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Judge is Asked to Overrule Himself

By Kirk Petersen
A state circuit court judge in South Carolina has been asked to reconsider after awarding ownership of valuable church properties to parties who left the Episcopal Church (TEC), even though the state Supreme Court had awarded ownership to the TEC diocese.
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Challenges for New Bishop of Minnesota

By Kirk Petersen
The Rt. Rev. Craig Loya was consecrated Bishop of Minnesota 12 days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police. Loya's January election was just before the pandemic emerged in the United States. He talks with TLC about a new job that is very different from what he expected.
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Lambeth Issues 2020 Awards for Service

By Mark Michael
More than 30 people were honored in late June by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby with Lambeth Awards for outstanding service to the church and to the broader world -- even though the customary Lambeth Palace ceremony had to be canceled.
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BLM: A Movement, Not a Moment

By Neva Rae Fox
Episcopal clergy and others from throughout the Church are declaring that "none of God’s people are free, until all of God’s people are free. Right now, that means the freedom of Black people is of utmost importance to our faith."
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Podcast: Boomers in the Last Third of Life

How do you keep your Christian life from getting “stuck”? Mockingbird Ministries founder Paul Zahl has written a new book for Boomers, but his surprising and inspiring stories and insights apply to any stage of life. TLC Editor Michael Mark discusses Peace in the Last Third of Life: A Handbook of Hope for Boomers with Fr. Zahl.
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Lockdown Strategies From St. Benedict

By Matt Luby
An admirer of monasticism looks to Benedictine monks for inspiration while facing life during coronatide."The Benedictine way of life is like a good diet. It’s approachable and realistic."
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Blood of the Black Christ, Shed for All

By Christopher Wells
Muscle memory of the “greatest, gaping wound in our history,” slavery, continues to this day to afflict both oppressor and oppressed.
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Cultivating Hope

By Daniel Martins
Of the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and love, the “greatest of these” may indeed be love, but the one that addresses our current circumstances most directly is, arguably, hope.
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