Writings
A statement from the Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, USA
We find ourselves in a moment when the selection of a priest by the…
Eucharist Monday, August 04, 2003
“Ripara la mia Chiesa;’ “rebuild my church” are the words Francis of Assisi heard…
Morning of Prayer Friday, August 1, 2003
In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself or again, from the letter…
Morning Eucharist Tuesday, July 30, 2003
To be baptized into Christ, to be clothed with Christ, to belong to Christ…
Text of presiding bishop's orientation address
Presentation to General Convention The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold My dear brothers and…
PB Primates letter
For the Primates of the Anglican Communion My dear brothers in Christ: I write…
Encountering Christ: Some Ruminations on Context
One of my privileges is to represent our church around the Anglican Communion. I…
The Presiding Bishop writes to the bishops before General Convention
June 12, 2003 For all bishops Dear brothers and sisters: General Convention is almost…
A Message from the Presiding Bishop on HIV / AIDS
October 31st, 2000 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: For many years now the…
Toward General Convention
AS THIS ISSUE of Episcopal Life makes plain, preparations are well underway for the…
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Savior
by The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, III Presiding Bishop and Primate, The Episcopal…
We are one in the Spirit: The Challenge of Pentecost
We are now in the season of Pentecost, having moved through the Great Fifty…
God Cares for the Whole World and So Must We
Early this year in a press interview I said, among other things, that I…
An Easter Reflection
April 15, 2003 Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death,…
In The Shadow of War: A Pastoral Letter
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We, your bishops, write to you in perilous…
IN THE SHADOW OF WAR
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We, your bishops, write to you in perilous…
Finding Our Way: A Christian Perspective
All through these many months of debates and discussions about our government's policy and…
Our Work in These Days: Seeking a Broader View
I write this as we enter the season of Lent, and the world watches…
Presiding Bishop's letter to former President George Bush
January 30, 2003 The Hon. George H.W. Bush P.O. Box 79798 Houston, TX 77279…
The Challenges of Global Citizenship
January 30, 2003 These are anxious days as war with Iraq is an ever-present…
A Letter to President George Bush, Senior
The Hon. George H.W. BushP.O. Box 79798Houston, TX 77279 Dear President Bush: Today I…
A sermon from the National Cathedral on the 5th Anniversary of the Presiding Bishop's Investiture
Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold…
Being formed by the hope that is in us: A challenge for the new year
January 9 , 2003 I write these words in the early days of December,…
Making room for the unexpected: The deep yearning of the Advent season
Advent is a season of powerlessness in which we are invited to set aside…
Rejoice: we are God's vehicles
Jesus’ birth is God’s declaration that embodiment is the way of divine dealing with…
A place of hope: Standing in the diverse center
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold." At the conclusion of a recent meeting…
A letter from the House of Bishops to Congress
October 2, 2002 Dear Members of Congress: The following is a letter written to…
Sermon preached at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio during the gathering of bishops and spouses of the Episcopal Church
The chief priests and the elders approach Jesus. They are outraged. Their power to…
A letter to Dr. Condoleezza Rice regarding US refugee program
Dr. Condoleezza Rice Assistant to the President for National Security President of the United…
A Timeless Vision: Moving beyond self-preoccupation
Near the end of World War II a German Jesuit, Father Alfred Delp, was…