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Clergy, academics, and other advocates urged support on Wednesday for ballot questions that would repeal the state casino law and provide many workers with paid sick time, asserting that the measures would protect the state’s most vulnerable residents.The Rev. Luther Zeigler, Harvard’s Episcopal…

The Rev. Susan Russell writes: "We lost a bishop, an activist, a monk and a friend today. Bishop Tom Shaw died in Massachusetts at the age of 69 after a valiant battle against cancer.As the whole church mourns the passing of this powerful witness to God's love, justice and compassion, we also mourn…

Soft-spoken and clad in a subdued black robe of his monastic order, the Right Rev. M. Thomas Shaw seemed an unlikely choice in 1994 to lead one of the largest Episcopal dioceses in the nation. Yet his unswerving devotion to spirituality and his unwillingness to avoid political controversy turned…

The Episcopal Chaplaincy at BU has made a portable labyrinth, which can be easily taken to a variety of locations and shared with the community. The labyrinth is designed to be easily portable and usable both indoors and outdoors, and was first launched in late September on BU's busy Marsh Plaza…

With newly repaired church bells ringing a 10-bell chime above, and jackhammers blasting below, officials at Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford talked about the restoration work they have undertaken following serious flood damage to the lower level of the adjoining building, Grace House.

A former linguist, the Rev. Alan M. Gates looks to etymology to describe his theological understanding of the role of the church.  At its root, the word religion does not just describe a system of beliefs and practices, he said, but also the ties that bind us all.  On Saturday Gates will…

 As the Church in Wales prepares to enable women to become bishops, Bishop Suffragan Gayle Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts became the first female Anglican bishop to preside and preach in a Welsh cathedral.“The church is not just enriched by women’s ordination, it’s more…

St. Michael's Church in Marblehead, which is celebrating its 300th anniversary this year, has been without a steeple since George Washington's second term in office when the church's former steeple had to be taken down because of rot.  A new 38-foot zinc-shingled spire was installed on Aug. 28…

Cut off from Market Basket stores around the region, many people are turning to food pantries after finding that their dollars don’t go as far at the competition, said the Rev. Laura Everett, director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches.“There’s been an increased need earlier in the month, and…

Standing in a shadowy basement room at Christ Episcopal Church, next to the motor and pump that power the church organ, Michael Beagan held his finger up to a small digital screen."On a nice sunny day this would be eight or nine thousand," he said. "You can see it’s 664."Beagan, the church…