Title IV Must Be Revised By Pierre Whalon Years ago, I was discussing retirement with a bishop who had retired after a 25-year episcopate. “I got out just in time,” he said. “In time for what?” I asked. “In time to miss the new Titl... Read More...
The Washington National Cathedral Debacle Covenant Roundtable Washington National Cathedral recently gained some unpleasant attention when it came to light that there was an admission fee associated with its Christmas Eve liturgy. Online chatter inclu... Read More...
An Open Letter to Orphaned Believers By Layne Matthews Boles Wearied by seemingly endless discord in the church and numb to the chaos of our political climate, I was beginning to feel like I was crazy. Christian fellowship has never felt harde... Read More...
When Love Comes Knocking By Jonathan Turtle M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, Knock at the Cabin, is an adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s novel The Cabin at the End of the World. On the surface it is a slow-burn apocalyptic thriller, ev... Read More...
Violence and Lament, Justice, Peace, and Hope A Sermon for Parents’ Weekend, 2023 at St. James School By D. Stuart Dunnan He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk ... Read More...
Why Land Acknowledgments Make Bad Liturgy By Adam S. Linton As it seems to me, a brief and true definition of virtue is “rightly ordered love.” Saint Augustine, City of God, 15.22 Land acknowledgments at meetings and gatherings have become widesprea... Read More...
An Apocalyptic Moment By Leander Harding I have written elsewhere about my experience taking a tour as a chaplain at Ground Zero several weeks after the planes struck the World Trade Center. The pile was still on fire those many... Read More...
Power and Solidarity in the Face of Disaster Remarks delivered at a vigil organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh on October 19. By Natalie Hall Thank you for the gift to be with you, pray with you, hope with you, and for your trus... Read More...
