Support the Café Tag: COVID-19 A cautionary tale for the hopeful May 5, 2021 No Comments A danger recognized is not always a danger avoided, but it at least gives us half a chance to remember that our highest goal is not the pursuit of happiness but the discovery of the grace and mercy and loving-kindness, the grounding of God. Read More » On being lost March 3, 2021 No Comments After well over an hour, with the canopy darkening and the narrow path dimming into that grainy soft focus that comes with the dusk, we were afraid that we might, in fact, be lost in the jungle, reputed still to harbour the occasional tiger, and definitely full of scorpions, spiders, and large and small lizards, along with our baby, toddler, and child. It was too late to turn back; the darkness would be upon us within minutes. Read More » Lessons and Carols from King’s Broadcast to be Prerecorded December 19, 2020 1 Comment Sad news emerged from King’s College, Cambridge yesterday that the much-loved Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols would not be broadcast live this year. The Read More » General Convention Postponed November 20, 2020 No Comments Per a news release from Episcopal News Service, the next General Convention, scheduled to meet in Baltimore in 2021, has been postponed for a year Read More » Aftermath September 16, 2020 2 Comments Fire and flood, storm and pestilence, murder, strife, and rumours of strife surround us. We wonder, often and aloud, what will come of it, what will be our “new normal,” when this is “all over;” we look forward to the restoration of our fortunes, to our recovery. But we know, from our place in the cold ashes next to Job and his old friends, that whatever comes next, there is much that will not be undone. Read More » General Convention 2021 Alternative Planning Underway July 31, 2020 1 Comment The Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, and President of the House of Deputies, Gay Jennings, have written to the Church with updates to the General Convention Read More » The blessing of the masks July 28, 2020 No Comments “As members wear these beautiful masks, Rev. White says they are keeping the faith and following the science.” – WTOC11 Read More » Churches Partner with Episcopal Relief & Development, Johns Hopkins July 24, 2020 1 Comment Today there is a pair of stories about Episcopal churches working with other organizations to support both relief and medical efforts around the pandemic. Trinity, Read More » Welby: Anglicans Must Deal with Their Past July 10, 2020 4 Comments In comments made during the online election service for the new Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, Justin Welby said that Anglicans must confront their own Read More » Arizona Christians press for more rent and eviction relief June 30, 2020 No Comments “As Christian leaders, we believe all people have a right to the most basic needs of human life: food, water, and shelter. It is in your power to ensure that the most economically vulnerable Arizonans do not end up as secondary victims to the COVID-19 pandemic.” – Arizona church leaders appeal to the State’s Department of Housing Director. 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