
Driving while black and white
Bishop Marianne Budde reflects on the experience of two priests who were stopped by the police while driving through North Carolina with members of their family.

Bishop Marianne Budde reflects on the experience of two priests who were stopped by the police while driving through North Carolina with members of their family.

“Race relations in America were good, and on this black-and-white America generally and pretty overwhelmingly agreed. Whatever the heady admixture of ideas and emotions that produced that data, that picture of America in 2009 is now orphaned.”

Juneteenth affirms that “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” as the rights of all, not a select few.
The United States’ multi-racial population has grown at three times the rate of the general population since the beginning of the millennium.

The Union of Black Episcopalians has posted “Reflections on Baltimore, my hometown” by the Rev. Dr. Canon Sandye Wilson. An excerpt: People are sick and

On Thursday, faith leaders from central Maryland gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Incarnation to issue this statement on the death of Freddie Scott.

“Can a church run by privileged people who have little to no firsthand knowledge of systemic oppression effectively minister to oppressed folks?
“Probably not.”

We want people to come to Anti-Racism training cheerfully and not grudgingly because there is some church canon or decree from their bishop that they have to check this box or miss out on some needed certification. We want people to come to Anti-Racism training because learning how to overcome the sin of racism will enable us to love one another as Jesus loves each one of us.

The Annual Council of the Diocese of Virginia, on January 24th, adopted a change to its Canons that permits Virginia Seminary to create Missions of

The Diocese of Virginia Annual Council today passed a resolution to change its name from Annual Council to Annual Convention: R-2: Name Change of Council