Category Archives: House of Bishops

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

Happy Easter! Expect the Unexpected

Posted on April 11, 2010 by

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood. Henry Miller My transition from sleep to wakefulness comes as a result of a solid internal clock –courtesy of age – and the ambient sounds … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptism, Baptist Church, Barbie Episcopal Priest, Bishop Gayle E. Harris, Bishop Roy F. "Bud" Cederholm, Bishop Thomas Shaw, Camp Allen, Christian Worship, Clergy, Diocese of Massachusetts, Easter, Emergent Church, Episcopal Church Bishops, Holy Week, House of Bishops, Jesus, Jesus Christ, New England, Participation in worship, Presiding Bishop, St. Andrew's by the Sea, TEC, The Episcopal Church, Vestments, Worship | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment