Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams spoke this morning at Trinity Institute in NYC. I was only able to see part of the webcast (it's archived: check it out), but what he said in answering this question really was great: "In the midst of our transient society, what can the Church do to give folks some stability?"
His brief answer didn't sound particularly "churchy," but it really is at the heart of who we are. ++Rowan's answer was something like "Churches should do everything they can to promote friendships." (By the way, he also highlighted technology, and particularly email/texting/instant messaging, as one way to do this. Watch the Trinity Instititute Q&A for more.)
Posted by mbarlowe at April 29, 2003 02:08 PM