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Celebrating the Mary’s Audacity on the Feast of the Annunciation

Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord: Let it be with me according to your word.”—Luke 1:38, […]

I’ve been thinking a lot over the past few weeks about how my family might engage the traditional Lenten practices.

Today we remember the life and faith of Absalom Jones, the first African American priest in the Episcopal Church, whose

In our suburban neighborhood, full of families with young children, Halloween is a big deal. People celebrate the full month

“War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back,

Content Warning: The following essay includes a discussion of pregnancy loss. When I was standing at the threshold of so

I was obsessed with the Virgin Mary as a child. This was an odd fascination for a little girl who

The story of Jeanne d’Arc (anglicized as Joan of Arc) is a complicated one. We commemorate her as a Visionary,

“Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised

Whenever I see Thurgood Marshall’s name show up on our calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts, I can’t help but