Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 In this passage from Third Isaiah, the exiles have returned from Babylon. Their task is to rebuild the city: to create a new Jerusalem. The theme is transformation. The messianic overtones and gospel message are unmistakable on this third Sunday of Advent as we rejoice in the expectation of God entering the…

[RCL] Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; Psalm 78:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Today, let’s explore the problem known as burnout and the hope we call “transfiguration”. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In recent decades, “burnout” has become a popular word to describe a particular human problem. Burnout is commonly understood as…

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, I’d been outraged and horrified by the murders of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner, but not enough to change. The circumstances around Michael Brown’s death…

[RCL] Acts 7:55-70; John 14:1-14 Books can and have been written about some of the bizarre things that have been said by well-meaning friends, family members, and even clergy at funerals.  In The Episcopal Church, what we say follows a four-part formula: we gather to remember our beloved, we give thanks to God for their…

By Yamily Bass-Choate I am a Hispanic Latina woman, but that was not the way I always saw myself.  I grew up in Colombia, South America, and came to the United States for college. I had planned to stay for a few years and then return. My plans changed, and I began to plant my…

Today we are invited to swim against the tide. Let us consider that invitation. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. A man was recalling his grandmother’s recipe collection. Some, he remembered, were in well-used cookbooks, and some were on index cards. But he recalled the oldest recipes in her vast collection…

Following is a transcript of a sermon delivered by the Rt. Rev. Ann Ritonia, bishop suffragan of Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, during a Veterans Day service at The Episcopal Church Center’s Chapel of Christ the Lord in New York City on Nov. 11, 2025.

Douglas K. Anning Esq. of Kansas City, MO, has been named Episcopal Church Acting Chief Legal Officer, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. The appointment was made by the Episcopal Church Executive Council following the joint nomination by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings….

In her keynote presentation at the Second Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference in Okinawa, Japan, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori addressed The question of US military bases in Okinawa – The role of Anglican-Episcopal Church. “I want to challenge us all to consider similar situations around the world, and the roles that our respective…

The United Methodist-Episcopal Church Dialogue Committee met at the Cathedral of St. Philip inAtlanta, Georgia, on Nov. 1 – 3. Major focus was given to planning strategy for upcomingchurchwide conferences in 2024; the UMC Annual Conference will occur in May with TheEpiscopal Church’s General Convention happening shortly after in June. Notably, this will be thefirst…