As a child, my understanding of Lutheran theology was informed at least as much by its distance from Roman Catholicism as it was by anything we did in worship itself.
Turn Around: Embracing Change On The Feast of Saint Matthew Read Post »
At The Episcopal Academy we make every intention to inspire our students to care across differences.
Saint Aidan: The Strength of Gentleness Read Post »
When I was a child growing up in Philadelphia, I respected a man who lived across the street from me named Mr. Weaver.
Bartholomew: Worth a Mention Read Post »
Growing up when and where I did, racism wasn’t something that was necessarily talked about.
Following Jonathan Daniels’ Through Pilgrimage Read Post »
Florence both challenges and inspires me. This week I’m reflecting specifically on what her life means for me when it comes to raising my own children.
Florence Nightingale: The Challenge of the Lady with the Lamp Read Post »
We live in a culture in which money seems to be the answer to all our problems.
Saint Clare: Making the Stranger Our Neighbor Read Post »
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.
Saint Lawrence: Reminding Us of the True Treasures of the Church Read Post »
When we got home, he downloaded Minecraft on my iPad, and I don’t mind confessing that for the next three straight hours, I engaged in what can only be described as “Ignatian Meditation, Version 2022.”
Saint Ignatius and a Flock of Minecraft Sheep Read Post »
I find it fitting that the church calendar celebrates the Feast of Saint James in July, as every person in my Facebook feed seems to be spending this month on pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago.
Celebrating James the Apostle with a Pilgrimage Read Post »
Argula was — for a while — a wife, mother of four, and extremely privileged. Until she started speaking out.
Argula von Grumbach and the Saints We Do Not Know Read Post »