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Casa de la Misericordia Featured in Yes! Media
A recent article about Bordando Esperanza( Embroidering Hope) from Yes Media! featured the Cruzando Fronteras shelter Casa de la Misericordia. Read the article.
Prison Ministry Art Program Featured on Arizona Public Media
The Rev. Kim Crecca and the diocesan prison ministry’s art program were featured in a story by NPR. “Reverend Kim Crecca is the leader of the program and has been …
The Bishop’s E-Pistle: Celebrating the life of Archbishop Tutu
Just before Christmas, the Diocesan House staff took an afternoon to watch the film, Mission: Joy, a documentary about the 2015 meeting of the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Last Sunday many of our congregations observed the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in addition to the Third Sunday of Advent. At St. Mark’s, Mesa, where I was visiting, …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Artisans Beyond Borders
Next year, the Diocese of Arizona is helping to sponsor a traveling exhibition of embroidery by migrants called, “Bordando Esperanza: Embroidering Hope; Devotional Retablos of Asylum.” The exhibition is going …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Emmanuel: No One is Alone
The death of Stephen Sondheim and the beginning of Advent have put one of his songs and an Advent hymn into creative dialogue in my head. The Sondheim song, from …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Alpha and Omega
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8) This week I have had …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Clergy Compensation Report
Church Pension Group released the 2020 Clergy Compensation report last week. This is an annual event, but this year the report is interactive and includes many more breakdowns than prior …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: A Century of Living Stones
Last Sunday I was at Trinity Church in Kingman, Arizona as they celebrated their 101st Anniversary—postponed from their scheduled celebration last year. Our Trinity Cathedral is also celebrating their 100th …