Virtual CoffeehourInternet Roundup: May Week Three 2026
I've tried my best to round up some non-social media internet discussion from people talking about the Episcopal Church or related subjects (or close enough).
EpiscoGrrlLike many #Episcopalians I was thrilled when Dame Sarah Mullally became the first female #archbishopofcanterbury I watched, with considerable interest, when she visited the Vatican and #PopeLeo knowing that their meeting was a diplomatic and theological threading of a needle for the leader of the #CatholicChurch even after the Pope’s historic meeting with #KingCharlesIII Now I am reading about U.S. Secretary of State #MarcoRubio ‘s trip to Rome and the contrast in welcome is sharp. Learn how and why in THE POPE DIDN’T PRAY WITH HIM https://notd.io/notes/6239800789827584_1_1778243689574/the%20pope%20didn%E2%80%99t%20pray%20with%20him:%20reading%20the%20shape%20of%20vatican%20welcome
Informed IdeasThis is kind of fascinating. And gives me hope for how #Episcopalians and the #EpiscopalChurch engages people. Nice to know all social media isn’t a cesspool https://www.reddit.com/r/Episcopalian/s/PACD1tv0mm
PeachMcDDuring #Lent, #Episcopalians don't just fast, or set aside foods or other indulgences for the duration. They are taught to use the $$ they save to help others. Like #Zakat during #Ramadan, this reminds us of how our daily habits link to the needs of the world
This is one of the places I send my $$ because it's empowering people we ALL need to see empowered.
If you're looking for a good place to donate Lenten alms or Zakat, consider joining me
Today (3 November) the church remembers Richard Hooker, a 16th century priest & an influential theologian of the (first) Elizabethan age. Hooker’s magnus opus, The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, included in Book Five, a massive defense of the #BCP against Puritan detractors (which we might do well to revisit today). Where Hooker has, perhaps, lost the #EpiscopalChurch lies with his view that the Church & the State were inseparable aspects of a single commonwealth. Despite this his perspective on the Eucharist reflects that of many modern #Episcopalians “Let it therefore be sufficient for me presenting myself at the Lord’s table to know what there I receive from him, without searching or inquiring of the manner how Christ performeth his promise, […] what these elements are in themselves it skilleth not, it is enough that to me which take them they are the body & blood of Christ.”
PaxilThe 3 #Christian Tribes currently in the #US:
1. The #Christofascists: Christian Nationalists and #MAGA #Evangelicals
2. The Humble Christians: #Catholics, #Episcopalians, #Unitarians
3. The #Populists: non-MAGA #Baptists, #Methodists, #Presbyterians, #Lutherans, #Mormons.
It follows that the militant klans and tribes will engage in religious gang violence among themselves they are each others' biggest threats to power.
1. The #Christofascists: Christian Nationalists and #MAGA #Evangelicals
2. The Humble Christians: #Catholics, #Episcopalians, #Unitarians
3. The #Populists: non-MAGA #Baptists, #Methodists, #Presbyterians, #Lutherans, #Mormons.
It follows that the militant klans and tribes will engage in religious gang violence among themselves they are each others' biggest threats to power.
#MayoPete has not fooled me for a moment into thinking he's #Progressive but he talks a great game & represents #Episcopalians in a mostly good light. I put him in the same folder as #GavinNewsom : #BloombergDems
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)“We did not seek this predicament, but God calls us to place the most vulnerable & marginalized at the center of our common life, and we must follow that command regardless of the dictates of any political party or earthly power. We are now being faced with a series of choices between the demands of the federal government and the teachings of Jesus, and that is no choice at all.”
#EpiscopalChurch #Episcopalians #PresidingBishop #Resistance #LoveYourNeighbor #WayOfLove
Presiding bishop: ‘Once the church of presidents, The Episcopal Church must now be an engine of resistance’
[Episcopal News Service] In an opinion piece originally published July 3 in Religion News Service, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe reflected on The Episcopal Church’s history as it has emerged as an ins…
#Episcopalians are renowned for the elegant finger foods that populate our coffee hour
I like to bring a yummy (only incidentally vegan) dip for the veggies to offset the omnipresence of ranch dressing
Edamame guacamole, anyone?
Several parishes in my area are coming together for a #Pride in the Park #Pentecost Potluck this Sunday, June 8. We’ll begin by celebrating a #Eucharist together at 4:30 then enjoy a potluck meal (attendees are asked to bring a side or desert to share) and some social time.
I’m looking forward to getting to know some of my fellow #DioNeb #Episcopalians and hope that this will be the first of many joint events. We could all use more face to face community opportunities not to mention letting our light shine in public spaces where folks might not otherwise realize the #EpiscopalChurch is. All are welcome!