We live in a time of heightened disagreement and increasingly disagreeable modes of communication. Rarely have human societies managed effective and transparent conversations that are also kind. At times we […]
Human beings and our ancestors have been migrating for millions of years, since long before we became Homo sapiens. Everyone reading this has ancestors who migrated out of Africa. The […]
My brothers and sisters in Christ, I write in response to the return of the Diocese of Cuba to The Episcopal Church after 52 years of lonely existence. When we […]
In June I wrote about revitalizing congregations and the normal process of birth, growth, and death in faith communities. In this piece, I’d like to offer some perspective about the […]
Some people think General Convention is a bit like Brigadoon, a small city that appears for a day and then fades away into the mist for the next hundred years. […]
General Convention opens tomorrow at the Austin (TX) Convention Center. This is the 79th gathering of The Episcopal Church (TEC). The first one was held in 1785 in Philadelphia, with […]
I first went to overnight camp with my Girl Scout troop and several others when I was 6. During that week we practiced building campfires, wandered in the woods, hiked […]
I am aware that a large number of clergy in this diocese have been, or will be soon, invited to participate in CREDO. Some of you have undoubtedly been once, […]
Facebook Video of the Press Conference. Bishop Katharine’s comments are from 38:27 – 43:29. Senator Kamala Harri’s comments are from 1:07 – 1:17. This nation has a long […]
Several times in recent months I’ve heard parishioners ask, Well, are you going to close us? That raises several important questions: who is the “you” they’re talking about? Why and […]
