Katharine Jefferts Schori
Time to reflect
As we move from Epiphany, the season in which we celebrated the manifestation of God in Jesus to the nations, it is appropriate to reflect on our mission and the […]
Presiding Bishop’s sermon at Executive Council meeting in Portland, Oregon
Presiding Bishop’s Opening Remarks for Churchwide Webcast Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City
Good morning to all of you. And it is a good morning, as the psalmist says, “this is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad […]
The Opening Eucharist for the Anglican Delegation to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 2007
Welcome – many of you have traveled far to join this gathering of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The people of this world thank you for […]
A Season of Fasting: Reflections on the Primates' Meeting
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offered the following reflections following the February 15-19 meeting of Anglican Primates near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. – – – – – – – […]
Absalom Jones Day with the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas
When you think about the word friend, who comes to mind? One of my closest and longest-standing friends is somebody I didn't quite warm up to the first several times […]
Pauli Murray 30th anniversary celebration of her first mass Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill NC
Isaiah 61:1-4; Psalm 126; John 15:12-15 I stand here with what I imagine is a good deal less confidence than did the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray 30 years ago. Her […]
In this season: Christ in the stranger’s guise, A reflection from the Presiding Bishop
Celtic Rune of HospitalityI saw a stranger yesterday;I put food in the eating place,drink in the drinking place,music in the listening place;and in the sacred name of the Triune Godhe […]
Presiding Bishop preaches in Cuba
Presiding Bishop: Three mission questions
How do we understand our mission — as Christians, as Episcopalians, as congregations in this church? We might begin with the catechism's definition of it as “to restore all people […]