Zenaida, Philonella, and Hermione: Healers and Physicians
When the tensions in Haiti are minimal, I run an annual medical clinic at St. Marc’s Episcopal School in one of the most remote places in the country.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: No Cheap Grace
I often struggle with how to balance opposing injustice and evil while maintaining my Christian commitment to mercy, peace, and forgiveness.
Chad of Lichfield’s Holy Humility
Most of what we know about Chad, monastic and Bishop of Lichfield and Mercia, is gleaned from the pages of the Venerable Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
Remembering George Herbert, priest and poet
Born in 1593, George Herbert, a cousin of the Earl of Pembroke, grew up amongst gifted and creative people.
She Always Had A Name: Remembering Photini
It happens every few months: someone at the parish where I work will ask me what my name is.
Your Sins are Forgiven
One of the most challenging aspects of parenting is seeking forgiveness.
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Choosing Faith over Culture
When I looked at the lectionary for the month of February and saw today’s feast, I will admit that I wasn’t sure of the women’s identities whom we celebrate today—Agnes Tsao Kou Ying, Agatha Lin Zhao, and Lucy Yi Zhenmei.
Being Bold Like Peter
While there are so many denominational differences, and it is easy to become forceful in our conviction of faith, neither division nor force will bring others into the light of God’s love made known in Jesus Christ.
A Boy Called Nicholas
In a land where the beauty of creation was all around, when a boy named Nicholas came to birth, there began a holy journey for this boy whose name means ‘Victor of the People.’
Mechthild of Magdeburg: Sex Positive Mystic
I was twenty-five years old before I finally realized my birth in 1964 had been the result of an unplanned pregnancy.
