A message to the church on General Convention
[…] call of the gospel in our day. We saw gracious and pastoral responses to polarizing issues, as well as a new honesty about the need for change. General Convention addressed […]
A message to the church on General Convention
[…] creative responses to the call of the gospel in our day. We saw gracious and pastoral responses to polarizing issues, as well as a new honesty about the need for change.
First Sunday after Christmas
Several years ago, I v isited a congregation in western Kentucky, where the teen-aged boys and girls gave me a T-shirt with their motto: Grace Church Acolytes – playing with […]
Sermon – St. James, Diocese of Chicago
I’ve been at two of TEC’s seminaries th is past week, and both of them are embroiled in significant conflict, mostly related to financial challenges, changing realities in the world […]
Presiding Bishop's Sermon at the Investiture of the Rt. Rev. Shannon Johnston
When was the last time you heard a line like th is? âDrive on over here and get a feast for free! Free food and drink, right here! Nothing but […]
Sound the Alarm, Ash Wednesday – March 2, 2022
Joel 2:1-2,12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 103 or 103:8-14; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 “Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain.” There are moments for […]
Christian Mission in the 21st century
[…] the Rev. Greg Bezilla, Chaplain at Rutgers State University of New Jersey and Campus Min istry Coordinator for Province II. Please share the links and feel free to comment and begin […]
What to Expect When You Visit
Worship in the Ep iscopal Church Sunday is traditionally when Episcopalians gather for worship. The principal weekly worship service is the Holy Eucharist, also known as the Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, or Mass. In […]
Wisdom and Grace, Proper 15 (B) – 2012
[…] not seen each other for 35 years. During that time they had each married, ra ised children, worked to support their families and, they discovered, been active members of their […]
St. Michael and All Angels Selected Sermon
[…] about what we know and cannot see, what we perceive and cannot touch? Our age is one poor in language and concept for the realities that lie beyond the small […]
Working for our Future
By Kara-Lyn Moran I’ll admit that some days the climate cr isis seems too big to tackle, too much to solve, and that we are not doing enough to save […]
Close Encounters, Last Sunday in Epiphany (C) – 2007
[…] coming together: genetic, environmental, seasonal, and more. Whatâs amazing about these natural processes of transformation is that each beingâs biological potential has already been programmed by God into their very […]
Find new ways to tell the gospel story
You will read th is as our news coverage of the Episcopal Church makes a major transition from a print-primary presence to publishing primarily through electronic media. This shift has […]
Home is Where the Heart Is
Anonymous People say the one constant in life is change. This is apparent in the seasons, in our own life experiences, and as we transition from one stage of life […]
Presiding Bishop Preaches at St. John's Episcopal Church–Diocese of Northern Michigan
[…] John, Negaunee, MI (Diocese of Northern Michigan) The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding B ishop and Primate The Episcopal Church I had a very interesting experience recently, on a […]
Imagine a Scene…, Maundy Thursday – 2002
[…] not stumbling, not oozing blood, standing as if they are watching the spectacle of th is pitiful parade passing before them. For several minutes the viewer doesn’t see the rest […]
The Family Arrived…, Day of Pentecost (A) – 2008
[…] of the van, it was apparent just how tired they were. Some time ago th is family had traveled from a refugee camp in Cameroon to Darfur, Sudan. There they […]
What Lifelong Formation Means
[…] broad and inclusive so we aren’t sure what we are talking about, and sometimes it is helpful yet still needs clarification. Both the terms “Lifelong” and “Formation” fit into all three […]
The Six Years That Got Lost
[…] of Texas. Every year I volunteer to teach a few courses for the summer Chr istian Leadership Conference for high school aged youth from around the diocese. These students are […]
Westminster College – George Herbert
[…] of 21. In 1620 Herbert was appointed the university’s Public Orator, a nod to h is skill in Greek and Latin as well as English. Has Westminster ever had a […]