Today, we commemorate the baptism of Jesus by his cousin John in the River Jordan. Now, John’s that guy we’ve been hearing a lot about lately (since the beginning of Advent), and after today, he will drop into the background. You see, we no longer need that voice crying in the wilderness, “Prepare the way…

The video of the special celebration of the 40th anniversary of women’s ordination on July 26 is now available at no fee here  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/live-demand-worship The Diocese of Pennsylvania hosted a celebration of the 40th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, the site…

The Book of Acts tells the story of the cripple from Lystra, a man crippled at birth. Most of society ignored him — he was a beggar, after all. He would sit all day in his invisibility and watch people pass by. But there was one who truly saw him. The Apostle Paul recognized him…

La mayoría de personas nacidas tanto en el campo como en la ciudad, han tenido la experiencia de plantar o ver a otra persona plantar árboles frutales u ornamentales con la ilusión de cosechar flores o frutos. Es posible que en esta tarea sembradora los que cosechan hayan tenido buenos resultados con los frutos esperados,…

The Pharisee Nicodemus, a member of the Sanhedrin, paid a visit to Jesus cloaked by the secrecy of night. He came alone to probe and to have some questions answered. We might ask, “Why did he come at night?” Was it because he didn’t want anyone to see him in the company of this man,…

Si Dios no fuera mi socorro, ya habitaría yo en el reino del silencio. Cuando decía « mi pie resbala », tu amor, Señor, fue mi sustento. En medio de mis ansiedades, tu consuelo me deleita. (Salmo 94:17-19) Los invitamos a que se nos unan para compartir nuevas oraciones cada semana por aquellos que son…

Dear People of God in The Episcopal Church: On the day I was elected presiding bishop in June 2024, I told the General Convention: It’s time to reorient our churchwide resources—budgets and staff—to support dioceses and congregations on the ground where ministry happens. To build on what dioceses and diocesan partnerships already do better than the churchwide structure and use churchwide resources to strengthen those ministries.

Episcopalians get it about glory; that the glory of God is the hidden flesh-and-blood truth about everybody, everywhere. Therefore proclaiming the glory of the incarnation is the business we are in. Which is to say that we – every parish, diocese, province, person – are in the business of healing, and feeding, and serving, and…

[RCL] Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Psalm 19; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 Being preached to on a parable can sometimes feel like you’re at the Grand Canyon and the tour guide is standing right in your line of vision. Or you are meandering through a stunning art gallery and the curator stops right in the middle…

Para los cristianos la Navidad es una fiesta de extraordinaria importancia. Celebramos en ella el nacimiento de Jesús, nuestro Salvador. Hoy día ignoramos cuándo nació Jesús. Los evangelistas que narran la infancia de Jesús, no describen un informe histórico exacto tal como ser haría hoy. Sólo pretendieron enmarcar a su personaje en una época y…