In Myanmar, Episcopal Relief and
Development responds to Cyclone Nargis
[Episcopal News Service]
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has written to the
Anglican Church in Burma following the devastation of Cyclone Nargis in the
area of the Irrawaddy River Delta. In the letter to Archbishop of Myanmar
and Bishop of Yangon Stephen Than Myint Oo, Williams assures the church of
the prayers of the Anglican Communion and commends the rescue operation now
underway. "I am heartened to know relief efforts are
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Presiding Bishop issues statement on Zimbabwe crisis
[Episcopal News Service]
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori issued a statement
May 6 on the political and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe,
calling for all Episcopalians to advocate for an international
response. Robert Mugabe's government, she says, has engaged in a
"systematic repression of human rights, democracy, and economic
opportunity for the people of Zimbabwe." In her statement,
Jefferts ...more
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop and Theologian -- 389
There is a traditional list of eight great
Doctors (Teachers, Theologians) of the ancient Church. It lists
four Western (Latin) Doctors -- Ambrose of Milan, Augustine of
Hippo, Jerome of Strido, and Gregory the Great (Pope Gregory I)
-- and four Eastern (Greek) Doctors -- Athanasius of Alexandria,
John Chrysostom of Antioch and Constantinople, Basil the Great,
and Gregory of Nazianzus (also ...more
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