: Jim Naughton
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 17, 2009 Excerpt: In a nine-minute video on Episcopal Café, the Rev. Susan Russell explains why Integrity believe it is time to reject Resolution B033 from General Convention 2006. That resolution urged Episcopal…   Read full post >>

A Reconciliation on Gay Marriage
Channel: New York Times  Author: DAVID BLANKENHORN and JONATHAN RAUCH
By:  Craig Uffman on February 22, 2009 Excerpt: IN politics, as in marriage, moments come along when sensitive compromise can avert a major conflict down the road. The two of us believe that the issue of same-sex marriage…   Read full post >>

Anglican Discipline
By:  Canon Dr. Neal Michell on February 12, 2009
Excerpt:  There were once two balloonists floating along in a hot air balloon, when a big gust of wind came along and blew their map out of their hands. As a…   Read full post >>

To Covenant or Not to Covenant?
Channel: Anglican Communion Institute Inc.  Author: The Rev'd Dr. Phillip Turner
By:  Craig Uffman on February 11, 2009 Excerpt: The second question, what if a diocese in a province that refuses to ratify the covenant wishes to do so, is now before us. The Archbishop of Canterbury has indicated…   Read full post >>

Analysis of Primates’ Communique
Channel: Living Church  Author: Steve Waring
By:  Craig Uffman on February 10, 2009 Excerpt: The Episcopal Church and the proposed Anglican Church of North America both received support, as well as pointed but fair questions about their conduct and objectives. For instance, The Episcopal…   Read full post >>

Fort Worth Response to Alexandria  Author: Bishop Jack Iker
By:  Sam Keyes on February 10, 2009 Excerpt: The idea of mediated conversations has been tried before, but I suppose there is no harm in trying again. Yes, we know there are “difficulties” and “concerns” about the possibility…   Read full post >>

Evangelical Catholicism
By:  Fr. Will Brown on February 04, 2009
Excerpt:  It was suggested to me that I might usefully write something around the evangelical-catholic vision of Archbishop Michael Ramsey, of blessed memory, and about how that vision might illuminate the…   Read full post >>

Bishop Kimsey to assist in Alaska
Channel: Living Church
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on February 03, 2009 Excerpt: The Rt. Rev. Rustin R. Kimsey, Bishop of Eastern Oregon from 1980 to 2000, has agreed to serve as an assisting Bishop of Alaska until a diocesan bishop is elected.…   Read full post >>

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