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European Anglicans
Form Tighter Bond
By Mark Michael
There are four Anglican church bodies with a foothold in continental Europe, and they recently signed an agreement pledging "full consultation" in selecting candidates for bishop when a vacancy occurs, as well as other forms of cooperation.
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Priest at Cathedral
Recalls Prior Shooting
By Kirk Petersen
When police killed a gunman on the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, a sub-dean drew on his experience dealing with another violent death elsewhere 12 years ago, at a church he served as rector.
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Finding Benefits
To Online Funerals
By Neva Rae Fox
Clergy around the country have of necessity been conducting funerals online, which of course interferes with the comfort of gathering in person. But it does give distant friends and relatives the ability to participate, and some priests may continue livestreaming even after the pandemic.
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'Ye Who Now
Will Bless the Poor'
By Charles Hoffacker
The beloved carol "Good King Wenceslas" celebrates a 10th-century duke who was murdered with the connivance of his brother, leading to Wenceslas's sainthood and posthumous promotion to king. His feast day is a public holiday in the Czech Republic, and he is honored by both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
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TLC Staff Shares
Festive Recipe Ideas
If you'd like to make festive comfort food for Christmas, check out the favorite recipes of the staff of the Living Church Foundation. There's even a Zoom photo of all our shining faces. Merry Christmas to you and those you love, and be safe.
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Movement of Unity
By Christopher Wells
In 1878, the founders of The Living Church published their first issue as an offering to a divided Episcopal Church, depleted by party strife. We continue to pursue their vision of one Church alive in Christ and his Spirit, reconciled across denominations. We hope you will join us for the journey as we are guided by our strategic plan in the coming years.
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The Church
Or the Family?
By Calvin Lane
Church and family are not mutually exclusive and, more than that, they are both necessary. One cannot go without the other in the formation of disciples. We do not have the luxury, under the cover of some fantastical apostolic primitivism, of relying solely on our brothers and sisters in Christ to saturate our children in the Christian narrative.
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Losses at the Holidays
By Marisa Crofts
The journey is hard. One day, we may be scaling the heights of life, and the next we may be crawling through the valley of death. And yet, when our eyes are closed and our shoulders bow under the weight of this fallen world, Christ’s cross still stands, telling us with irreversible certainty that everything will be alright in the end, that we will see those we love, that the illness will resolve, that every regret will be smoothed away by the hand of our Creator.
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