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Clergy at the Movies with Abby Olcese
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (408+ words) Episode 174 " 4th June 2026 " The Living Church What are the best depictions of clergy in film? Today we swap Top 5 Clergy in Film lists with a celebrated film critic. A recipe for edification and entertainment! We all know of sloppy versions of…...
Magnifica Humanitas and Anglican Christian Socialism: We Have Been Here Before
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (213+ words) Editor's Note: This essay concludes a series on AI and Pope Leo XIV's May 26, 2026 encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. A round-up with links to all essays will be available later this month. Let me note, briefly, five particular ways in which I…...
An Anglican Reception of Magnifica Humanitas
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (626+ words) Editor's Note: This essay is a part of a series on AI and Pope Leo XIV's May 26, 2026 encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. A round-up with links to all essays will be available later this month. In a time like ours that is…...
He Defied His Dad to Lead a Handel Revival in Rural Kenya
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (798+ words) If his father had prevailed, Edward Ouko would have become a bean counter. "The old man was an accountant and wanted me to be one too. He saw no future in music," the 45-year-old recalls. Ouko believes his future in…...
Opera Celebrates Bishop Hobart's Embrace of Democracy
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1167+ words) The concert opera Great Awakenings, about the life and legacy of 19th-century Episcopal Church leader John Henry Hobart, debuted on May 31 at Trinity Church Wall Street in downtown Manhattan. Composed by renowned church musician David Hurd, the parish commissioned the…...
From the Quiet Lion " Why Magnifica Humanitas Matters
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (376+ words) Editor's Note: This essay is part of a series on AI and Pope Leo XVI's May 26, 2026 encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. A round-up with links to all essays will be available later this month. But first he places the encyclical within a…...
Outsourcing our Humanity: AI, Human Identity, and Vocation
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (271+ words) Editors" Note: This essay is a part of a short series on AI and Pope Leo XVI"s May 26, 2026 encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. A round-up with links to all essays will be available later this month. With the ability to verbalize…...
May They Find Peace, Justice, and Kindness
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (233+ words) Murder in the Tidwell Building By'James D. Nogalski'and'Mark E. Biddle Resource Publications, 242 pages, $25 Dino and Jack have their work cut out for them. Pushback from university administrators and the police department quickly complicate their enquiries, and like many a good novel in…...
Meet Berkeley at Yale's Next Dean
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1162+ words) If you asked her peers in seminary, they could have predicted the Rev. Dr. Gabrielle Thomas's appointment this year as the next dean of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. In fact, they did years ago, when'in a playful poll among…...
Where Are the Young Adults? with Allen Wakabayashi
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (392+ words) Episode 173 " 21st May 2026 " The Living Church The Episcopal Church is aging. Where are the young people? A campus minister gives his perspective. The average age of an Episcopal parishioner is now mid-60s. Older parishioners are vital. But where are'the young people? How…...