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Pentecost at St. David’s

2012-05-27T21:49:11Z

Episcopal Church services returned to St. David’s, Peters Township, today. You can read my report, “Pentecost at St. David’s,” at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/05/pentecost-at-st-davids.html.

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PEP Meets with Bishop-Elect

2012-05-15T11:04:09Z

Pittsburghâs bishop-elect, Dorsey McConnell, was in town yesterday, and he attended a meeting of Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh to share a meal and conversation. I offer a brief report on the event in my post “PEP Meets with Bishop-Elect,” which I invite you to read at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/05/pep-meets-with-bishop-elect.html.

By the way, I have updated my last post to provide more information about Harold Lewis’s retirement.

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Changes Coming to Pittsburgh Diocese

2012-05-14T23:04:09Z

Calvary rector Harold Lewis has announced his retirement. Also, St. David’s, Peters Township, is to return as an Episcopal church on Pentecost. Read details of these developments in my post “Changes Coming to Pittsburgh Diocese” at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/05/changes-coming-to-pittsburgh-diocese.html.

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Is it Possible to Reject the Anglican Covenant?

2012-05-08T21:24:19Z

Several approaches have been suggested for General Convention’s dealing with the Anglican Covenant. It is not clear that (or how) a church can definitively reject the Covenant. We need to encourage churches to bury the thing. I discuss this in my post “Is it Possible to Reject the Anglican Covenant?” You can read my essay at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/05/is-it-possible-to-reject-anglican.html.

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The Pope and the Saints

2012-05-04T10:03:26Z

What do the New Orleans Saints and Pope Benedict XVI have in common? (Hint: It involves bad behavior.) This is the subject of my latest blog post, “The Pope and the Saints.” You can read my essay at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/05/pope-and-saints.html.

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Let the Confessing Anglicans Confess—Somewhere Else

2012-04-30T10:48:06Z

Iâve been thinking about the recently concluded meeting in London of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans. Although this group of militant Calvinists seems in no hurry to break from the Anglican Communion and form its own âorthodoxâ communion, we should take no joy in this. What is a communion, anyway, if the churches in it are not in communion with one another? I elaborate on this topic in “Let the Confessing Anglicans ConfessâSomewhere Else.” You can read my essay at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/04/let-confessing-anglicanssomewhere-else.html.

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Does Congress Need a More Anglican Approach?

2012-04-30T06:46:08Z

An NPR interview today with an author of a new book on our dysfunctional Congress, Itâs Worse Than It Looks, got me thinking that Congress should be more Anglican in its outlook. No, I donât mean to mix church and state here. Read what I do mean in “Does Congress Need a More Anglican Approach?” which you can read it at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/04/does-comgress-need-more-anglican.html.

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No Anglican Covenant Coalition Offers Model Covenant Resolution for General Convention

2012-04-27T19:42:31Z

The No Anglican Covenant Coalition proposed a resolution for the 2012 General Convention on the subject of the Anglican Covenant today. My latest post, “No Anglican Covenant Coalition Offers Model Covenant Resolution for General Convention,” provides some analysis of the model resolution from the Coalition. You can read it at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/04/no-anglican-covenant-coalition-offers.html.

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Bumper Sticker Riposte

2012-04-25T19:04:31Z

Not every one of my church-related posts has to be profound. Today, I saw a bumper sticker and wanted to answer it. You can see what it was and how I would answer it in my post “Bumper Sticker Riposte.” You can read it all at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/04/bumper-sticker-riposte.html.

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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: How Not to Elect a Bishop

2012-04-22T19:38:10Z

I apologize for not having written earlier about yesterdayâs episcopal election in Pittsburgh. I have needed to recover from the experience and to think seriously about what happened. The wait is over, however, and I have now posted an essay titled “Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: How Not to Elect a Bishop.” You can read my essay at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/04/snatching-defeat-from-jaws-of-victory.html.

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Two New Posts

2012-04-20T21:57:01Z

I wrote two new posts on my blog today. “Advice to the Crown Nominations Commission” tells what I wrote to the Crown Nominations Commission about the next Archbishop of Canterbury. It can be found at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/04/advice-to-crown-nominations-commission.html. My latest post is “‘Discussing’ the Candidates,” which describes tonightâs event at Trinity Cathedral. It can be found at http://blog.deimel.org/2012/04/discussing-candidates.html.

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