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Bishop Marc Andrus

The Episcopal Diocese of California

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Zombie apocalypse: message to us

Vampires, werewolves, and zombies have us in their grips. The reason for their resonance and power is spiritual, and the reasons are different for each mythical being. With World War Z premiering, we have a new spiritual meaning for zombies. A teenaged friend of ours was dating a person in... Continue reading

Posted Jun 2, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Maximum Maternal Care

“Those who receive maximum care and affection from their mothers will always have the trace of this in them, no matter what happens to them in life.” — XIV Dalai Lama, teaching in Louisville, Kentucky, May 20, 2013 When I heard the Dalai Lama say this yesterday in Louisville in... Continue reading

Posted May 21, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Jesus the Christ: the pure generativity of God

The center of gravity, the fecund source, the estuary bringing forth life in the involved story of Jesus appearing to his disciples after their long night of fruitless fishing is the meal on the shore that follows the fishing, and that precedes the poignant conversation between Jesus the Christ and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Statement at March for Equality in San Francisco

Below are the full remarks I had planned for the March for Equality in San Francisco last evening. The actual remarks I gave were somewhat abbreviated as I took the temperature of the crowd that was ready not to hear my voice, but to have their voices heard in their... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Preparing Christ for Burial

A lenten meditation, preparation to receive the new life of the Resurrection Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Electronic Morning Prayer

Last weekend I was with the Community of the Holy Spirit at their new, beautiful, green convent in Harlem. These Episcopal nuns, so aware of the currents of our world’s needs in so many ways, still gather in their chapels in Harlem and at their convent in Brewster (where the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Following the Cosmic Christ through Lent

For centuries the period between Easter and Pentecost was a time for instruction of the newly baptized (baptized at the Easter Vigil) in the deeper matters of faith. The texts used for these teachings are the Seven Great “I Am” statements of Jesus in John’s Gospel. When Jesus says, “I... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Formula for change

On Tuesday, January 22, we had our monthly Money and Meaning lunch at the HUB in San Francisco. We had two very compelling presenters with us from the Story of Stuff Project. They showed us their pithy, funny newest video, “The Story of Change” (video below). Change, as the video... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Points of origin to end the violence in Oakland

David and Francine Wheeler had two children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Nate survived the murderous attack late last year; his little brother Ben did not. The Wheelers, speaking at a press conference said, “‘parent’ means a point of origin…We realized we are far from being finished... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Thoughts on my recent trip to Haiti

“The Good Shepherd intends to gather the whole flock, even those who don’t belong to this fold. The shepherd continues to invite and gather all those varied sheep into widening streams, flowing toward that holy city. “That city of our dreams — and God’s dream — wants the presence of... Continue reading

Posted Jan 15, 2013 at Bishop Marc

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Parish As Neighbor – How Those Outside See Us

When we lived in Virginia, and I was serving as rector of Emmanuel Church, Middleburg, I saw several maps of the Diocese floating around that showed parish boundaries. Though we were Emmanuel Church, in the 19th Century we had birthed another congregation in nearby Aldie, and together we made up... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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My experience at the installation of Archbishop Cordileone

A post to clarify my experience at the installation of Archbishop Cordileone at St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco. I was dropped off at the cathedral at 1:30PM by my assistant. After making my way around protestors and showing my invitation to security guards, I was in the lower level area... Continue reading

Posted Oct 5, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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Letter to the Diocese of California concerning the installation of Salvatore Cordileone as Archbishop of San Francisco

Dear Ones, On the Feast of Saint Francis, patron saint of our city by the bay, Salvatore Cordileone will be installed as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco. The announcement of his appointment by Pope Benedict has come with mixed reactions and feelings from San Franciscans of all or... Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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Facing into Climate Change: The Possible Impossible

We have never faced a challenge like human-induced climate change. The enormous scope of the problem has caused a paralysis and denial in many. Facing into the impossible nature of the problem is paradoxically the door to hope. Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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9/11 reflections: God sends music in the world to heal our traumas

There are two things I’ve been thinking lately about the nature of the universe. First, it was begun as an act of love. Secondly, the universe seems to be created in such a way that when a trauma occurs, big or small, galactic or at the personal level of the... Continue reading

Posted Sep 12, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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Chrism Mass sermon: "When I am lifted up..."

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 12:10 p.m. Chrism Mass at Grace Cathedral Ser_20120403 Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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Calling on the Spirit in Unsettling Times - a new book by Bill Countryman

a review of Bill Countryman's new book, Calling on the Spirit in Unsettling Times Continue reading

Posted Mar 31, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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Anglican Covenant statment made at the House of Bishops meeting

a review of the reasons i think the proposed anglican covenant should be rejected Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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forum with matthew fox and adam bucko

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Posted Feb 27, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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A Place for Everyone, but the Choice is Theirs

A response to the further actions of the Roman Catholic Church to welcome disaffected Episcopal priests and laypeople Continue reading

Posted Jan 4, 2012 at Bishop Marc

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Occupy::Open - Dispatch #2

report from a visit to charlotte's place, a ministry of trinity, wall street, that included hospitality to OWS, and some general observations on Occupy Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2011 at Bishop Marc

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Occupy::Open - Dispatch #1

It was Friday before a typically busy, full weekend. In my heart and mind, throughout all the important agenda items that justly fill my thoughts, I had been brooding about Occupy. Then I got a call asking how I might react to the possibility of the Episcopal Churches in San... Continue reading

Posted Nov 3, 2011 at Bishop Marc

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celebrating the most senior bishop in the episcopal church

During one of the intense walk-about sessions in the process leading to the election of a bishop for the Diocese of California in April 2006, Sheila and I were in a packed room, getting ready to respond to a new round of questions, when a person moved up to me... Continue reading

Posted Oct 5, 2011 at Bishop Marc

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you and everyone else are what you eat; dispatch from Quito 3

reflections on a powerful sermon i heard in Quito this morning Continue reading

Posted Sep 18, 2011 at Bishop Marc

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Dispatch from Quito, 2

An inspiring visit in Quito to an inner city Episcopal mission church Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2011 at Bishop Marc

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