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April 2012

Olivia de Havilland

proclaiming the scriptures and faith

There is an interview of Olivia de Havilland by Bishop Pierre Whalon (Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe) on Anglicans Online about proclaiming the scriptures. It is a good launch-pad for some reflections for those who proclaim the scriptures. The article is copyright and quotes are placed here with permission.

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Religious sisters USA

Vatican direction

The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (previously known as the Inquisition) has appointed Seattle Archbishop Peter Sartain to oversee the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). LCWR is to reform its statutes, programs and affiliations to conform more closely to “the teachings and discipline of the Church.” LCWR represents more than 80

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Getting married & social media

Getting #Married: Using Social Media to Celebrate the Sacred by Meredith Gould; Plowshares Publishing (2011). There’s a perk to spending time, energy, and money on running a website like this: now and then, someone might send me something as a present. Rev. Canon Dan Webster (@RevWeb), Canon for Evangelism and Ministry Development in the Episcopal

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Easterpreneur

Easterpreneur

The cartoon needs no commentary. The good news is not only abused and perverted by monetising it, but also through contorting it into a weapon of power, or for other means of self-gratification. How astonishingly we manage to transform God’s good news into bad news… Easter is 50 days Cartoons by Jim H/T Sande Ramage

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