On Tuesday night, I was honored to attend a Mass in Remembrance of Pope Francis at St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix. It was a mix of joy and tears …
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Good Friday Offering
Since 1922, the Good Friday offering in Episcopal Churches has been designated for Christians in the Middle East, and has in recent decades been directed to the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.
In Praise of Due Process
“No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will …
House of Bishops
I spent the last week at the House of Bishops meeting at Camp McDowell in Alabama. Almost all the active bishops and some of our retired colleagues were present as we met for a week of prayer, study, discussion, and relationship-building.
Good News!
I have a personal announcement: Paul Sheehan and I are getting married!
Paul has been my partner for many years; and a friend for many more. Many of you have met him at my consecration, conventions, or visitations over the last six years.
What I Found at My Episcopal Church
By Laurel Way I like to joke with people that I “married” into the Episcopal Church. Before I met my now husband, I had never heard the word “episcopal” in …
You Are Not Alone
Two weeks ago, a member of our diocesan clergy called me in tears (and gave me permission to share their story).
She had applied for a passport renewal in late December, but there was an administrative delay, and when the passport arrived in February it listed a gender that was different than the gender on her prior passport; a gender different from that which is listed on her birth certificate; a gender that does not reflect her identity or self-understanding; it is, however, the gender she was assigned at birth.
Waymo, AI and the Future Church
A few weeks ago, I took my first Waymo Ride.
Waymo is like Uber, but with a fully automated car… there is no driver. You order a ride on the app, you get into the car when it arrives, and push a button on a screen to say that you’ve secured your seatbelt and are ready to go. Then off you are driven to your destination, following a route chosen by the computer and following all the rules of the road.
Resurrection Drugs
I remember powerfully the discussion with diocesan leaders about the new HIV drugs that were now accessible. They referred to them as “Resurrection Drugs” because people who had looked like they were about to die of AIDS revived and became healthy as soon as they began taking the medication.
Innocents
On Sunday, some of us heard the story of the flight to Egypt of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus, and their return to Nazareth. The passage omitted the Massacre of the Innocents (Matthew 2:16-18), but that part of the Gospel story has been on my heart because of the violence last week.