As a young child, I held aspirations of joining the military. I remember our imaginary play through back street alleys and vacant lots included re-enacting scenes from the latest war movie that we watched on television.
Gazing outward, gazing inward, and finding God
Sophomore year in high school became a pivotal time in my spiritual development.
Absalom Jones: Life Can Be More
It takes a person of strong character to perform acts of charity for a community that directs its animosity, disrespect, and racism towards his people.
Expanding Our View of Gratitude
The Stripes are core values in the form of positive rules.
Relational Theology: The Cornerstone of Our Ethos
Our love for God can only be manifested by our love for our neighbor.
Saint Aidan: The Strength of Gentleness
At The Episcopal Academy we make every intention to inspire our students to care across differences.
Bartholomew: Worth a Mention
When I was a child growing up in Philadelphia, I respected a man who lived across the street from me named Mr. Weaver.
Saint Clare: Making the Stranger Our Neighbor
We live in a culture in which money seems to be the answer to all our problems.
Saint Lawrence: Reminding Us of the True Treasures of the Church
Since Lawrence was the chief financial officer in Rome, he was given the option by the Roman prefect to surrender the “treasures of the church” and receive his freedom or resist and be put to death.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: a qualitative not quantitative union
What I remember most about learning my catechism as a child is memorizing facts about why God loved me.