Racial Reconciliation
The Power to Change
By Robyn Hyden At Alabama Arise, as in The Episcopal Church, we value agape love. We strive to practice unconditional love, and through this, we envision a world where all people live with concern for the common good and respect for the humanity of every person. These values lead us to tackle what we see […]
God Sees Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
by The Rev. Canon Dr. Winfred (Fred) Vergara Gloria Fanchiang wrote the pop song “God who sees us,” in the aftermath of the massacre of six Asian American girls working in a spa in Atlanta. It begins with these words: “We have been forgotten and abandoned, cast aside, erased and counted out. Centuries of hatred […]
From the BBC Grant Community: Facing Our History in Kentucky
By The Rev. Kelly Kirby The word “Becoming” is key in the phrase “Becoming the Beloved Community.” When we applied for a seed grant in 2019, we had a vision for comprehensive, dismantling racism work that would take place over three years. Despite the setbacks we experienced due to the pandemic, our diocese has uncovered […]
Bring the Story into the Room
By The Rev. Erin Kirby “‘Anamnesis’ is the Greek word ‘to remember.’ It is the word Jesus used in the institution narrative in the Eucharist: ‘Do this in remembrance of me.’ Its spiritual meaning is that in the sacrament, what is being remembered becomes a present reality.” – the Rev. Ken Swanson from “The Way […]
We are ALL Related
By The Rev. Kurt J. Huber and the Rev. Ellen B. Huber Last summer, a young boy went to Home Town Days in the reservation town of Eagle Butte, South Dakota. There he waited in the scorching heat for 45 minutes at the high school track until his turn finally came. He would ride a […]
Earth Month and Beloved Community
By Phoebe Chatfield and the Rev. Melanie Mullen April is “Earth Month,” leading up to the 52nd annual Earth Day on Friday, April 22. As we join people around the world to honor this month, we proclaim that caring for the earth is part of the work of Becoming Beloved Community. It is not a […]
Easter Sunday: Preaching Isaiah 65, Psalm 118, and John 20
In this final episode of season 4 of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, we speak with Episcopalians committed to the Beloved Community about the texts for Easter Sunday. The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 65: 17-25, Psalm 118, and John 20:1-8. Our guests this week are: Prophetic Voices is hosted by […]
Easter Vigil: Preaching Exodus 14-15 and Luke 24
In this fifth episode of season 4 of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, we speak with Episcopalians committed to the Beloved Community about the texts for the Easter Vigil. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21, and Luke 24:1-12. Our guests this week are: Prophetic Voices is hosted by the […]
Good Friday: Preaching Psalm 22 and John 18
In this fourth episode of season 4 of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, we speak with Episcopalians committed to the Beloved Community about the texts for Good Friday. The texts covered in this episode are Psalm 22 and John 18:1-19:42. Our guests this week are: Prophetic Voices is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah […]
On Sacred Ground: Personal Transformation Leads to Sacred Ground Program Expansion
By Andrea Lauerman Sometimes a transformation of the heart can be so complete that it is shocking even to the one being transformed. Caroline Russell, a parishioner at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brunswick, Maine, experienced just such a transformation in the final years of her life, and the effects are now rippling far beyond […]
