Writings
A letter from the Presiding Bishop regarding a day of prayer for people with HIV/AIDS
Dear Friends in Christ, More than twenty years ago we proclaimed that âOur Church…
'A super power…must exercise the role of super servant': The Presiding Bishop's statement on military action against Iraq
Our nation is now engaged in a debate about the wisdom of military action…
'The difficulties… are at heart pastoral': The Presiding Bishop's statement on the conflict at Church of the Good Shepherd
For more than a year I have sought to resolve the impasse between the…
The Presiding Bishop's statement on military action against Iraq
Our nation is now engaged in a debate about the wisdom of military action…
One Year Later, Continuing to Make Meaning
One year later, our thoughts inevitably turn to that dazzlingly beautiful Tuesday morning of…
Remembering September 11, 2001
The Presiding Bishop was asked to write a prayer that could be used in…
A Statement on the appointment of Rowan Williams as the next Archbishop of Canterbury
I am very pleased with the appointment of Rowan Williams to be the next…
And what is 'church'? Looking beyond institutional forms
I am frequently asked about “the state of the church.” People who ask this…
Presiding Bishop’s Episcopal News Service Interview about the Primates Meeting
by Jan Nunley 5/3/2002’The life of the church has never been separate from the…
Pondering the Mystery: Questions for the Great Fifty Days
In our liturgical year Easter isnât just one day but a season of fifty…
Text of Presiding Bishop's letters to Bush, Powell
April 5, 2002 The Honorable George W. Bush President of the United States The…
Presiding Bishop calls for intervention by United Nations in Middle East
The current round of violence in Israel and the occupied territories has brought the…
Easter Season 2002 Message
A prayer at Eastertide Risen Christ, in the midst of grief and despair, at…
Embraced by Resurrection
We are reconciled in the Risen Christ During last year’s meeting of the primates…
Bishop Meets in Climate of Reconciliation at Texas Retreat Center
Despite dire predictions of a confrontation over a range of sensitive issues in the…
Statement on the Middle East Conflict
The unbreakable cycle of violence which was set in motion by Ariel Sharon’s provocative…
Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold issues statement on Middle East
Today Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold issued a brief statement on the crisis in…
Striving for True Boldness
“Words are a medium of divine self-disclosure,” I once heard Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel…
A progress report from the Presiding Bishop
The following report was read to the Executive Council, meeting in San Antonio, during…
World Mission Sunday 2002 Letter
January, 2002 Dear companions in Christ: The Episcopal Church will celebrate World Mission Sunday…
A Prayer at Christmas
December 24th, 2001 Christmas 2001 O God, your passionate Word to our warring and…
Presiding Bishop's letter to the bishops on military strikes
For the House of BishopsDear brothers and sisters:I write to you in this sober…
Presiding Bishop invites church to join in prayer for those with HIV/AIDS
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: After 20 years of living with HIV/AIDS, we…
Prayer for Those with HIV / AIDS
October 1st, 2001 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: After 20 years of living…
On Waging Reconciliation
September 26th, 2001 We, your bishops, have come together in the shadow of the…
My Joy is Gone, Grief is Upon me, My Heart is Sick
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, Vermont The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 23rd, 2001 Jeremiah…
Overcoming Evil
September 18th, 2001 On Friday, September 14, the day of national mourning, I…
Statement from the Presiding Bishop on the World Trade Center and related tragedies
Thank you for the many expressions we are receiving of support and concern. We…
'We are called to another way': Presiding Bishop Griswold on the September 11 attacks
The events of this morning in New York City and Washington, D.C. make me…
A Sure Foundation
September 1st, 2001 The baptismal covenant grounds us in faith before sending us out….