Prayers for a New Beginning January 21, 2021 Features, Highlight, Opinion America can come together “if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.”
Looking Ahead to the Biden Administration January 12, 2021 Highlight, News Five department heads from the Episcopal Church gathered virtually on January 11 for a webinar titled "Mr. Biden Goes to Washington: What a New Administration Means for the Church." The short answer is that it means quite a lot.
Bp. Budde: ‘Too Dangerous for Anything but Truth’ August 19, 2020 Highlight, News A benediction quoting William Sloane Coffin, with aspirations for unity, justice, and peace.
Bishop Budde to Give Benediction at DNC Tuesday August 17, 2020 Highlight, News The Bishop of Washington previously took President Trump to task for clearing Black Lives Matter protesters with tear gas, to enable him to stage a photo op at St. John's Church.
Curry: ‘He Didn’t Say a Prayer,’ It Was ‘A Photo Op’ June 3, 2020 Highlight, News "If people of goodwill and human decency come together and say, ‘we’re going to be a people of love ... we’re going to be a people worthy of the name American', then, we will be a shining city upon a hill."
Bishops Criticize Trump for Photo Op at Church June 2, 2020 Highlight, News The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde: ""The president just used a Bible, the most sacred text of the Judeo-Christian tradition ... as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus,"
Episcopal Groups Join Suit Against Border Wall August 28, 2019 Clips, News The Diocese of Western Massachusetts and the Diocese of Long Island filed friend of the court briefs in a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Followup on Washington Bishop’s Trump Remarks August 16, 2019 Clips, News The president's words "have dangerous potential to encourage others, both to speak and then to act with condoned violence. That's why we spoke."
National Cathedral Leadership Rebukes President Trump July 31, 2019 News "We feel compelled to ask: After two years of President Trump’s words and actions, when will Americans have enough?"
‘We Stand Ready to Help’ September 18, 2018 Clips, News Presiding Bishop Michael Curry disappointed by 30,000 ceiling on refugee admissions.