Presiding Bishop Preaches during the Opening Liturgy of EYE (Episcopal Youth Event) at Bethel University
[…] opening liturgy Bethel University, St. Paul, MN Come Together! We are intimately linked in th is harvest work 23 June 2011 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and […]
A Message from Executive Council to the Episcopal Church
English The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church has issued the following message following the conclusion of its three-day meeting held in Fort Worth, TX (Diocese of Fort Worth). A […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops September 2019: Presiding Bishop’s sermon, Opening Eucharist, September 17, 2019
Engl ish House Of Bishops Fall Meeting September 17, 2019 Look to the Rock! The Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry Good morning. Welcome to all bishops and spouses, who are […]
Bible Study: Proper 20 (B) – 2018
Proverbs 31:10–31 How did th is description of “a capable wife” strike you? For some, it may seem a model of self-sacrificing generosity and a poetic celebration of the valuable […]
Entering the Unshakable Kingdom, Proper 16 (C) – 2001
[…] Can you imagine what it’s like to experience an earthquake? The age we live in is an earthquake age, one of those times in history where every foundation starts to […]
78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church: July 3 sermon by the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry; letter from President Obama presented
[…] got one word for you,” the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry of North Carolina, Presiding B ishop-Elect, told the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in his sermon on July […]
Uncomfortable, Yet Unafraid, Last Sunday in Epiphany (A) – 2014
The Last Sunday After the Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday, is also World Mission Sunday. How appropriate. “Mission” is derived from the Latin word mittere, which means “to send.” It entered the Christian […]
The Episcopal Church's opportunity: A Church for the 21st Century
Who are we, and who is here? I would invite you to reflect for a moment and remember what God has been saying to you for a very long […]
Presiding Bishop's Sermon at Domestic Poverty Summit – Called To Serve
[…] waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream (Amos 5:24) And the words of the prophet Isaiah, as Jesus claimed his own mission: âThe Spirit of the Lord is upon me, […]
Jesus Was Born Into a Troubled Time…, Epiphany 2 (A) – 1996
Jesus was born into a troubled time, in a troubled place. The land of Israel, with all its proud history, was a subject nation, property of the Roman Empire. Rome’s […]
Bible Study: Advent 4 (C) – 2015
[…] 5:2-5a Micah was one of the famous 8th century BCE prophets in the Old Testament (alongside Isaiah, Amos, and Hosea). Micah was primarily concerned with preaching justice and calling people to […]
Bible Study: Proper 18 (B) – 2012
Proverbs 22:1-2,8-9,22-23 Social justice and the proper use of wealth is a common theme throughout the Hebrew Scriptures. The author of Proverbs begins this section by putting a commonly held […]
Greeting for the 25th Anniversary of the ELCA General Assembly
I bring you greetings from the Domestic and Foreign M issionary Society, which has been the formal name of The Episcopal Church for nearly 200 years. Early in our history […]
Paying the Price of Mercy, Proper 10 (C) – 2013
[…] coffee shop in a neighborhood that was known for being dangerous. One day, an Ep iscopal priest came in to get some coffee on his way to somewhere else. He […]
Sermon for Episcopal Preaching Excellence – 25th Anniversary
[…] you thanks for all you are and all you bring to us for our v isit within your creation. In Jesus, you place the Gospel in the center of this […]
The Young Adult Presence
By Char is Hill I fortunately found myself a visitor in the House of Bishops the day the official youth presence was invited to share. As the two speakers made […]
Reflecting on the 117th Congress
Th is week, the 118th Congress convened. And while the dramatic (and as yet unsuccessful) Speaker’s election has dominated the headlines, the Office of Government Relations is focused on the […]
Today’s Lessons Are Important Ones…, Proper 13 (B) – 1997
[…] a rich relationship with God and to “run” our relationship with God through them. Th is is all right at times, and is appropriate at an early stage of spiritual […]
How It Works, Epiphany 3 (B) – 2021
[…] 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 “Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you f ish for people.’ And immediately they left their nets and followed him.” That’s all we […]
Endings and Beginnings, Christmas 2 – 2006
Our life is filled with endings and beginnings. Today is the last day of the calendar year. Yet we know in the church calendar that we began a new year […]