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  • Saints are a Little Strange

    Many of the saints of history are strange. If you did not grow up Roman Catholic, they seem even stranger. My blessed grandfather’s unusual teasing humor, and my great-grandmother’s eccentricities seem at home in the company of St. Teresa of Avila and St. Francis of Assisi. But unusual behavior in many ways defines sainthood. The first of several befuddling aspects of sainthood is “the gift of tears.”

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  • Missing the Mark

    It was surprising to read Archbishop Eames' remarks about the Episcopal Church when he delivered two lectures recently at Virginia Theological Seminary. (A Living Church editorial)

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  • Invoking the Saints

    One will not find in the Book of Common Prayer any example of directly invoking the saints to pray for us. This is an optional devotion, practiced by many Episcopalians in lesser or greater degree, but not required of anyone.

    Posted on October 27, 2005

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  • Study: Demographics Explain Decline

    Demographics, not doctrine, has lead to the decline in communicants of the Episcopal Church and other “mainline” denominations, a recent study finds.

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