by Pat McCaughan | Aug 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The archbishops of the Anglican Church in Japan and Korea drew laughter when they described their initial mutual dislike for one another, for historical and personal reasons. Old hurts die hard, and it took faithfulness, forgiveness, dedication, patience and listening...
by Pat McCaughan | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Clergy of the Diocese of Los Angeles met May 3-5 to discuss the evolving nature of marriage, in anticipation of the 78th General Convention, which is poised to address marriage equality. Keynote speaker Rosemary Radford Ruether, a feminist theologian, professor and...
by Pat McCaughan | May 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
One hundred fifty years ago, on April 19, 1865, the Rev. Elias Birdsall, rector of St. Athanasius Episcopal Church, eulogized President Abraham Lincoln, acknowledging the self-sacrificial and “awful responsibilities” the assassinated president had undertaken in...
by Pat McCaughan | May 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Bees, butterflies, boats, and beds and barrels on wheels are just some of the ways Southland Episcopalians are optimizing space and caring for creation. Inspired by Bishop J. Jon Bruno’s call to environmental and food justice, most of the diocese’s schools and...
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Los Angeles Bishop Jon Bruno welcomed Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and other guests to a March 24 climate change crisis webcast from Campbell Hall Episcopal School in North Hollywood. “We (the city of Los Angeles) are the thief that steals most of the...