By the Rev. John Ohmer, rector of The Falls Church Episcopal, Falls Church, Va. and longtime contributor to Center Aisle. Several General Conventions ago – Columbus, 2006 – I wrote a piece for Center Aisle that (I’m happy to say) people actually remember, years later. I’ve repeated it, […]
The following letter from Bishop Johnston and article from Center Aisle originally appeared in our first print issue of the 2015 convention. The Power of the Center: A Letter from Bishop Shannon Johnston Blessings to you from the Diocese of Virginia, as Center Aisle begins daily coverage of our sixth […]
By Gail Goldsmith, staff writer The current slate of nominees for the 27th presiding bishop offers up four men for the office. After nine years at the helm with Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first woman presiding bishop, it is striking to see no women among the nominees. All […]
By Jeffrey Stevenson, staff writer, postulant in the Diocese of Virginia, native Utahan and former Mormon. #8. Navigating Salt Lake City is easy: You always know where you are in relation to the Temple. Starting at the Salt Lake Temple, the streets increase at each block by a […]
Today we take a closer look at the four nominees for presiding bishop: Thomas Breidenthal, bishop of Southern Ohio; Michael Curry, bishop of North Carolina; Ian Douglas, bishop of Connecticut; and Dabney Smith, bishop of Southwest Florida. All three of the Diocese of Virginia’s bishops say that the Episcopal Church would be well-served by any of the […]
Yesterday, heinous aggression and hatred walked into consecrated space and took away the most sacred gift that we have: life. The culmination of being raised in an atmosphere of disrespect for human life manifested itself in the heart of a young man. Broken and confused, he walked into […]
By the Rev. Deacon Ed Jones Editor “So what’s the ‘center’ in Center Aisle?” That question was posed to me recently during an adult forum at a church in our Diocese. It was not wholly unexpected, since I’ve had the pleasure of serving as editor of Center Aisle, […]
