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The Urgency of Today’s Holy Innocents

December 28, 2022 By Scott Robinson 2 Comments

We read in the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew that when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of Galilee (erroneously referred to in the gospels as “King Herod”), fearing for his throne, ordered the deaths all the male children in the Bethlehem area under the age of two.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: gun violence, Holy Innocents, racial justice, racism

Envisioning Jesus in Our Own Image

July 21, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles 3 Comments

Mom, I thought Jesus had white skin?

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: art, Jesus Christ, parenting, racism, Sewanee

Peter and Paul, Black Lives and Gentile Lives

June 29, 2020 By Ryan Kuratko Leave a Comment

Black Lives Matter. Saint Peter and Saint Paul disagreed on much, but this, this, they agreed on: black lives matter. Let’s circle back here in a moment.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, racism, St. Paul, St. Peter

Uncovering Rocks

June 24, 2020 By Lauren Kuratko 2 Comments

Lately, I’ve gotten into gardening. We are lucky enough to live in a home on a church property, with places around the property where we can garden.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: COVID-19, gardening, racism, transformation

A short family guide to supporting racial justice now

June 18, 2020 By Wendy Claire Barrie Leave a Comment

As I write this, tens of thousands of people have gathered for a tenth straight day from New York City to San Francisco, in every state and at least 11 nations, to protest racism and police brutality.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: parenting, race, racial justice, racism, Wendy Claire Barrie

Desert Mother, Patriarchy Destroyer

June 8, 2020 By Fr. Patrick Funston 4 Comments

Two and a half weeks ago I had no idea who Melania the Elder was. (Hint: The Patriarchy)

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, desert mother, Lesser Feasts and Fasts, racism

Grow at the Movies: Trolls World Tour

April 17, 2020 By Fr. Patrick Funston Leave a Comment

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Universal chose to release Trolls World Tour to streaming platforms to rent. A 48 hour rental costs $19.99. Initially I […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: diversity, Grow at the Movies, Music, racism

The Color of Life

February 9, 2019 By Cara Meredith 5 Comments

I’m oftentimes asked why I wrote The Color of Life, and if I’m honest with you, the first thing I’ll say is that I never […]

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Another post about racism with a dose of hope

September 12, 2018 By Miriam McKenney 3 Comments

How do you begin to dismantle racism in our daily lives? Miriam writes about the challenge and the necessity of challenging and obliterating racism.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: African-Americans, Becoming Beloved Community, Black Lives Matter, daughters, God, Holy Spirit, inclusion, Jesus, love, parenting, peace, racism, The Episcopal Church

Parenting Well in a World Gone Wrong – in Charlottesville and Beyond

August 16, 2017 By Rachel Jones Leave a Comment

We live in a world gone sideways. And it’s been that way since the day we walked out of Eden.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: action, Charlottesville, discipleship, evil, hatred, parenting, Prayer, racism

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