Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? — Matthew 18:21 At the 2018 Bishops’ Academy, theologian Cynthia Moe-Lobeda reminded us of our call to “neighbour love,” to love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and mind and strength, and to love your neighbour […]
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September 1-October 4: Season of Creation
The Season of Creation, September 1st through October 4th, is celebrated by Christians around the world as a time for renewing, repairing and restoring our relationship to God, one another, and all of creation.The Episcopal Church joins this international effort for prayer and action for climate justice and an end to environmental racism and ecological […]
The Season of Lent
Early Christians observed “a season of penitence and fasting” in preparation for the Paschal feast, or Pascha. The season now known as Lent (from an Old English word meaning “spring,” the time of lengthening days) has a long history. Originally, in places where Pascha was celebrated on a Sunday, the Paschal feast followed a fast […]