Church-centered reports from our UK correspondents 

Ohio Withholds Consent from Fla. Election
By Kirk Petersen

The consent process in a bishop election is usually routine and dissents are rare, but one diocese has announced it does not support the election of the Rev. Charlie Holt as bishop coadjutor of Florida. Read on

The Crowning of the Defender of the Faith
By Philip Corbett and Rosie Dawson  

A priest standing in the rain was moved by the religious elements of the coronation of King Charles III, while churches around the UK marked the occasion in ways both solemn and silly.  

Seminaries Bridge the TEC-ACNA Gap
By Kirk Petersen

Nashotah House and Duke Divinity recruit from both the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church in North America. Eight seminarians or graduates describe forming spiritual bonds "across the aisle."  Read on

Scholastic Ecumenism in Episcopal Schools

By David Hein

Episcopal schools can learn a lot from the way schools of other faith traditions focus on breaking out of silos, integrating religion with every aspect of the academic experience. Read on

Ritual Repels the Robots
By Matthew S.C. Olver

ChatGPT can easily compose a liturgy, maybe even a good one. But it cannot recognize that its existence is not just entirely contingent, but a gift, a gift that is always threatening to return to chaos. Read on

A Family Discernment of Mission
By Abigail Woolley Cutter

Christian vocational discernment is usually an individual matter, but every family has a story and a character that is other than the sum of its parts. Here's some ideas for practicing discernment together. Read on

Concerning Trees in Purgatory
By Hannah Matis

J.R.R. Tolkein's Leaf by Niggle is a largely neglected work that draws on his obsession with trees to hint at how the regeneration of our souls might lead to similar cures for others. Read on

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