Over 20 years ago, as a young priest, Frank T. Griswold was sent to a diocesan gathering of Cursillo, which describes itself as "a movement for strengthening adult leadership in the church" by teaching a "method to help live out the baptismal covenant" through "a set of principles for Christian living-- piety, study and apostolic action."
21 November 2001
O God, your passionate Word to our warring and divided world is Jesus who, arms stretched upon a cross, breaks down all walls of division and hostility and holds all people and all creation in a fierce embrace of unyielding and unconquerable love.
15 November 2001
The Right Reverend Gregory Venables was elected and installed as the fourth presiding bishop of the seven dioceses that form the Province of the Southern Cone of America of the Anglican Communion on November 7.
14 November 2001
Prepared for the Wayne E. Oates Institute for their website discussion of spirituality
14 November 2001
In a sermon heard recently the preacher shared a story reported in the New York Times. A father was trying to come to terms with the meaning of the warring madness that came to New York City, Washington, D.C., the rural countryside in Pennsylvania, and to our whole country.
14 November 2001
Representatives of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and the Jewish Community Relations Council met today at the offices of the diocese at 138 Tremont Street, Boston. The meeting followed the participation of the Episcopal Bishops M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, Barbara C. Harris, and Roy F. Cederholm, Jr., in a demonstration before the Israeli consulate in Boston.
13 November 2001
The Executive Council's Committee on the Status of Women addressed a wide range of issues but its early November meeting at a retreat center in Nashville quickly focused on the issue of violence in the world.
13 November 2001
The September 11th attack on our country makes more urgent the Churches' longstanding advocacy of ways to bring peace to the Israelis and Palestinians. The evil acts of that day oblige our government to reconsider our national and international obligations in order to combat terrorism more effectively.
12 November 2001
People from all faith communities around the world will have the opportunity to view this live video webcast. Featured speakers will include well-known religion scholars, including Karen Armstrong, Feisal Abdul Rauf, Sussana Heschel and the Rev. Jim Wallis. They will discuss the political and religious roots of fundamentalism and violence in the three Abrahamic traditions and will explore the interpretations of Islam and terrorism.
12 November 2001
The following is a statement from the house of bishops in response to the Oct. 29 federal government announcement regarding residential school claim settlements:
03 November 2001