Category: The Magazine

A reflection on the collect for Ash Wednesday as it guides and invites us into a “holy Lent”

As the diocese of Cuba holds its final synod before full reunification with TEC next year, we share story of shared ministry between two parishes, one in Cuba and one in Connecticut

We review Revealed: What the Bible Can Teach You About Yourself, from the author Angela D. Schaffner

Forget Spiritual Discipline. Cultivate Spiritual Attentiveness.

When we look into a mirror, we see a reflection staring back at us.  That reflection is just an outer covering.  What we should respect and inspect is the deeper self of the character within the outer shell.

Our struggle to build an inclusive church is fundamentally about conflicting views of how exactly Jesus accomplishes our salvation

…perhaps Episcopalians collectively should do what Bishop Curry has done as an individual: play to our strengths. Appreciative inquiry argues that flourishing organizations emphasize their strengths rather than weaknesses or problem solving.

It is in the wildernesses of our lives that we need silence and yet…

We can’t build our way out of our daily frustrations and annoyances, but perhaps we can build up within ourselves a capacity for grace

Reflective verse from Charles LaFond