Also: Who Might Be the Next Archbishop of Canterbury?, Post-Christmas Terror

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St. Mark’s, Altadena, was destroyed by an early-morning fire January 8. Earle Rothwell, Diocese of Los Angeles


** Fire Destroys Church, Others Offer Shelter
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By Douglas LeBlanc

Wind-driven wildfires engulfed the church in the L.A. suburbs, while a Pasadena congregation opened its doors to people fleeing their homes. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Who Might Be the Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
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By Tom Middleton

Seemingly within moments of Justin Welby resigning, many articles began identifying potential successors. Two names are common to almost all the lists. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Abp. Cottrell Lays Out His Priorities
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By Doug LeBlanc

During his time filling the primatial role, the Archbishop of York says he will focus on safeguarding, the Living in Love and Faith process, and teaching about the Lord’s Prayer. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Creativity Deepens Connection in Colo. Springs
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By Weston Curnow

St. Michael’s attributes its dramatic growth to dozens of service ministries, a hand-illuminated Bible, and 100,000 Christmas lights. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Archives: Father Field’s West End Mission (1900)
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The Boston monk gathers children for mystery plays, trains boys as newspaper printers, and advocates for sanitary improvements and a new library in his neglected Black neighborhood. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Post-Christmas Terror
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By Ephraim Radner

God became man, and not for a moment, playing with human likeness and then giving it up for better things. This is a God who goes to the place of wielded swords and worse. And the child hums in the stable, “become like me.” Read on ([link removed]) .


** Avada Kadavra
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By Charlie Clauss

The Harry Potter book series is a profound study on the reality of death and a call to renew a Christian view of it. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Jesus the Critic
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By Jordan Hylden

The 2023 film The Critic probes our instinct to criticize as a defense mechanism. When we lay it down, we’re able to receive grace and mercy more freely. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Gentiles and the Glory of God
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By Hannah Armidon

The people who walked in darkness, Isaiah prophesied, have seen a great light! But how does the salvation of the Gentiles reveal the glory of God? Read on ([link removed]) .

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