Writings
Proper 20A
It is very good for brothers and sisters to live together in peace â…
House of Bishops Opening Eucharist
James Chisholm was a priest in tidewater Virginia in the mid 19th century. He…
September 11, 2011: Micah 4:1-5; Matt 5:43-48
We gather here today in peace, yearning and hoping that peace may come in…
September 11, 2011: Proper 19A
What’s it like to be attacked? And what governs our response? How do we…
Mid-Valley Picnic at Good Samaritan
That Exodus story expresses very modern and present fears. The Egyptians are afraid in…
6th Sunday after Pentecost
Bunia, Congo24 July 11 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding Bishop and PrimateThe Episcopal…
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Caracas, Venezuela17 July 2011 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding Bishop and PrimateThe Episcopal…
Applied Ethics: Government and the Search for the Common Good
ChautauquaApplied Ethics: Government and the Search for the Common Good3 July 2011 The Most…
Second Sunday After Pentecost, St. Luke's
26 June 2011St. Lukeâs, KnoxvilleDiocese of East Tennessee The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding…
Presiding Bishop Preaches during the Opening Liturgy of EYE (Episcopal Youth Event) at Bethel University
EYE opening liturgyBethel University, St. Paul, MNCome Together! We are intimately linked in this…
A letter to the Secretary of Agriculture in advance of the G20 Agricultural Ministers Meeting
The Honorable Tom Vilsack United States Secretary of Agriculture Washington, DC 20560 Dear Secretary…
The Presiding Bishop Preaches on Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday19 June 2011AFRECSChrist Church, Glen Allen, VA The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding…
In World Refugee Day message, presiding bishop says goal is to welcome the stranger
As the world prepares to commemorate World Refugee Day on June 20, Presiding Bishop…
Episcopal City Missions
Episcopal City MissionsBoston, Massachusetts7 June 2011 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding Bishop and…
Easter 7A at Holy Apostles Church
5 June 2011Holy Apostles, Oneida, WIDiocese of Fond du Lac The Most Rev. Katharine…
Sermon at St. Paul's Cathedral at their Eucharistic Festival
Eucharistic FestivalSt. Paul's Cathedral4 June 2011 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding Bishop and…
The Presiding Bishop Preaches on Ascension at Stanford Episcopal-Lutheran Memorial Church
Ascension 2 June 2011 Stanford Episcopal-Lutheran Campus Ministry Memorial Church The Most Rev. Katharine…
Beauty and Power, Truth and Good: A 21st Century Quest for the Real
1 June 2011 Stanford University The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and…
Presiding Bishop Preaches at St. John's Episcopal Church–Diocese of Northern Michigan
22 May 2011St. John, Negaunee, MI (Diocese of Northern Michigan) The Most Rev. Katharine…
Presdiing Bishop Preaches at the Catedral Ste Trinite, 11 a.m. Service
Catedral Ste Trinite, Paris15 May 2011 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding Bishop and…
Quasimodo Lecture–Networks for the Future: Catholic Beyond Boundaries
Quasimodo lecture 14 May 2011 Old Catholic Cathedral, Utrecht Networks for the future: catholic…
Sankte Gertrudis
Sankte Gertrudis Cathedral, Utrecht14 May 2011 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding Bishop and…
Sermon for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Full Communion with Lutherans
Swords into plowshares, and spears into pruning hooks? Maybe weâre talking about shepherdsâ crooks….
Sermon for the Second Sunday Easter, Diocese of Western New York
Have you ever been to jail â even just to visit? Many people find…
Diocese of Pittsburgh Chrism Mass Sermon
Late last fall, I was in New York with one night to run an…
Palm Sunday, Newton Grove, NC
Sermon for the Renewal of Ordination Vows
Weâre all going to be sent out of here at the end of this…
Christ Church Durham 350th Anniversary Sermon
The history of this place is absolutely fascinating, from the parish libraries sent by…
Diocese of North Carolina Service of Repentance, Healing, and Reconciliation
Three blocks from the Church Center in New York is a public park called…
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s 2011 Easter Message: “We give thanks for the Resurrection, and we become part of Jesus’ ongoing work, as we become aware of its power in our own lives.”
English Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says in her 2011 Easter Message,…
Presiding Bishop’s 2011 Easter message
English The Resurrection must be understood in significantly different images and metaphors in the…
Presiding Bishop Preaches on Annunciation to Open House of Bishops
Maybe we ought to start by singing, âhail, hail, the gangâs all here.â Weâre…
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent, Diocese of Springfield
I started Lent this year at an Ash Wednesday celebration in Haiti. It was…
Sermon for the First Sunday of Lent, Diocese of Albany
There is another story told about a head-to-head contest between Jesus and the devil….
Episcopal Presiding Bishop in Haiti on Ash Wednesday: We stand at the beginning of Lent, reminded that we are dust and that we shall return to dust at the last.
English We stand at the beginning of Lent, reminded that we are dust and…
Cathédrale Ste. Trinité, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Ash Wednesday Sermon
We stand at the beginning of Lent, reminded that we are dust and…
Are you traveling light on the earth? Presiding bishop's message for Lent
The Episcopal Church observes Lent in solidarity with Christians throughout the ages. Lent has…
Self-sustainability Conference
Tela, Honduras English Well, I haven’t been able to figure out why these readings…
Sermon for Epiphany 8, Year A
I was in another diocese recently, where someone was talking about a clothes closet…
Archaeology of Hope
The âSecrets of the Silk Roadâ exhibition opens today in the Penn Museum in…
Absalom Jones 2011
I was talking to some people in another part of the church last week,…
Presiding Bishop Preaches in Youngstown, OH
There are questions and anger and grief in Youngstown after the shooting at a…
Cyril and Methodius 2011
Last year I heard about a parishioner in West Virginia who kept on complaining…
Presiding Bishop Preaches at Church 75th Anniversary
I donât know if youâve ever noticed it, but sometimes on a quiet evening…
Presiding Bishop Preaches at Evensong
In this thirsty desert, people know the treasure that is water. I have a…
Martyrs of Japan Sermon 2011
It is striking to have the feast of the Martyrs of Japan falls in…
Presiding Bishop Preaches at Iglesia de San Pablo
English What do you take with you when you travel? The last time I…
Presiding Bishop Preaches at Christ Church Cathedral Dublin
Can you remember back to Christmas? It seems a long time ago, yet it…
St. Luke’s, Jacksonville, FL
English Sermon for Epiphany 3, Year A Andrew and Simon Peter, and the Zebedee…
Sermon for Epiphany 3, Year A
English Andrew and Simon Peter, and the Zebedee brothers are all invited to leave…
Diocese of Florida Convention Sermon: One Body
We are one body, with a whole lot of different parts. This body called…
Hecker Lecture at St. Paul's College
A catholic future: shared mission beyond unitary communionsHecker Lecture19 January 2011St. Paulâs College (Paulist…
Christmas 2010: A message from the Presiding Bishop
English The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light Isaiah…
Sermon at 50th Anniversary of St. Columba, Marathon, FL
Congratulations! Fifty years as a community of faith is indeed something to celebrate. I…
Sermon at Holy Spirit, Lake Forest, IL
What do you hope for in the coming year? What holy dream keeps you…
Collaboration Between the Religious and Health Care Communities
The work of clergy has anciently been called the âcure of soulsâ and in…
Presiding bishop issues 2010 World AIDS Day letter
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued the following letter for World AIDS Day,…
Presiding bishop writes of yearning, expectation in ENS bulletin inserts
"The world is waiting for the birth of the long-expected One, who will bring…
Pledge Offering Sunday
I visited an Episcopal school and a church in the last two days, and…