A Sermon for World Mission Sunday

World Mission Sunday is the last Sunday of Epiphany, and the readings for the day always include the transfiguration passage. In this reading, the disciples see the full glory of […]

'Triangle of Hope'- A Pilgrimage

In August I had an opportunity to meet up with a group of youth and adults from the Diocese of Liverpool and the Diocese of Virginia as they were on […]

Jerusalem: Pilgrimage – Past and Present

“The history of Jerusalem is the history of the world,” so begins historian Simon Sebag Montefiore’s book Jerusalem: The Biography. I love history. It was always my favorite subject in […]

The Peace of Jerusalem

“We pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” I’ve heard these words before. I’ve prayed these words before. But they took on a deeper meaning after I heard them prayed while […]

Who is my neighbor and whose neighbor am I?

On Saturday, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry tweeted the following: “Jesus taught us to both love our neighbor, and to be neighbors. Refugees are our neighbors, and we are their neighbors. Luke […]

Just, Inclusive, and Sustainable Peace

“No peace which is not peace for all, no rest until all has been fulfilled.” Dag Hammarskjöld I recently attended the third annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and […]

South Sudan: A Reflection

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the outbreak of open conflict and fighting in South Sudan. The Rev. Ranjit K. Mathews, Staff Officer for Africa Partnerships, has shared a reflection […]

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Reconciliation

“Reconciliation is the ultimate test of Christian mission.” Presiding Bishop Michael Curry These were some of the provocative words we heard at the recent GEMN (Global Episcopal Mission Network) conference […]

Bound by a Sisterhood of Suffering

How wonderful to gather with you today as the 60th [session of the] UNCSW begins. Voices of faith have long been heard alongside member states working together for the empowerment […]