Archbishop of Canterbury tries to find a middle ground on an issue roiling the Anglican Communion, but faces criticism from both sides

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Reviving a Fierce Debate on Sexuality


** Welby Grapples With Same-Sex Blessings
By Rosie Dawson
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Battle lines are being reinforced after bishops in the Church of England endorsed liturgy for blessing same-sex relationships. The Archbishop of Canterbury said he welcomes the change but will not use it. Read on ([link removed])


** 1948 Archives: TV at Detroit Cathedral
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Seventy-five years ago, TLC chronicled the first-ever televised service in Michigan, at St. Paul's Cathedral. A skeptical layman found that the broadcast captured the warmth of the event. Read on ([link removed])


** Podcast: Pickleball & Jazz Liven a Parish
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Interview by Amber Noel

Fr. Doran Stambaugh felt God calling him to build a pickleball court right next to his church, and incorporate jazz music into the liturgical life of the parish. It seems to be working. Listen ([link removed])


** 5 Under 25: Emerging Episcopal Leaders
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By Weston Curnow

Programming for young people was cut from the pandemic-shortened General Convention, so I set out to meet members of the next generation of Episcopal leadership. Here are conversations with five of them. Read on ([link removed])


** Living as Salt & Light
By Bryan Owen
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The Sermon on the Mount meets the Baptismal Covenant, and together they guide us as we live into our true identity in Christ. Read on ([link removed])


** Lisboa: Echoes of a Crippled Church
By Trent Pettit
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In Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the crippled bastard Brazilian mulatto and exemplary sculptor of the 18th century, we can find a metaphor for today's Anglican Communion. Read on ([link removed])


** Mary and Christian Formation
By Leander S. Harding
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An authentic missionary encounter between the gospel and modernity requires Jesus Christ, as attested in the Scripture. And we cannot find that Christ without at the same time finding Mary, the Mother of God. Read on ([link removed])

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