[Magdalen] PB's Baccalaureate Address?

[Lynn Ronkainen]

(tattled from elsewhere)

The Presiding Bishop and a 2015 graduate

http://www.episcopalcafe.com/the-presiding-bishop-gives-sermon-at-general-seminarys-commencement-eucharist/

http://www.episcopalcafe.com/god-is-not-a-microwave/

The second sermon is a blockbuster, I just read it... the graduating senior 
sermon at GTS commencement.
Lynn


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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 6:03 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] PB's Baccalaureate Address?

> Ok, it's a little challenging.
> Go to episcopaldigitalnetwork.com which will take you to Episcopal News 
> Service. Put in Presiding Bishop Preaches and hit the search button.
> I'll be interested in your opinion...
>
>> On May 20, 2015, at 4:56 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 20/05/2015 21:11, Judy Fleener wrote:
>>> I did see some quotes on a group in facebook that left me scratching my
>>> head.  I am appalled by what has happened at General and what she IS 
>>> QUOTED
>>> as saying does not support that.
>>
>> I went to the Episcopal Church website and to the Presiding Bishop's 
>> page.  Thence I went to "sermons and statements", and was surprised. 
>> There seems to be virtually nothing there.  Some of the sermons may be of 
>> particular relevancer to specific places, and so of little general 
>> import, but surely she has said something significant this year.
>>
>> We know there have been difficulties (to put it no stronger) at GTS and I 
>> know that she has no personal direct jurisdiction in the USA. 
>> Nevertheless she is the Church's chief minister and should be someone who 
>> gives a lead in significant matters.  Given the way that others with a 
>> particular perspective might well want to edit her words to suit their 
>> purposes it would be helpful to know what she actually said, not simply 
>> what particular interest groups havce reported.
>>
>> By way of comparison I observe that the Archbishoip of Canterbiry's 
>> website gives 12 speeches and 7 sermons (including one at Trinity, Wall 
>> Street) that he has delivered this year.  I know we have different 
>> ecclesiologies but in reality Archbishop Justin's jurisdiction is not 
>> that great, but he wants to use his influence to promote Gospel values.
>>
>> Roger