Katharine Jefferts Schori
300th Anniversary ~ St. Paul's, Rock Creek
Human beings have always had a great yearning to connect with holy places. It is the fundamental reason for pilgrimage, and the reason why we bury people in the church yard. The psalmist claims that even the birds want to nest by God’s altar. And the psalmist also reminds us that even when we’ve lit […]
Evensong ~ St. George's Episcopal Church
I was at the international gathering of L’Arche last week in Atlanta. There were L’Arche members from more than a hundred local communities in 37 or 38 nations. L’Arche gathers intellectually disabled adults (core members) and non-disabled assistants to live together in community. It got its start as a Roman Catholic initiative, but there are […]
Niobrara Convocation
I’ve been reading a remarkable book about the state of things in the Americas before the first Europeans arrived. It’s by Charles Mann and it’s called 1491. In one place he writes about the development of corn – south of here, in what is now Mexico. Something that looks a lot like modern corn developed […]
130th Anniversary – Trinity Chapel
I was hustling through an airport between flights a couple of months ago, when a young man came up beside me and asked if I was a pastor. Yes, I said, continuing to hustle toward my next plane. He continued breathlessly, “I want to know if God will forgive me – I’ve cheated on my […]
Feast of Saint James – St. James Episcopal Church
We may be a long way from New Orleans and the floods of Katrina, but I know that a lot of evacuees came this direction. I’ve heard stories in the last few days about the hospitality you’ve offered, people who opened their homes and buildings to receive people, who fed them, and for many long […]
Hiram Hisanori Kano – Episcopal Church of Our Savior
Feed my sheep. Jesus’ primary concern was that the people around him be cared for, and he usually started with food. Jesus’ vision of the heavenly banquet had about equal parts of eating, healing, and teaching people about the kingdom of God. He charged his disciples with sharing food as a way of remembering him, […]
A message to the church on General Convention
The General Convention which took place in Indianapolis in July offered new and 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. General Convention addressed a number of significant issues that will impact […]
Hiram Hisanori Kano – Episcopal Church of Our Savior
Feed my sheep. Jesus’ primary concern was that the people around him be cared for, and he usually started with food. Jesus’ vision of the heavenly banquet had about equal parts of eating, healing, and teaching people about the kingdom of God. He charged his disciples with sharing food as a way of remembering […]
Feast of Saint James – St. James Episcopal Church
We may be a long way from New Orleans and the floods of Katrina, but I know that a lot of evacuees came this direction. I’ve heard stories in the last few days about the hospitality you’ve offered, people who opened their homes and buildings to receive people, who fed them, and for many […]
130th Anniversary – Trinity Chapel
I was hustling through an airport between flights a couple of months ago, when a young man came up beside me and asked if I was a pastor. Yes, I said, continuing to hustle toward my next plane. He continued breathlessly, “I want to know if God will forgive me – I’ve cheated on […]