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2 weeks ago | 
anglican.ink | Nicky Burridge
The Department of Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary has been awarded a $24,000 grant to create a new program to help congregations talk about science and faith. The money was awarded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (AAAS DoSER) program as part of its Science Engagement for Congregational Flourishing initiative.
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2 weeks ago | 
anglican.ink | Titus Techera
Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour, / England hath need of thee, she is a fen / of stagnant waters” begins a famous sonnet by William Wordsworth about the spiritual troubles of two hundred years back. Of course, things seem just as catastrophic today as they did in 1802. After the English people voted for Brexit, the elites of England seem to have declared war on the country’s culture and liberties.
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3 weeks ago | 
anglican.ink | Tim Wyatt
If the former archbishop of Canterbury hoped his self-abnegation on the BBC might salvage what was left of his reputation, he was wrong. Overwhelmed. When Justin Welby looks back on the early months of his tenure as archbishop of Canterbury, that is the word that comes to his mind.
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3 weeks ago | 
anglican.ink | Edward Pentin
VATICAN CITY — As the Vatican begins a three-year implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality, is the process — already criticized for flirting with Protestant ecclesiology — moving ever more toward a model of governance alien to the Catholic Church?
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3 weeks ago | 
anglican.ink | Stefano Hatfield
Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has said he failed to take action over sexual abuse allegations within the Church of England because he was too “overwhelmed” by the scale of them. It was his first interview since quitting in November, after an independent review found he should have done more to bring a former acquaintance and serial abuser within the Church, John Smyth, to justice.
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3 weeks ago | 
anglican.ink | Matthew Puddister
Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson stands by the process to choose the next bishop of Montreal after four of nine search committee members resigned March 10, including the chair—forwarding their nominations to the electoral synod without endorsement and citing concerns over safe church policy and “limitations imposed by canon law” that might prevent them from protecting “the integrity of the ballot.” Irwin-Gibson, who was not involved in the search process or in diocesan council conversations regarding...
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1 month ago | 
anglican.ink | Sean Frankling
When he initially got the call to let his name stand for bishop of Saskatoon, the Rev. Chad McCharles, a Manitoba priest and part-time school bus driver, said his first impulse was “a hard no.” He was happy in his current ministry situation and at home in a community his family had been part of for nearly two decades. However, his wife convinced him the family should at least pray about it.
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1 month ago | 
anglican.ink | Giles Coren
As the vicar dipped his finger in the ash of last year’s palm crosses on Wednesday evening, drew a new one on my forehead and invited me to remember that I am dust and will return to dust, I knew immediately what I was giving up for Lent this year. Atheism. It won’t be hard because my atheism has waned in recent years anyway. I gave up not going to church some time ago.
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1 month ago | 
anglican.ink | Chris Warner
With the increased focus in our nation on refugees, immigration, deportation, and the specter of ICE raids even at churches, it’s no wonder that I have received this question multiple times in recent weeks. Let me start by saying, as Christians, we must seek to think biblically and prayerfully, and then respond accordingly, when it comes to refugees. Now, before I go any further, let me offer several preliminary thoughts.
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1 month ago | 
anglican.ink | Michael Harrison
The Diocese of Exeter’s vision to grow in prayer, make new disciples and serve the people of Devon with joy has evolved over the last five years, with a widespread post-pandemic listening consultation leading to the development of the ‘Next Steps’ strategy to support mission communities to flourish and be sustainable for generations to come. It’s a vision that fits with Jesus’ commission in Mt.28.16-20, which is authoritative for me and I’m sure for many.