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
Pope Francis recently addressed a conference in Trieste, Italy, on the theme, “At the Heart of Democracy.” He began by invoking Blessed Giuseppe Toniolo’s definition of democracy: “that civil order in which all social, legal, and economic forces . . . cooperate proportionally for the common good, ultimately benefiting the
I go to church because my testimony is strengthened as I learn more of the gospel. I go to renew my covenants as I partake of the Sacrament. I go because I enjoy the association with members of my ward. But that’s all about I, I, I; me, me, me!
“For what shall we pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in prayer. This resource is prepared by a variety of leaders in the ELCA and includes prayer prompts, upcoming events and observances, and prayer suggestions from existing denominational worship materials. You
23Our steps are made firm by the LORD, when he delights in our way; 24though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the LORD holds us by the hand. 25I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging
Today’s Reading: Read John 7-9 How well do you know each member of your family? Challenge each person to write down their favorite ice cream flavor and not to say out loud what they wrote down. Give each family member an opportunity to guess the other person’s favorites. Were you
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
Hans Urs von Balthasar’s reputation and theological legacy have been attacked in recent years for allegedly contributing to the declining numbers of those who take seriously Catholic faith, morals, and spiritual/sacramental practice. In my judgment, enough has been said already in Atonement, prove unfounded the facile misrepresentations of Balthasar as a