Tag Archives: Episcopal church
Bishop Anderson Calls Church to be ‘Holy Family’ – Ways of Lakota People Can Renew Role of Priests
In a timeless ceremony at a place called Pine Ridge, on the plains of South Dakota, the Lakota people adopted an Episcopal Bishop. They invested him with a new name, Wanbli Tokahey (“Leading Eagle”), and welcomed him into the Oglala … Continue reading
Bishop Honored
The Right Rev. Craig Barry Anderson, a member of the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops, has been honored as an outstanding alumnus of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind. Anderson, who was graduated from the university in 1963, was given the … Continue reading
Bishop urges Catholics to examine their lives, help others during Lent
The penitential season of Lent, the period during which Christians prepare themselves for the celebration of Easter, begins next week with the observance of Ash Wednesday. A somber season on the church calendar, Lent is regarded by Christians as a … Continue reading
“Doppets vatten är tjockare än blod”
NCC’s president urges a bold common witness
Episcopal Bishop Craig Anderson, newly installed president of the National Council of Churches of Christ (NVV), believes new opportunities exist for the council to be a clear and bold Christian witness on the brink of the new millennium. Anderson was … Continue reading
Beyond schoolroom walls – St. Paul’s rector seeks ties to community
By Sarah M. Earle – Concord Monitor – Saturday, October 18, 1997 Bishop Craig Anderson knows what it’s like to wear many different hats. Last night, he was officially installed as the new rector of St. Paul’s School, he wore … Continue reading
A Good Headmaster is Worth the Big Bucks
As a parent of a recent Lawrenceville School graduate, a private school that lost its respected headmaster and went though a difficult search in the past year, and of another child who recently graduated from Trinity College, currently in its … Continue reading
5 Best One-liners
Bishop Craig Anderson, the interim rector at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Sun Valley, is a veteran, a former head of St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire, a husband and father and the recipient of numerous honors. He was ordained … Continue reading
Bishop Urges Reconciliation with Substance
One of the results of bishop Craig Anderson’s effort to reconcile South Dakota whites and Indians was a homemade bomb thrown at his house. “Whenever you take a stand you’re going to excite the crazies,” said Anderson, the Episcopal bishop … Continue reading
Commission will look at Indian land claims
Pierre- The state Council on Reconciliation focused Monday on an issue it refused to see in 1990: Sioux Indian land claims in the Black Hills. The council approved a resolution supporting the formation of a presidential commission on the Black … Continue reading