Julia Matallana Freedman writes about her experiences in finding the Episcopal Church in her search for healing, a journey many have made in this first quarter of the 21st century.
Trauma and Pastoral Care
A Practical Handbook
By Carla Grosch-Miller
Canterbury Press Norwich, pp. 128, $31.99
Review by Anne O. Weatherholt
In this very timely book, Carla Grosch-Miller has...
Part Three of Reading the News Like a Christian
By Abigail Woolley Cutter
My two previous posts have explored a spirituality of reading the news. I’ve noted...
By Elizabeth Anderson
The new trial use commemorations approved by the Episcopal Church’s 2018 General Convention include several feasts that are both ancient and widespread,...
Violence, Trauma, and the Eucharist
Content warning: violence, trauma, abuse.
By Hannah King
Two years ago my brother died violently. I did not witness the end of...
All the sacraments are traumatic for us. Our body is no longer completely our own, our present is interrupted by a foretaste of the eschatological banquet, and the sacraments ultimately are beyond any adequate verbal description.
