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Two friends of mine had an online interpretive disagreement about Emily Dickinson’s poem, with its familiar opening lines: “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all –  One friend declared that this was an…

Watch the video of Bishop Alan. M. Gates giving his annual address at Diocesan Convention on Nov. 14, 2015, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston.  Text of the address is available here.

In a Nov. 18 letter, Bishop Alan M. Gates and Bishop Gayle E. Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts joined with other Massachusetts church leaders to ask Governor Charlie Baker to reconsider his position against the local resettlement of Syrian refugees.The letter, issued by the…

The Ven. Michael Hamilton waits with Bishop Gates outside the doors of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. Matthew Cavanaugh Bishop Gates makes the traditional three knocks on the cathedral doors. Matthew Cavanaugh …

Gathering for the first time for worship and work in the newly renovated Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston, this year’s annual Diocesan Convention had a special spirit of celebration about it as it voted its positions on world concerns and deliberated over mission matters closer to home.About…

On Sunday, November 1, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church held a special blessing of its new solar panels, with retired bishop The Rt. Rev. Bud Cederholm presiding over the festive event, occurring on All Saints’ Day.Beginning with a grand procession from the sanctuary to the rear parking lot, where the…

The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and participants in the Diocesan Investment Trust now have a new option for environmentally responsible investing.  The diocesan Financial Advisory Committee and the Trustees of Donations announced at Diocesan Convention on Nov. 14 the opening of the…

Bishop Douglas J. Fisher of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts gave the sermon at the Nov. 13 rededication of the newly renovated Cathedral Church of St. Paul and the official seating of Bishop Alan M. Gates.  Watch Bishop Fisher's full sermon above.  The text of his sermon is available…

Jesus commanded us to love our enemies, but in the aftermath of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, how?, asks Bishop Pierre Whalon of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe.  His Nov. 14 statement follows.How can we pray this prayer of all prayers, here in Paris, the day after? O…

Bishop Alan M. Gates, Bishop Gayle E. Harris and Bishop Barbara C. Harris participated in the installation liturgy of Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry at Washington National Cathedral on Nov. 1.  The installation of the first African-American presiding bishop was a historic moment for the…