Author: Episcopal Cafe

Part 1: A little child shall lead them: a year after Sandy Hook

Only a month after her death, Ana Grace’s father, Jimmy Greene, was able to rise up and claim the need to “come together on issues that are not political but that are, above

all, human issues that affect us all as human beings.” … Alex Haller, an uncle of Noah Pozner who was also killed, “We have to make something positive come of this, and I feel a need to advocate for change right away… To me, this is now a lifelong mission, to make children safer and to stop mass shootings.”

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Sharing the Gospel

‘But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not go in yourselves,

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Great Expectations

The Reverend David Sellery, Author, Resource Creator and Retreat Leader. Committed to a vocation that focuses on encountering God in the midst of everyday life,

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Herself: Our Lady of Guadalupe

Guadalupe bears and reveals a God uncontainable by religious orthodoxy or national borders; a God who shows up everywhere, showering us with life as unexpected as roses in December, making all things new.

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Changing your mind

Psalm 148, 149, 150 (Morning) Psalm 114, 115 (Evening) Amos 6:1-14 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12 Luke 1:57-68 I would never pick me to name anyone’s children,

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Be Ready

Gospel for the Commemoration of Ambrose of Milan ‘Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their

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A Pastoral Paradox

In a more provocative moment, I recently posted on Facebook that when confronted with the word “pastoral” I am increasingly tempted to wonder — if not ask out loud — if “co-dependent” is what is often really meant. It seems that “pastoral” can be code for mere coddling bad behavior, or simply leaving things dangerously alone.

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Ingesting Jesus

Clement of Alexandria Everyday Mysteries With others she manages a website for the Diocese of Colorado highlighting congregations’ creative ministries:

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This time make it real!

The Reverend David Sellery, Author, Resource Creator and Retreat Leader. Committed to a vocation that focuses on encountering God in the midst of everyday life,

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