'Retiring' Bishop Takes Major New Job
By Kirk Petersen 

W. Michie Klusmeyer will retire as Bishop of West Virginia October 13, then start as canon to the presiding bishop October 17 -- and immediately fly cross-country for an Executive Council meeting. Read on

WCC Condemns Ukraine War, Picks Leaders

By Mark Michael

The Assembly of the World Council of Churches condemned Russia's war against Ukraine but refused to single out Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. The group also elected new leaders.  Read on

Florida Sets Date to Repeat Bishop Election 
By Kirk Petersen

After voting irregularities doomed a May election, the Diocese of Florida will try again in November, with three of the five same candidates. The diocese has already hired the apparent May winner in a priestly role.  Read on

Sharing Blessings on Manhattan Streets

By Retta Blaney

Every Tuesday for the past five years, the Rev. Adrian Dannhauser has donned an alb and stole and offered blessings on the sidewalk outside her Manhattan church. She's just published a book about it. Read on

Archive: TLC's Coverage of 1952 Crowning

"We are confident that the new Queen will carry on the same high tradition, and exemplify the same qualities of spiritual leadership" as her father, George VI. Read on

In Praise of Bicycles and Lives Well Lived
By Abigail Woolley Cutter

Inspired by a near-death experience, Steve Long's The Art of Cycling, Living, and Dying is an untidy but discerning memoir, reflecting a theologian wrestling with experiences in body and community. Read on

Embracing the Awkward: Improv & Grace
By Christine Havens

Les Carpenter's The Gospel According to Improv gleefully delivers a spiritual workshop in book form, while unpacking the phrase "Yes,&" -- the integral concept of improvisation. Read on

The Call for Spiritual Mentors
By Robin T. Jennings

"Faith must be incarnated. A mentor brings a face, a body, and the presence of Jesus into the discussion. The silence of God now has a human voice and words that are both helpful and hopeful." Read on