The Idol of the Church of England – A Voice of Experience

Feb 8, 2024 by

from Anglican Futures: This is the second in the “A Voice of Experience” series – blogs written from a more personal perspective by Anglican lay people and clergy. The author of this blog is currently residing in...

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The blasphemy of pay-as-you-pray

Dec 8, 2023 by

by Harry Blanchard, TCW: A SACRILEGIOUS decision by the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church (the even woker, if t’were possible, estranged American child of the C of E) in Washington to charge $7 per person for attendance at their...

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National Cathedral Charges Christmas Eve Admission?

Nov 28, 2023 by

by Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism: The Episcopal Church’s Washington National Cathedral proclaims itself as “A House of Prayer for All People” but the extent of that declaration may have found its limit. Earlier today the cathedral...

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Gene Robinson reflects on the 20th anniversary of his consecration as the church’s first gay bishop

Nov 2, 2023 by

By Melodie Woerman, Episcopal News Service: In the coming months, the Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the retired bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay bishop in The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, will mark the 20th...

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Episcopal Withering on the Vine

Sep 30, 2023 by

By Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism. Release of Episcopal Church statistics earlier this month hit hard: the worst-ever year-over-year drop in membership (down 88,306 persons, or 6 percent), while attendance saw a middling (19 percent)...

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Episcopalians See Partial Attendance Rebound as Membership Melts Down

Sep 19, 2023 by

By Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism. As is the sixth largest cathedral in the world, the Episcopal Church’s landmark Washington National Cathedral seats about 4,000 worshippers. Across the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, Restoration...

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