Racial Reconciliation
This Summer It’s All About Racial Justice
By the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers Back in 2020, before COVID-19 lockdowns and the murder of George Floyd, Episcopal racial justice and reconciliation leaders were all set to gather in […]
Sacred Ground Inspires Coalition for All
By the Rev. Margot Critchfield It was Michael Brown’s death in August 2014, and the subsequent Ferguson uprising, that changed my life. Like many other progressive and privileged White women, […]
Seed Grant Promotes Growth in Social Justice Efforts in Virginia
By David Atwood and Sudie McGahuey By God’s grace, the church’s 2021 grant has provided a focus and power for the Social Justice Ministry of Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, Alexandria, Virginia. We have been […]
Reflection from Connecticut
By Greg Farr At the 2020 annual convention of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut (ECCT), Resolution No. 7 was passed with the intent to recognize and confront systemic racism, white […]
Beloved Community with the Earth and One Another
By the Rev. Melanie Mullen Earth Day coincides with our remembrance of the martyrdom of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and that is appropriate, because both embody the heart […]
Sacred Ground Action Group
By Julia Wight People were shocked and devastated by what was happening in this country: men and women of color murdered by police, members of a synagogue shot indiscriminately, attacks […]
Climate Justice
By Aisha Heurtas In my lifelong Christian journey, I have at times been disappointed with the church. I see injustices in the world—senseless violence, racism, gender discrimination, bigotry, poverty, hunger, and […]
Behind the Book: ‘Faith, Race, and the Lost Cause’
By Christopher A. Graham The work that resulted in “Faith, Race, and the Lost Cause” began at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in 2015 after the Charleston, South Carolina, murders. St. […]
Opener for the Becoming the Beloved Community E-newsletter: March 2022
Greetings! I am excited to embark on this sacred journey of racial justice and reconciliation with you. We are living in challenging and dark times. The remnants of racism and […]
Finding Full Communion on Sacred Ground
By the Rev. Maria Tjeltveit I feel twice blessed by a Full Communion Sacred Ground program on Zoom. Every other Monday, seven of us serve as facilitators for an afternoon […]
