From Hormuz to Asia’s Cradles – Tom McDermott The world’s primary monitors of food security are now on “red alert.” Within the last 48 hours, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have labeled the conflict a “crisis multiplier.” The FAO warns that the loss of urea and ammonia shipments from the Gulf is a direct threat to future yields, while the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) projects that […]
I stand with the Pope in call for peace, says Archbishop of Canterbury “I urge Anglicans across the Church of England and the Anglican Communion to join with His Holiness in raising our voices for peace and justice throughout the world,” Archbishop Mullally said in the statement, released on Thursday afternoon. “I stand with my brother in Christ, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, in his courageous call for a kingdom of peace. As innocent people […]
Presidential words can turn the unthinkable into the thinkable − for better or for worse From the Conversation: Presidential rhetoric matters for reasons that go beyond persuasion or style. It helps arrange reality. It tells the public what is serious, who is dangerous, whose suffering counts, and what forms of violence can be described as necessary. President Barack Obama did this in 2012, when he was speaking at a vigil to honor the shooting victims […]
We are in a moment when rhetoric is in danger of spinning out of anyone’s control. Given that there seems to be a lack of will or courage to stop the escalation among those who directly have the ability to do so, this is a moment for deep prayer. “O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away […]
Please join with all of us in prayer today: Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Military Strike on Iran – The Episcopal Church Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be […]
Om Malik: Our civic life is being poisoned by our inability to seek the common good because we're too busy defending "our side". And our tech is accelerating the harm.
We are all in shock. A mass shooting event has happened here in Rhode Island, on the campus of Brown University. It’s something we feared but hoped would never happen. We are devastated by the loss of the inspiring lives cut short. We pray for the members of the Brown community who were wounded, for those who have been harmed, and for the whole school community as they live into the nightmare of these days. […]
Dec 13 2025 As we gather across the Diocese of Rhode Island this Sunday morning, following a mass shooting event in Providence late this afternoon, and which is still unfolding as I ostensibly this; I ask that we pray for all the victims of this violence, all those whose lives have been impacted and the first responders and medical personnel. I offer this prayer, written by Bishop Rob Hirschfeld: Give us courage for the facing […]
My address to the 234th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island2025 Have Faith 401 — Convention Address A number of years ago, at a meeting of General Convention, I heard that a bishop from Central Africa had said something that has stayed with me since. I was chairing the Legislative Committee on Evangelism at the time, and in the course of our deliberations we were reminded, very quietly, “Conversion is a sovereign act […]
Inside the funhouse mirror factory: How social media distorts perceptions of norms – ScienceDirect: Online discussions are dominated by a surprisingly small, extremely vocal, and non-representative minority. Research on social media has found that, while only 3 % of active accounts are toxic, they produce 33 % of all content [4]. Furthermore, 74 % of all online conflicts are started in just 1 % of communities [5], and 0.1 % of users shared 80 % of fake news [6,7]. Not only […]
