24-hour turnaround
Virginia Tech shootings transformed mother's perspective on what tragedy means
By Judi Folmsbee, Jun 17, 2008After reading the article "Virginia Tech anniversary" by the Rev. Scott Russell, I found that my emotions of a year ago had resurfaced. My personal turmoil had started the day before, exactly one year ago. Let me explain...

Radical ecumenism
It's time for a deeper conversation about faith's essentials
By David Hein, Jun 13, 2008Episcopal leaders once spoke as if their church had it all: Other American denominations could join it to make a true National Church. We're a long way from that kind of talk, prominent in the 19th century, but Episcopalianism still can resemble a fairly ...

Marks of mission
What we're here to do and be as part of the Anglican Communion
By Katharine Jefferts Schori, Jun 10, 2008Who(se) are you? Why are you here? What are you doing about it? That's a shorthand way of thinking about our identity and vocation as Christians. It's also a way of leading us as individuals and Christian communities into thinking about our mission -- or ...

Net Gains
You needn't be Bill Gates to make a difference
Jun 03, 2008Julia had cornmeal and black tea for dinner. Her family couldn't afford a balanced diet. After eating, she rubbed her eyes and whispered to her mother that she wanted to go to bed. "I feel a little weak," she said. As Julia fell asleep, a host o...

Staying involved
Asserting their beliefs the right model for church's conservatives
By Douglas LeBlanc, May 20, 2008Since I began reporting on the Episcopal Church in the early 1990s, conservatives have gone through a few different regroupings: Episcopalians United begat the American Anglican Council, which begat the Anglican Communion Network, which begat the Common C...

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