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January 12 2018 By dvirtue Mike Williams elected Bishop in ACNA

The two candidates, The Rev. Michael Williams and The Rev. Mark Nordstrom, had been nominated by the Special Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy and this month were brought before the College for election. After a time of prayer and through the direction of the Holy Spirit, the College elected both candidates.

Both Rev. Williams and Rev. Nordstrom were senior officers in their respective military branches where they served throughout their adult lives until retirement.

January 12 2018 By dvirtue Second shoe drops: San Antonio archbishop boots out EWTN nuns

I was floored! I didn't believe what I was reading. I thought it was a hoax or fake news. I personally know the good Sisters from having attended various Anglican Use events and Becoming One gatherings with them at Our Lady of the Atonement (OLA) Catholic Church. The last time I saw the Sisters was in mid- August when I went to San Antonio to cover the installation of OLA's new rector, Fr. Mark Lewis, following Fr.

January 12 2018 By dvirtue An exodus of bishops from the Anglican Church of Canada

We may never know but at least it is satisfying to bid them adieu.

From The Anglican Journal:

Diocese of Rupert's Land Bishop Donald Phillips plans to retire in the fall after the election of a coadjutor bishop this June, saying that it's important to "go out on a high note."

January 10 2018 By dvirtue Canadian Primate Fred Hiltz announces his intention to resign

In a letter from Hiltz himself he wrote:

Now, dear friends is such a time for our beloved Church, a time for me to make plans to conclude my years of service as Primate, and time for the Church to make the arrangements necessary for the election of a new Primate.

In 2017, I marked 40 years in ordained ministry and 40 years of marriage with my dear Lynne. For 23 of those 40 years I have served our Church as a bishop, and for 10 of those 23 as Primate.

January 10 2018 By dvirtue Scottish Episcopal Church Leaders Blast Conservative Aberdeen & Orkney Dissenters to Election of Woman Bishop

The Rev'd Canon John Walker
The Rectory
St Mary's Place
Inverurie
AB51 3NW 8

8 January 2018

Dear John

Your Open Letter to the College of Bishops and the Bishop Elect of Aberdeen and Orkney

January 08 2018 By dvirtue Cambodia Anglicans Chart a New Path

A Rapidly Changing City

January 06 2018 By dvirtue Scottish Episcopal Church clergy rebel after 'divisive' appointment of bishop to conservative diocese

The general synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church met in Edinburgh in June and passed a resolution changing its teaching on marriage.

Dyer is now being urged to step down from her promotion with clergy protesting her appointment.

Two senior clergy have already quit over the issue and the letter threatens that 'others are considering similar action' in a diocese that is already struggling to fill a number of empty posts across its 41 churches.

December 26 2017 By dvirtue Archbishop of Canterbury decries deceitfulness of populist leaders

He spoke as the Roman Catholic Church's most senior cleric used his own address to call on people to move away from "radical individualism" in society, which is demonstrated by conflict on social media.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols told the BBC: "In social media there's a barrage of views and once a statement or claim is made there's immediately a counterclaim, and the mode of exchange is conflict."

December 21 2017 By dvirtue Welby 'should resign' over Bishop George Bell abuse claims

whitley Barbara Whitley, 93, said she wanted the reputation of her uncle restored.

She told the BBC that she wanted Justin Welby to stand down, and a face-to-face apology from the Church of England.

"I'm determined to clear his name before I die," she said.

December 19 2017 By dvirtue Created Male and Female

We acknowledge and affirm that all human beings are created by God and thereby have an inherent dignity. We also believe that God created each person male or female; therefore, sexual difference is not an accident or a flaw--it is a gift from God that helps draw us closer to each other and to God. What God has created is good. "God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them" (Gen 1:27).

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