Mark S. Sisk

Mark Sisk

Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of New York

The Right Rev. Mark Sean Sisk has been Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, one of the Episcopal Church’s largest dioceses with over 200 congregations since 2001. Before returning to New York as Bishop Coadjutor in 1998, the "On Faith" panelist served for 14 years as President and Dean of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. The bishop also worked as a parish priest for 10 years before his predecessor Bishop Paul Moore asked him to join his staff as Archdeacon of Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties in New York. Mission, worship and nurture are the three main focus areas of Sisk’s episcopacy. At the root of each is the promise of keeping our Lord and our faith centered in our lives while we work together to help the most vulnerable in our society. He believes that his and other moderate, socially conscious Christian viewpoints need to be heard. It is his hope to function as a bridge-builder in dealing with the important social issues confronting us as a nation. Sisk earned a degree in economics from the University of Maryland and a Masters of Divinity at General Theological Seminary in New York. He was ordained in 1967. Close.

Mark Sisk

Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of New York

The Right Rev. Mark Sean Sisk has been Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, one of the Episcopal Church’s largest dioceses with over 200 congregations since 2001. Before returning to New York as Bishop Coadjutor in 1998, the "On Faith" panelist served for 14 years as President and Dean of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. more »

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Anonymous:

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Caesar:

MARK, If your child hungry would you give it an stone to eat ? MARK, The Example Of ISRAEL As It's Core Values, can be seen carried out on the PALESTINIAN people On A daily Basis. In Acts Of Appalling Injustice, The Murder Of, Man, Child Woman, Acts Of Deciet, Torture, Thieft, Cunning, Untold Inflicted Suffering. MARK, At Present In Truth The Jewish People, A Vile Corrupt Gang. Thieving Devils Whom Being A Tribe Of Criminals. MARK, I would liked to have wrote, as in giving guidence on spiritual development.Thus to teach inform of the love of the almighty, yet the Lord will not allow such, as the behaviour of ISRAEL having been so Dire As appalling. (Best Wishes)

Anonymous:

Part 3 of 3:

It does not mean taking over the World, like the Arab's Zionic Version-Syndrome called 'AL-TAQIYAH' {world Domination, which is alive & real today, no longer the seculars Jew Role, since ERETZ/Yisrael is materialized already, thanks to the HAGGANA [like me Macabee Mom& Dad are] & , thus ending religious Zionism. But

there are those whom keep that Zionic torch lit, so to spaketh, in a selfish Cult/Sect like way. and is here today. It is Big Big Business & operates via Religious International Mafia Like}.

Note: These Fanatics are riding on the 'Coat-Tails', so to speaketh of Secular-Israeli Government & American Uncle Sam's too!

They did not shave-off their beards in Poland or Germany or Hungary etc.. and picked-up a Gun & declared a STATE of ISRAEL, when the hand Writing was on the wall. Today

these Fanatics [like in Boro Park Brooklyn] should never be allowed to take-over Israel at the BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS of the 'URGOON' & the HAGGANA

[Pre-Israeli Defense Forces. who kept secret bases in Marseilles , FRANCE.]

who were the embarrassed, Victimised (by association) Beardless & Zero Ultra-Religious turned non-Fanaticals.

Bottom Line: These Black & White or Navy dark Blue 'Snobbish' wearing Finatics {Yiddisha folk in America] give Us secular American-iSRAELi's a bad name & more!

They'r embarrassing!The Yiddish Yoke, aka Germanic yoke , is forever a blight & insult to Us. Yes,

YIDDISH [GERMANIC in sound with Hebrew Letters, not HEBREW per se] needs to die a slow but inevitable death!

Note: Germany does not want many of them ,even Today, & Israel too! Yes

Yiddish jokes, like the 'CHELLiMMa' {about a stupid Polish Town , who had no 'Sachal' (common Sense) trying to move a mountain] and Yiddisha songs are nothing but old-songs needing a new one. Hence: Speak AMERICAN, not YIDDISH.

Assimilation & Intermarriage is Unstopable! Whether one Speaks, Yiddish, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Poshtu, Urdu, Chinese etc..

Note: Once on the train (pre-911) "i" once saw two Islamic wearing 'BURKA' {masks with tiny holes/screen} Gal's & their Chaperone, and "i" was queasy & almost , on my way off the train, to just rip-off that SuperStupidStitious 7x24 wearing Costume off their Precious Body's.

Guess Tolerance has It's moments or breaking point!

These Things do not belong in Sweet sweet America. Hence ABOLISH Then Dress Codes here , and or Send them back to their PAKISATAN & ARAB Nations! Same goes for them ULTRA-YIDISHKITES!

Hence a such "NEW-SONG" (Butterflies) coming from ALL O.U.R. OLD-SONGS (Caterpillars). Accept change/Adjustment or Perish.!

Reality: ONE should be ashamed to Be a "JU" or "Islamic", "Christian" ,"Hindu", "Buddhist" et al. It is all Man Made PRE-APOCALYPTIC Stuper-Stupid-Stitious [un] Holy songs to ECLATi-ON's, not OFF's! Please do not be in Denial to SELF nor OTHERS, especially LOVED-ONES!

Tonka Shame!

Anonymous:

Hello Brethren(s) S I S K, Sistar(s), et al;

Welcome from Brooklyn, Coney Island, N.Y.

"i" am attaching a ESSAY that Ms. Lisa Miller's Blog is not accepting me Truth. So i thought i can try now here. Thanks.

Hello World:

Voos Mochsta, mine Shine-a Maidal-lae, M I L L E R , an da alis Mishpoocha;

From the past A Song for the Macabee's:

"Those were the day's my friend...,

we thought they'd never end...,

we'd sing & dance, forever and a day...,

we'd fight and never loose...... La La La La La La....

Oh yes! those were the day's............."

Zye gee-zoont!

Note: Remember a veer Mr. Shane?

< ?: +) Hello 'Boychicks'! ich a-bistle Mishigga, yo yo.

Note: In these sweet sweet United-States, we speak AMERICAN, not ENGLISH! Of course there is SPANGLISH , but that's another story.

So how can a GERMAN dialect (phonetic too) , aka YIDDISHY, can survive in such a pot of soup!

Example: In Yiddish, they count , from one to ten like this;

1-ine
2-tsfy
3-try
4-feer
5-finif
6-zex
7-zibin
8-achts
9-nine
10-tszane!

Note: In German, it is Identical!

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