Mary Frances Schjonberg writes for Episcopal News Service: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry preached Nov. 16 during the opening Eucharist for the International Black Clergy Conference. The Eucharist took place at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Houston. The church, which is the oldest congregation in Houston still worshipping on its original site, was filled for the … [Read more...] about PB Preaches to Preachers
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Still Time to Show Grace
Electoral map by counties • Ali Zifan, Wikipedia Richelle Thompson writes for the Episcopal Church Foundation’s Vital Practices: I planned to be a gracious winner the week after the election. I wasn’t going to rub it in the faces of folks who had been Donald Trump supporters. My social media presence would be demure, and while I expected to dance a little … [Read more...] about Still Time to Show Grace
Walking for Imperiled Lives
The Rev. Canon Rhonda Mawhood Lee writes for Faith & Leadership about a 17-mile overnight walk for suicide prevention: We were people of every color and size imaginable, on foot and in wheelchairs, teenagers to elders. We were families wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the name and photo of a lost relative, military veterans and police officers similarly attired in memory … [Read more...] about Walking for Imperiled Lives
‘Mind the Gap’
Protesters march toward police lines in Milwaukee. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein The Rev. Tony Bleything, rector of Christ Redeemer Anglican Church (ACNA) in Milwaukee, reflects on violence that erupted after Sylville Smith, 23, was shot by a Milwaukee police officer on Aug. 13: Honestly, I feel tempted to align myself with those in the minority, the African American … [Read more...] about ‘Mind the Gap’
Healing Words for Baton Rouge
The Rev. Bryan Owen is rector of St. Luke’s Church, Baton Rouge, which is adjacent to the city’s police headquarters. On Wednesday afternoon he preached at the parish’s regularly scheduled healing service: Jesus said: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13). We saw that love in action this past Sunday morning as police … [Read more...] about Healing Words for Baton Rouge
Job and Waggled Eyebrows
Terry Gross of National Public Radio’s Fresh Air interviewed British actor Christopher Eccleston on Monday, and the conversation is suffused with talk of God and Anglicanism. Eccleston discusses his father’s final years of Alzheimer’s, his role in The A Word (BBC), his portrayal of an Episcopal priest on The Leftovers (HBO), and the Book of Job. As Eccleston discusses … [Read more...] about Job and Waggled Eyebrows
Wreckage in West Virginia
A destroyed car rests in front of a house after flooding in Clendenin, West Virginia, northeast of the state capital, Charleston. REUTERS/Marcus Constantino The Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer, Bishop of West Virginia, writes about flood damage in his state and asks for assistance: The worst part of the damage in WV appears to be south of us, in Greenbrier … [Read more...] about Wreckage in West Virginia
Muslim Dialogue in Seattle
The Rt. Rev. Greg Rickel, Bishop of Olympia, joined with Arsalan Bukhari, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations–Washington, for dialogue in mid-April. The two leaders met at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, to discuss the theme “Interfaith Relations and Islamophobia: Inclusion, Dignity, and Respect.” Contact | Covenant | Facebook | RSS | Subscribe … [Read more...] about Muslim Dialogue in Seattle