Racial Reconciliation

“Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?”

Racial Reconciliation

Episcopalians confront hard truths about the Episcopal Church’s role in slavery, black history

February 28, 2018

Brutal scenes of physical and psychological violence in the 2016 film “The Birth of a Nation” flashed across a screen set up inside a small chamber at the Episcopal Cathedral of […]

Beyond Relevant: The Episcopal Church’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities

October 4, 2017

Episcopalians, schools and supporters are working to renew, strengthen ties By Heather Beasley Doyle When Skylar Mitchell arrived at Spelman College, an all-female historically black school in Atlanta, Georgia, she found […]

A Discussion on Reconciliation

February 20, 2015

I met Dr. Kathy Bozzuti-Jones, the Associate Director of Faith Formation and Education at Trinity Wall Street, at a workshop I presented at Forma. In a recent post, she writes […]

Pictures from the Road

January 23, 2015

            Traditional dancers at the Filipino Convocation, August 2014.             Visit with Executive Council member Anita George, August 2014.   […]

Make My Joy Complete, part 2

January 23, 2015

In my first post, I spoke of the need to prioritize being in community over being right, and described our need to distinguish between intent and impact. As promised, here […]

Make My Joy Complete, part 1

October 15, 2014

If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, […]

If I Say “It’s Racist,” Will You Still Be My Friend?

October 4, 2013

White Privilege From an Asian-American Woman’s Point of View October 4, 2013 By: Lelanda Lee I had been friends with Lacy for almost seven years. We volunteered together at church. […]

Episcopalians Gather to Apologize for Slavery

October 3, 2008

By: Daphne Mack Hundreds of Episcopalians journeyed to St. Thomas African Episcopal Church in Philadelphia on October 3 to participate in the first of a two-day solemn observance that will […]

Giving the full history: Who owned Absalom Jones?

February 11, 2008

Absalom Jones is one of the Episcopal Church’s and our nation’s most heroic founding fathers, and on February 13, we commemorate blessed Absalom, the first black priest and founder of […]

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