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Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe

Podcast: Conversation with Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe ([link removed])

The Rev. Dr. Matthew S.C. Olver, Executive Director of TLC, interviews the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Listen here ([link removed]) .

House of Bishops Looks Ahead with Hope ([link removed])

by Tyler Hummel

The bishops joined in reflections and conversations on issues including declining church attendance, prayer as a form of witness, church property, Christian nationalism, immigration, hope and institutions, and Title IV. Read on ([link removed]) .

Survivor’s Gratitude ([link removed])

by Sinclaire Sparkman-Carr

The rains that came down September 27, 2024, caused catastrophic damage that not only displaced thousands, but also changed the landscape. Read on ([link removed]) .

Nigeria’s Christians Lament Ramadan School Closures ([link removed])

by K.C. Nwajei

About 11.5 million schoolchildren are affected by four Nigerian states’ decision to close schools during Ramadan, which Christians say is rooted in religious rivalry and threatens the country’s secular commitments. Read on ([link removed]) .

House of Lords Preserves Bishops’ Place ([link removed])

by Mark Michael

Debate lasted almost six hours on proposals to change the allocation of 26 seats in the house (3% of the total) to bishops of the Church of England. Read on ([link removed]) .

Two-Diocese Partnership Releases Evaluation ([link removed])

by Neva Rae Fox

Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania pioneered a collaborative approach that has spread across the Episcopal Church. A detailed evaluation probes the relationship and proposes several options for the future. Read on ([link removed]) .

Tasmanian Bishop Offers Regrets—and Payments ([link removed])

by TLC Staff

Bishop Richard Condie made his remarks in Deloraine, where one priest, the Rev. Louis Victor Daniels, abused boys from the 1970s through the 1990s. Read on ([link removed]) .

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A Theology of the General Confession ([link removed])


by Christopher Yoder


Lent is a fitting time for careful reflection on a familiar Anglican prayer of repentance, the General Confession. Read on ([link removed]) .

The Weirdness of God’s Absolution Timetable ([link removed])

by Victor Austin

The sequence in the traditional absolution is curious, downright weird: (1) absolution; (2) true repentance; (3) amendment of life. What does this tell us about God's grace? Read on ([link removed]) .

The Annunciation: Waiting in the Silence ([link removed])

by Katherine Sonderegger

An angel sent by God to a village in Nazareth majestically and respectfully waits upon a Virgin whose name was Mary. Read on ([link removed]) .

The Need of the Theologian? Commending Eric Mascall ([link removed])

by Christopher Holmes

Theology is an ecclesial and ascetic undertaking. Mascall insisted that theology must speak in such a way that, in the words of John’s Gospel, we might believe. Read on ([link removed]) .

Loving My Enemies—A Lenten Discipline ([link removed])

by Eugene R. Schlesinger

Jesus’ call to love one’s enemies forecloses both soft-pedalling the truth about enmity and rejecting enemies out of hand. This visceral reflection is an invitation to deeper transformation in Christ. Read on ([link removed]) .

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