The Ninth Bishop of Texas

Some Thoughts on the Anglican Ordinariate

2012-01-03T15:11:00.002-06:00

January 3, 2011 As many of you may be aware, the Anglican Ordinariate launched nationwide this week and it will be operated out of the Roman Catholic diocesan office in Houston . The Rev. Jeffrey Steenson, a former Episcopal bishop, now a Roman Catholic priest working and teaching in Houston, will oversee the Ordinariate. What is an Ordinariate? An ordinariate is a canonical structure within

Let us go and see: The Incarnation of God in Christ

2011-12-21T10:20:00.000-06:00

Across the world on Christmas Eve and Day we shall sit huddled shoulder to shoulder singing carols and Hymns to God. Our children will be eager for gift-giving and sweets; all the while learning the enduring quality of patience. Adults will be gathered, filled with memories and hope for what might be. In the midst of messy family lives and longing for salvation, we shall gather. What I know is

News from the edge: Evangelism Story #5

2011-12-15T16:24:00.000-06:00

This story of getting out into the community as church comes from Cameron, Texas. My friend Ray Bagby wrote to me and told me how one of their parishioners, Phyllis Davis and her creative challenge. He said, [she] rallied our folks to have a float in the Cameron Christmas Parade on December 3rd. In front of a painted backdrop of our church (the small white church with the red doors) was a

Encouraging a New Discourse on the Economy

2011-12-09T08:57:00.000-06:00

Encouragement for resources to be directed to the common good with attention to the least of these. This article was submitted by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston; Bishop Janice Huie-Riggle, Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church; The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Texas; Bishop Michael Rinehart, Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod,

News from the edge: Evangelism Story #4

2011-12-08T08:59:00.000-06:00

This is the fourth story in a series of stories about people who have bridged the gap between church and their neighborhood. This story comes from Texas City. We are planning a "Take back the Night with the Light" block party for our "parish" in the orginal sense of the word. This redefinition has helped us see our neighbors and neighborhood in a new light. With the prediction that in 5 years

News from the edge: Evangelism Story #3

2011-12-06T11:34:00.000-06:00

The third story to share about evangelism from the street is my own encounter. This morning I had coffee with a priest at one of my favorite hang outs: Brasil Cafe. We were leaving and I was getting my typical French Roast Roadie when I noticed a young man in line kept looking at us. We made eye contact and introduced ourselves. He wanted to know what church we belonged to and so we told him

News from the edge: Evangelism Story #2

2011-12-01T14:49:00.000-06:00

Our second story of folks bridging the gap between the church and the community comes from Texas City. "One member listened to the Bishops address multiple times and then transcribed some of it. It inspired him to step up his efforts a notch. He was taking flyers for our bazarr door to door in the neighborhood but decided to actually knock on the doors of those who where home. He explained to me

News from the edge: Evangelism Story #1

2011-11-30T12:13:00.000-06:00

As many of you know we recently held an Evangelism Conference in November. I want to share with you several stories from the front lines of Evangelism - where people are bridging the gap between church and world. The first story comes from Beaumont, Texas. Here is the message from the edge: "I'm so excited. I took the church into the world today. I invited some people to join me for

Advent Meditation

2011-11-27T08:17:00.000-06:00

So, here is the truth: most of us don’t get why we (Episcopalians) don’t do Christmas like the rest of the folks who have been working on it since before Halloween. Some of us think, "Advent is inconvenient and I don’t really understand it anyway." “Waiting” is not one of the cardinal virtues our society holds dear. Just consider on demand movie downloads … But, waiting is the point of Advent.

House of Bishops issues a pastoral teaching

2011-09-21T01:36:00.001-05:00