Thursday, October 31, 2019

Churches invited to support the media in prayer - Episcopal News Service

Churches invited to support the media in prayer - Episcopal News Service: [Anglican Communion News Service] Christians are being urged to make Sunday, Nov. 3 a day of prayer for the media. The Churches Media Trust has developed a resource guide for …

Monday, October 14, 2019

DeVos ally would be a disaster as appellate judge

DeVos ally would be a disaster as appellate judge: Updated October 11, 2019 Steven Menashi, an architect of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ disastrous policies, could do even more harm if the Senate confirms his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Menashi failed to protect students from predatory online institutions, failed to ensure student loans are forgiven for public service,…

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Closer to Jesus of Nazareth: Q&A with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry - Episcopal News Service

Closer to Jesus of Nazareth: Q&A with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry - Episcopal News Service: [Anglican Journal] The Most Rev. Michael Curry is the 27th and current presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church. Curry garnered international attention in 2018, when he preached at the wedding …

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Adolphe Gouhenant: French Revolutionary, Utopian Leader, and Texas Frontier Photographer

Adolphe Gouhenant: French Revolutionary, Utopian Leader, and Texas Frontier Photographer: Adolphe Gouhenant tells the story of artist, revolutionary, and early North Texas resident Francois Ignace (Adolphe) Gouhenant (1804-1871). Gouhenant was selected by well-known Icarian communist Etienne Cabet to lead an advance guard from France to settle a utopian colony in North Texas. The community, beset by hardships, ultimately scapegoated Gouhenant, accused him of being a French agent, and expelled him.