Domingo Mundial de las Misiones,

El Domingo Mundial de las Misiones es el último domingo de Epifanía, y las lecturas del día siempre incluyen el pasaje de la transfiguración. En esta lectura, los discípulos ven la gloria plena de Dios que está presente en Cristo.   La misma presencia de Dios que estaba en Cristo se puede ver en todas […]

World Mission Sunday

  The Episcopal Church works hand in hand with neighbors around the world and down the block, praying for partner congregations and dioceses, and offering relief to our brothers and sisters during times of crisis. Episcopal missionaries around the world serve as the church’s eyes, ears, hands, and feet on the ground. The last Sunday […]

A Sermon for World Mission Sunday

World Mission Sunday is the last Sunday of Epiphany, and the readings for the day always include the transfiguration passage. In this reading, the disciples see the full glory of God that is present in Christ. The same presence of God that was in Christ can be seen within all people, if we look closely […]

'Triangle of Hope'- A Pilgrimage

In August I had an opportunity to meet up with a group of youth and adults from the Diocese of Liverpool and the Diocese of Virginia as they were on pilgrimage in Virginia and Washington, D.C. This was the second portion of the pilgrimage this summer. In July the group spent a week in Liverpool. […]

Jerusalem: Pilgrimage – Past and Present

“The history of Jerusalem is the history of the world,” so begins historian Simon Sebag Montefiore’s book Jerusalem: The Biography. I love history. It was always my favorite subject in school. As a person of faith, the opportunity to experience the history of Jerusalem takes on a deeper meaning. While walking to a meeting in […]

The Peace of Jerusalem

“We pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” I’ve heard these words before. I’ve prayed these words before. But they took on a deeper meaning after I heard them prayed while sitting in St. George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem. By that point, I had only been in Jerusalem for about 42 hours but I had already met […]

Who is my neighbor and whose neighbor am I?

On Saturday, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry tweeted the following: “Jesus taught us to both love our neighbor, and to be neighbors. Refugees are our neighbors, and we are their neighbors. Luke 10: 25-36” On Sunday, I sat in a pew at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City and listed to the Rev. […]

Just, Inclusive, and Sustainable Peace

“No peace which is not peace for all, no rest until all has been fulfilled.” Dag Hammarskjöld I recently attended the third annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs, which was held at the United Nations and co-organized by the United Methodist Church, the World Council of Churches, and […]

South Sudan: A Reflection

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the outbreak of open conflict and fighting in South Sudan. The Rev. Ranjit K. Mathews, Staff Officer for Africa Partnerships, has shared a reflection about his visit to South Sudan earlier this year.  I remember it like it was yesterday. On the surface it looked like a scene you […]

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