Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday, the Sunday before Advent is designated “Christ the King Sunday” in a number of denominations. On this Sunday Christ’s kingship over all creation is recognized, affirmed, and celebrated. In Anglican churches this Sunday is also known as “Stir-Up Sunday,” so named after
We’re About to See the Biggest Demographic Shift Since the Black Death Not since the 1300s, when the world’s population imploded due to the bubonic plague, have we faced a demographic downsizing of the magnitude projected for the century ahead. Many observers predict the global population will peak in the
Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. This week, the second week of November, is World Kindness Week, devoted to promoting more kindness throughout the year. World Kindness Week was originally launched by the World Kindness Movement as World Kindness Day, November 13, in 1998 but evolved into World Kindness
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. Jesus was a keen observer of everything around him. He not only noticed how people behaved but also discerned their motives. He was able to see beyond people’s outward appearances and to see their true selves. In this Sunday’s message we reflect upon
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe takes office, proclaims ‘one church in Christ’ for a changing world The Most Rev. Sean Rowe began his nine-year term as the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church with an intimate but festive investiture service on Nov. 2 in New York that was livestreamed to
What Is the Protestant Reformation? Everything You Need to Know The Protestant Reformation marked an explosive turning point in church history, as it recovered and proclaimed the gospel of saving grace. Its message was that God justifies men in his sight by faith alone. To be saved, a person must
What Will Become of the Episcopal Church? The decline of the Episcopal Church prompts the question: What will become of the Episcopal Church? Trump’s closing argument to evangelicals: I will protect you. Harris won’t. As the 2024 presidential contest enters its final days, former President Donald Trump is turning to
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows The hymn Gloria in excelsis, “Glory to God in the highest, is one of the oldest Christian hymns, taking its opening words from the Gospel of Luke. In this Sunday’s service the Gloria in excelsis serves as a response to the reading from the