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Molly Jane Layton

The Rev. Molly Jane (MJ) Layton is priest in charge of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lattingtown, in Locust Valley, New York. Previous appointments include associate rector at the Parish of Calvary-St. George’s in Manhattan. Before her ordination she taught classics and history.

A Nazareth Pilgrimage and the Incarnation

The Incarnation is more than an idea. God inhabited a home, one in Nazareth that can be visited to this day for prayer.

All Saints’ Day & the Unity of Christ’s Body

The church's eschatological unity causes us not simply to bite our tongues in the face of division. Rather, our joy is in God's grace.

TableTalk: Making Disciples Post-COVID

One New York parish reinvented its approach to education, relationships, and making disciples post-covid. A renaissance has begun.

All God’s Children

Children in our churches offer a witness for adults: they show us who we are in God’s eyes.

St Stephen’s Day: From Creche to Cross

MJ Layton writes that the violence suffered by St. Stephen jolts us out of any sentimentality found in the crèche. With its resonances of Jesus’ crucifixion, his martyrdom takes us from the manger to the cross.

The Three-Body Problem

Spoiler Alert! Several months ago, my husband started recounting to me the latest audiobook on his playlist. As an engineer, he enjoys “hard” science...

The Love of the Father

The first few months of parenthood are unlike any other season of life. Emotions swing from joy and wonder to anxiety and concern, and...

The Hero’s Fast

When I was a young evangelical on the Canterbury Trail, the liturgical calendar gave my faith structure and meaning in a way I had...

The Era of the Digital Bible

The Rev. Molly Jane Layton reviews People of the Screen: How Evangelicals Created the Digital Bible and How It Shapes Their Reading of Scripture.

The Audacious Hope of Advent

Content warning: Miscarriage. The defining feature of my life right now is that I am pregnant. Almost every casual conversation starts with either a “Congratulations!”...