The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde came to the attention of the Joe Biden presidential campaign when she rebuked President Donald Trump for using tear gas to stage a photo op at a church. She was invited to give the benediction for the second night of the Democratic National Convention, and appropriately took a nonpartisan approach. She began her 1:03-minute prayer by quoting … [Read more...] about Bp. Budde: ‘Too Dangerous for Anything but Truth’
Democratic National Convention
‘Everyone Needs a Home’
By Gary G. YerkeySeveral Episcopal churches in Charlotte, North Carolina, have joined forces with dozens of other Christian congregations this week to house and feed 40 homeless families displaced during the Democratic National Convention.The families have been forced to move from the motels where they normally reside that have more than doubled their rates — from $20-$40 to … [Read more...] about ‘Everyone Needs a Home’
A Compassionate Heart’s Prayer
Jena Lee Nardella, cofounder and executive director of Blood:Water Mission, offered the benediction Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, after First Lady Michelle Obama’s keynote address.Nardella, a resident of East Nashville, is a member of St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel at Vanderbilt University, which describes itself as “the Wesley/Canterbury Fellowship and … [Read more...] about A Compassionate Heart’s Prayer