Barbara Crafton
Barbara Cawthorne Crafton is an Episcopal priest, spiritual director and author. She was rector of St. Clement’s Church in Manhattan’s Theatre district. She was also a chaplain on the waterfront of New York, and served both historic Trinity Church, Wall Street and St. John’s Church in Greenwich Village. She was a chaplain at Ground Zero during the recovery effort after the WTC bombing.
An actress, director and producer, she has worked for many years in combining the lively arts and the life of faith. Her books, articles, and radio scripts have won many awards, including numerous Polly Bond Awards from Episcopal Communicators and the coveted Gabriel Award for religious broadcasting. She is seen frequently on television both as a preacher and as a commentator on Hallmark’s “New Morning” and “America at Worship,” and has been profiled extensively in electronic and print media throughout the world.
Barbara Crafton is married to Richard Quaintance, sometimes better known simply as “Q”, a professor of English literature. She has two children and two grandchildren. Sermons and Bible Studies
It’s Always A Little Surprising…, Ascension Day – 1997
May 08, 1997
…as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight… ACTS 1:9 It’s always a little surprising, the kinds of questions people ask. […]
By Now the Gardens…, Proper 9 (A) – 1996
July 07, 1996
By now, the gardens that people planted in the spring have begun to bear fruit. Into the wet, dark earth went the little seeds, some of them looking like what […]
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