Katharine Jefferts Schori
Episcopal Presiding Bishop's statement on refugees
The children of Abraham have ever been reminded to care for the widow and orphan and the sojourner in their midst, who were the refugees and homeless of the time. […]
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s Advent Message
Noting that the season of Advent is “a time of waiting, but it is not a time to sit around and wait for someone to do something,” Episcopal Church […]
Katharine Jefferts Schori ~ Biography
Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in June 2006. She serves as chief pastor and primate to the Episcopal Church’s members in 17 countries, 109 […]
Washinton & Jefferson Baccalaureate Address
We must begin by giving thanks for the support of your families through these years. We give thanks for the years you graduates have spent here, for what you have […]
Presiding Bishop’s keynote address
Episcopalians have a prayer that names “this fragile earth, our island home.”[1] We’ve been praying it for nearly 40 years, yet many are only beginning to awaken to our wanton […]
All Saints Sermon
There’s a beautiful place in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada called Angels Camp. It’s an old gold rush town Mark Twain wrote about, in a story that made him […]
Sermon – Western Kansas Diocesan Convention
Ignatius was a martyr. He didn’t just die for his faith, he agitated for martyrdom. When he heard the Roman emperor Trajan was nearby, he went and stood in front […]
Sermon – Trinity, Washington, DC
Happy anniversary and welcome home! This celebration seems to have been as big an organizational problem and every bit as complex as a society wedding. A whole lot of guests […]
Acolyte Festival
Have you ever had something go wrong during worship? The day after I was ordained a deacon the bishop came for a visitation. It was my job to read the […]
Sermon – St. James, Diocese of Chicago
I’ve been at two of TEC’s seminaries this past week, and both of them are embroiled in significant conflict, mostly related to financial challenges, changing realities in the world around […]