Racial Reconciliation
Building Community During An Election—Is It Possible?
By Alan Yarborough Defining what we want is challenging enough at times. “Beloved community…”—to what extent can we really imagine that? Figuring out how to realize it is another challenge altogether. […]
Latino Heritage Month
By Yamily Bass-Choate I am a Hispanic Latina woman, but that was not the way I always saw myself. I grew up in Colombia, South America, and came to the […]
Celebrando la Herencia Hispana Celebrando Nuestra Espiritualidad
(Celebrating Hispanic Heritage through Our Spirituality) By Ema Rosero-Nordalm The richness of our historical and cultural heritage is so extensive and fascinating that it would take pages to describe it […]
On Sacred Ground
By Andrea Lauerman UPCOMING EVENT: On Sept. 17 from 1-2:30 p.m. Eastern, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will join us for a virtual conversation to explore the spiritual dimension of Sacred Ground […]
Kindness in a Divisive Climate: Preparing Our Young People for ‘Back to School’
By Myra Garnes As the school and ministry year begins, parents and adults of all generations face the challenge of preparing children for more than just academic success. In a […]
Connecting on Sacred Ground
By Andrea Lauerman This first month as Sacred Ground coordinator has left me thinking about connection. Many of the stories in the news these days are about how divided we […]
Summary of Racial Justice Resolutions at General Convention
By Miguel Bustos, manager for racial justice and reconciliation The 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church marked an important point in our journey toward justice, particularly in terms of […]
General Convention Reflections
By Shaneequa Brokenleg, staff officer for racial reconciliation Summer is upon us, and the whirlwind of General Convention is over. Every three years, we—bishops, clergy, lay delegates, staff, exhibitors, and observers—meet […]
Reconsidering the “Other” Asian
By Chanta Bhan and Melina Dezhbod Melina and I met when we were at Virginia Theological Seminary. Melina was entering her Middler Year and I was completing an Anglican Year […]
Juneteenth
By Lindsey Delks I remember my first experience with knowledge of Juneteenth. I had grown up in the deep belly of the South with grandparents who often told me the […]
