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August 17 2025 Issue

An Unlikely Nun Finds Her People

Sister Monica Clare, formerly Claudette Monica Powell, entered the Community of St. John Baptist in 2012 and was elected the sister superior in 2019.

Art as a Way to God

The authors make a case for a church in which art in general, and the visual arts in particular, are part of congregational life.

Warning and Grace (Pentecost 13, Year C)

The potter of his own will made and remade vessels. He is completely in charge.

Bishop Robin Chen: Man of God or Tragic Hero?

The extraordinary life, family, and ministry of Bishop Robin Chen is movingly revealed with a masterful use of historical documents, sermons, memories of friends, and family letters.

Baker, Burrill, and Petersen

Remembering J. Stannard Baker, William George Burrill, and William H. Petersen

Dance and the Grace of Discipline

Silas Farley: “Dance is predicated upon a lifestyle of embodied discipline and learning.”

Lived Humility (Pentecost 12, Year C)

Only those who have the humility to admit that they do not possess complete knowledge are in the frame of mind necessary to learn.

People and Places, August 21

Appointments and ordinations across the Episcopal Church

Daughters of Zion Helps Widows and Orphans Become Strong

Carolyne Adhola: “Against the tide of those who still felt widows had nothing to add, the question now became how they would be recognized in church as they serve.”

The Strength of Christ Carried Me

I have been refined and become stronger because of my faith in God and his son, Jesus Christ.

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