Sentences with phrase «episcopal sees»

In 1826 only ten of the episcopal sees had occupants, and of them two were incapacitated and two left within the year.

It is also noteworthy that decades later, Frenzel published a refutation of his own ideas — a requirement for his ordination to the episcopal see of Ermland.

In Roman Catholic usage, however, «local church» means the diocese or episcopal see.

Not exact matches

Isn't it plausible that the Episcopal Church is declining in large measure because parishioners recognize a theological swindle when they see one?

Some Evangelicals see the communal office of discerning and teaching the truth in the covenanted congregation of baptized believers, while others see it in a wider synodical or episcopal connection.

Now I see that Washington's National Cathedral (Episcopal) is getting into the act.

It's so rare to see an article about faith in church Christ (not carismatic country preachers) founded, Catholicism, or Lutherans or Episcopals.

It is always encouraging to see episcopal leadership on the important questions of our day.

I see this happen in my own Episcopal congregation all the time.

It includes fifteen statements from various episcopal conferences and individual bishops in Europe and North America, as well as the Holy See's «We Remember: Reflections on the Shoah,» with accompanying commentaries.

Lisa Belcher Hamilton, an Episcopal priest and young widow, offers a great pastoral service with For Those We Love But See No Longer: Daily Offices for Times of Grief.

It is a danger we have certainly seen fulfilled in our own country at episcopal level.

As the Episcopal Conferences had been — to put it politely — very reserved on the proposal, these new spiritual movements saw their hour had come.

One of the wonderful things about the Episcopal Church and other mainline traditions is their affirmation of reason and their willingness to see both sides of an argument and be open to ambiguity.

The pontiff released a statement through Vatican Radio, saying: «The grave decision taken by the Holy See, under the weight of serious pastoral concerns, is for the greater good and unity of the Church of Ciudad del Este and episcopal communion in Paraguay.

Really wrote: «I am a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in DC and I have personally witnessed President Obama and his family worship and I have seen the President take Holy Communion.

I am a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in DC and I have personally witnessed President Obama and his family worship and I have seen the President take Holy Communion.

Two recent documents from the Holy See — Pastores Gregis, the post-synod apostolic exhortation of Pope John Paul II, and the Directory for the Pastoral Ministry of Bishops from the Congregation for Bishops — vigorously affirm the value and necessity of national episcopal conferences while refining and clarifying their proper role.

In fact, the recent episcopal efforts in this regard have demonstrated more focus than we saw for years on the pro-life front, which was often buried in USCCB verbal snow or «seamless garment» discussion.

Hoping to repudiate such themes and restore the church to its proper track, they saw to it that so - called «liberation theologians» were excluded from the Puebla meetings, and sought to turn episcopal teaching in «safer» directions.

And if we see the roots of the riots in the effect upon parents of the 1989 Children Act, and the roots of such legislation in the western episcopal response to the 1968 Humanae Vitae, so we would place the roots of that neo-protestant silence in the success of the Reformation.

I would not be surprised if we see more episcopal resignations in the months ahead, with bishops in the dock and a few in jail.

«Instead of attracting a younger, more open - minded demographic with these changes,» Douthat wrote, «the Episcopal Church's dying has proceeded apace... Practically every denomination — Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian — that has tried to adapt itself to contemporary liberal values has seen an Episcopal - style plunge in church attendance.

Lets see some of the Episcopal Pastors condone gay marriage and when they did that there was a split and most of the congregates left and most churches across the US share my view on this issue and you want me to talk to my Pastor.

He wanted the Church's bishops to follow the lead of Vatican II and see themselves first and foremost as teachers and sanctifiers; but he not infrequently appointed bishops with a tendency to liberal authoritarianism to key positions in their respective countries, with grave effects on episcopal leadership throughout the world.

It's good to see that some Christians in the Episcopal Church have not lost their faith in the Bible and support for Biblical morality.

Read the Book of Jude and you will see a description of pastors, bishops, leaders of «social organizations» such as the UCC, The United Methodists, Presbyterian USA, Episcopal, and ultra-liberal LEADERS of these denominationsTheirs is a social gospel of works that bypass and dismiss the finished work of Jesus on the cross.

As Newman is always being quoted as a vindicator of the human conscience, it is instructive to see how he viewed the episcopal authority which was placed over him when he was a member of the Church of England and in particular with reference to the government's role in the question of the Irish episcopacy and the foundation of a bishopric in Jerusalem.

As Newman is always being quoted as a vindicator of the human conscience, it is instructive to see how he viewed the episcopal authority which was placed over him when he was a member of the...

When one adds to this the formation of the Wesleyan Church (1843), the Free Methodist Church (1860), and the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (1870), all of which came out of the old Methodist Episcopal Church, it is easy to see just how large the divisions and realignments were.

Efforts to remove chastity requirements from gay PCUSA clergy had met defeat last year during an eventful summer which saw the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America vote in August to allow gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as clergy, following the Episcopal Church's reaffirmation in July of its openness to noncelibate gay priests.

Fr Bertram makes the obvious point that they must not be seen simply as a refuge for those fleeing episcopal jurisdiction.

It was two outside churchmen who made the apostolic claim for the teaching authority of the see in Rome, namely: the Syrian Hegesippus, who was concerned to ascertain the true apostolic doctrine as it was preserved in the episcopal succession, notably in Rome up to Eleutherus (174 - 89); and especially the presbyter and later bishop of Lyons, Irenaeus (d. 177 or 8).

But in recent years, he's seen the closed hotel's crumbling masonry fall onto the grounds of the next - door St. Peter's Episcopal Church, where he was once warden.

You'll see the Succession House, The Arsenal, St. Helena Episcopal Church, The Castle and more.

He can be seen performing throughout the Baltimore and Washington D.C. areas as well as with the Maryland Choral Society for which he is the pianist and at St. Marks - on - the - Hill Episcopal Church where he serves as organist and music - director.

The Episcopal Sisters of the Community of the Holy Spirit are looking forward to living in a new convent which will be green and environmental; they see it as a natural outgrowth of their spiritual life.

[Note: See recent decision by the Episcopal Church to divest.]

Now you see why our high quality, lowest priced drivers ed course is the preferred course for students at Campbell Hall Episcopal School, Harvard - Westlake or Bridges Academy.