May 19, 2013
[Episcopal News Service] El Espíritu Santo llega, para algunos, como una presencia consoladora. Para otros es una inquietud perturbadora. Y para otros es misterioso, incluso atemorizante.
Pero no lo confundan con [la fiesta de] Pentecostés —el quincuagésimo día después de Pascua— que la Iglesia conmemora este domingo (19 de mayo) y que “nos desafía a concentrarnos al menos un día en la actividad del Espíritu en nuestra vida”, según la Rda. Janet Broderick, rectora de la...
May 17, 2013
[Religion News Service – Washington, D.C.] Twenty-five top Christian leaders gathered in the U.S. city with perhaps the worst reputation for civil discourse May 15 and committed themselves to elevating the level of public conversation.
Meeting in a row house three blocks from the U.S. Capitol, the group spanned the Christian spectrum, and included officials from liberal churches and the most conservative of interest groups.
“The ground of our spiritual...
[Lambeth Palace] Two days before the Feast of Pentecost, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Holy Spirit “gives us a love for the world around us, and the capacity to both speak and act in a way that is revolutionary”.
In a short film (available here) produced by Lambeth Palace, Archbishop Justin adds that the Holy Spirit “draws Christians from very different background and tradition together, in a body that loves...
[Episcopal Public Policy Network] “A few years ago, government authorities in Turkmenistan persecuted a woman and her son because they had converted to Christianity. The son was tortured to death. The woman was twice detained and tortured. She fled to the United States, where, suffering from panic attacks and depression, she tried to kill herself. Later, after stabilizing, she learned about political asylum and applied for it. But the U.S. government rejected her request...
[Anglican Communion Environmental Network] Anglicans and Episcopalians are being encouraged to inform themselves and join in the debate about the controversial and growing practice of drilling for natural gas known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
In an open letter to the Anglican Communion, Canon Dr Jeff Golliher has called on its members to learn about fracking and to be proactive in their own contexts.
“Fracking involves deep...
[Episcopal News Service] The Holy Spirit comes, for some, as a comforting presence. For others, it’s a disturbing upsetter. And still, for others, it is mysterious, even scary.
But don’t confuse it just with Pentecost – the 50th day after Easter – which the church observes this Sunday (May 19) and which “challenges us to focus at least one day on the Spirit’s activity in our life,” according to the Rev. Janet Broderick, rector of...
Roy Bay, obispo anglicano de Auckland en Nueva Zelanda, ha sido acusado de discriminación ante un tribunal de Derechos Humanos, por negarle a un hombre gay entrada para el proceso de ordenación. El hombre, Eugene Sisneros, no recibió la aprobación del obispo porque vive con otra persona del mismo sexo violando así el canon de castidad exigido por la diócesis.
Una madre del estado de Michigan ha protestado ante el distrito escolar argumentando que el diario de Ana Frank contiene...
May 15, 2013
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs press release] The Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC) is utilizing social media to solicit ideas, info and as a means to hear from the church. And, TREC plans to regularly pose questions, report on its progress, and engage both the wider church and specific groups within the church in an ongoing dialogue throughout the triennium.
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[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] Episcopal News Service has launched a new section, On The Move, sharing the news of churchwide appointments, job transitions, clergy ordinations and retirements.
“We wanted to add this new section to the Episcopal News Service website to make it easier for people to share the news of their job transitions with the wider Episcopal...
