Diocese of Washington

Anticipating that food benefits won’t arrive on November 1, churches are preparing to help their communities as well as they can.

One D.C. parish canceled its Spanish Eucharist, fearing for parishioners’ safety, while others say the city is dangerous and welcome federal help.

Leaders of Grate Patrol, which has served D.C.’s homeless since 1981, described the administration’s narrative about chaos in the city as “hyperbolic,” and said most people they encounter are nice and agreeable.

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who were killed on May 21, worshiped at the Church of the Ascension & St. Agnes.

Episcopalians in the D.C. area offer practical support and encouragement to federal workers and contractors affected by unprecedented government cuts.

Christ Church’s outreach work includes multiple robust feeding ministries, refugee resettlement, a food pantry, and over 13 small groups.

Those who attended the mission throughout agreed unanimously that the people of Washington experienced a spiritual revival, conducted without undue or fanatic emotion, such as never before had been offered them, and they also are in agreement that “it can happen in the Episcopal Church.”

The Rev. Dr. C.K. Robertson reviews How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith.

Secular forces have a way of overwhelming religious observances.

Searching the after-market for the right shade of pale yellow bricks.