The Episco-blogs are talking about a column in the British newspaper The Guardian, in which theologian Theo Hobson describes an Epiphany of sorts. Frustrated with the glacial movement of the Church of England towards modernization, he longed for an active, vibrant faith. Organised religion was intolerably illiberal, but only organised religion seemed able to organise … READ MORE…
Come on clergy, admit it…do you ever feel like this? Dave Walker pokes gentle fun at The Church of England and the Anglican Communion at the site Cartoon Church.
As you may recall from some of my other posts, when we travel to major cities, Lisa and I try to “bag a Cathedral.” So far we’ve visited sister cathedrals in Portland OR, Minneapolis MN, and Washington DC. We always introduce ourselves, and bring back a bulletin for Chris Harris (the bulletin sits on our … READ MORE…
John Sanford, a former rector at St. Paul’s, once wrote a book titled “The Kingdom Within.” It was based on a text from the 17th Chapter of St. Luke, in which Jesus says “The Kingdom of God is Within You.” Many of the parables Jesus told were about spiritual growth,like the story of the mustard … READ MORE…
I attended the last “What Is An Episcopalian” series because I wanted to look into a world which had been dark and mysterious to me as a child of the Pentecostal branch of evangelicalism. As an evangelical missionary in the arts, my spiritual growth steadily led me across denominations with increasing interaction in Episcopalian circles … READ MORE…
What is an Episcopalian? Now THAT’s a brave question. If you subscribe to St. Paul Cathedral’s mission statement, there are likely as many answers as there are Episcopalians! I learned through the unfolding of the 10-week-long course that I love this faith tradition… and it accepts and affirms ME. In the end it doesn’t matter … READ MORE…
Fun–icons as you never imagined them. Make sure you turn on the volume!
Please come to the Annual Meeting on Sunday after the 10.30 service. Find out what’s going on at the Cathedral, participate in the election of new chapter members, and share lunch with the community. We’ll see you there!
Last Sunday, there was a service of Hope and Healing at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Ocean Beach, as the church was returned to the Episcopal Diocese. Robert Heylmun gives us the backstory. Today we celebrated the regaining of the church and property of Holy Trinity, a victory in so many ways and on so … READ MORE…
Excerpts from the sermon of the Very Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely, Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix: “If the Baptism of Jesus means anything to us today, it is because, as St. Augustine pointed out, Jesus’ human mother means that he is both fully human as well as being fully divine. When he comes up … READ MORE…