Category Archives: ENS

Long live the Church!

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

The  Hopeful Episcopalian is delighted at this critical response to a blog post from  June 22, 2009: It appears you don’t understand the history, heirarchy (sic) and governing canons of the Church. Perhaps you should go elsewhere. Deliberation will never … Continue reading →

Posted in Clergy, Death Penalty, ENS, Episcopal Church Bishops, Episcopal News Service, Gene Robinson, General Convention, House of Bishops, House of Deputies, John Fugelsang, Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Promises to Keep…conflating rights with rites

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

A blip on the sonar screen of history occurred this week: the synchronous moment when secular liberals stood firm that Elena Kagan’s sexuality was nobody’s business while Episcopalian liberals ensured that the sexual orientation and gender of Mary Glasspool, newly-ordained … Continue reading →

Posted in Clergy, Diocese of Los Angeles, Elena Kagan, ENS, Episcopal Church Bishops, Episcopal News Service, Gene Robinson, House of Bishops, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Jon Bruno, Justice, Lambeth, Mary Glasspool, Mercy, Presiding Bishop, Stephen Sondheim, The Episcopal Church, Tradition, U.S. Supreme Court, Uncategorized | Tagged | 3 Comments

Stop the spin

Posted on December 6, 2009 by

The Hopeful Episcopalian has a daily struggle not to believe The Episcopal Church can do nothing right because she comes up against so many who believe TEC can do no wrong. When confronted with the cheerocracy of TEC, it requires … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Clergy, Committee on the State of the Church, ENS, Episcopal News Service, Hope, House of Deputies, leaving church, Matilda Kistler, Missouri Synod, Optimism, Presiding Bishop, TEC, The Episcopal Church | Tagged , , | 1 Comment