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2017 Diocesan Convention Address

2017 DIOCESAN CONVENTION ADDRESS        Early on in my time among you as bishop I laid out a vision of this diocese as a community living in and empowered by the resurrection. I have held that image up for you often and for...

A response to Charlottesville from Bishop C. Franklin Brookhart, Bishop of Montana

A response to Charlottesville from Bishop C. Franklin Brookhart, Bishop of Montana Once again the sin of racism has revealed itself, this time in the unlikely setting of a quiet town that hosts the university founded by Thomas Jefferson. ...

From Bishop Brookhart: Comments after the Election

November 9, 2016 Comments after the Election              We have just finishing a bruising and difficult election, one which has left many worried, fearful, and angry, and injured. I...

Bishop Brookhart's 2016 Convention Address

CONVENTION ADDRESS, OCT. 10, 2016      I hope you know by now that the vision statement for our diocese states that we are a community transformed and transforming by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. At the center of our...

From Bishop Brookhart: A Prayer in the Face of Violence

A Prayer in the Face of Violence By The Rt. Rev. C. Franklin Brookhart, Jr. + Heavenly Father, we do not know what to do in the face of the violence that is racking our country. We are frightened about our future and are shocked by the inaction...

From Bishop Brookhart: Thoughts on the Events in Orlando

Thoughts on the Events in Orlando             When I awoke in my hotel room on Sunday morning a friend had sent me a message telling me to watch the news. I was shocked and sickened by the...

From Bishop Franklin Brookhart on the recent action taken at the Anglican Primates Meeting in Canterbury

I rarely post on Facebook, but the events at the recent Anglican Primates meeting in Canterbury and the reporting on that event in the secular press prompt these comments. First, The Episcopal Church has not been suspended or kicked out of the...

From Bishop Brookhart: Report on the General Convention

Report on the General Convention, Salt Lake City, June 23-July 3, 2015 +C. Franklin Brookhart, Bishop of Montana   The big news from the General Convention was the election of the 27th. Presiding Bishop by the House of Bishops.  The...

Bishop's Round-Up

Bishop's Round-Up is an occasional newsletter from Bishop Brookhart, Bishop of Montana.