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2018 Sanctuary Everywhere: A liturgical offering

January 23, 2018 No Comments

2018 Sanctuary Everywhere An opening message from the author/liturgist, Michael Harrington: 2018 Sanctuary Everywhere is a plea hoping to find a foothold and a family of co-conspirators who are looking for refuge and giving haven along the way. “2018se” is a Plea – to discover the implication of what Sanctuary means: Because you and I are Persons of Faith Because

MLK Day Can Reclaim Its Radical Purpose

January 22, 2018 No Comments

On October 19, 1983, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Bill was sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D.-Mass.) and passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 78-22. Two weeks later, on November 3, President Reagan signed the bill that established the 3rd Monday of every January as the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday. It took effect in 1986,

MLK Day Can Reclaim Its Radical Purpose

January 22, 2018 No Comments

On October 19, 1983, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Bill was sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D.-Mass.) and passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 78-22. Two weeks later, on November 3, President Reagan signed the bill that established the 3rd Monday of every January as the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday. It took effect in 1986,

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Who Is Responsible for the Protests in Iran?

January 16, 2018 No Comments

In the final days of 2017, a series of anti-government rallies took place in Iran, taking by surprise both international observers and the Iranian society. Some argue the root cause was the nation’s poor economy and financial difficulties, while others believe the lack of political freedom in Iran was the primary reason and that “regime change” was the protesters’ ultimate

Who Is Responsible for the Protests in Iran?

January 16, 2018 No Comments

In the final days of 2017, a series of anti-government rallies took place in Iran, taking by surprise both international observers and the Iranian society. Some argue the root cause was the nation’s poor economy and financial difficulties, while others believe the lack of political freedom in Iran was the primary reason and that “regime change” was the protesters’ ultimate

Liberating the New Year

January 12, 2018 No Comments

President Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, but it was not to take effect until January 1, 1863 — technically at midnight. At my home parish, St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in South Dekalb County, Georgia, we hold a Watch Night Service on New Year’s Eve, during which we read again the Emancipation Proclamation and recall that