This is Our Church
June 10, 2026
We all agreed that wherever we landed, the church had to be Open: open hearts and minds, and open theologically. A church that rejected Ableism.
We all agreed that wherever we landed, the church had to be Open: open hearts and minds, and open theologically. A church that rejected Ableism.
“A glorious example of how the Holy Spirit calls us together to create beauty in collaboration.”
Reclaiming the joy of church community does take effort. Forming a vibrant environment for our youth requires a conscious and challenging commitment to creating “safe space.”
by Allison Brown Indulge with me, for a moment, a brief bit of time travel as we go back to a Saturday morning in early
by Mary E. Johnson When Dorothy Day died in 1980, the New York Times eulogized her as “a nonviolent social radical of luminous personality.” Day
Her names alone can add confusion…Bride, Brid, Brigon, Brigitta, Brigantia – and so on. At various times she’s been called the patron saint of poets, midwives, newborns, Irish nuns, fugitives, blacksmiths, dairy maids, boatmen, chicken farmers, cattle, scholars, sailors and more!
“I am a lifelong Episcopalian and a Mathematician by vocation.”
Superbowl Sunday, I walked into church weary. I was feeling like an imposition, a fraud, exhausted, devastated, overwhelmed, angry, and lonely. Weariness had me dreading the rest of the day.
“Everyone has regrets, but this book provides a path forward to live with serenity and how to accept change gracefully.”
“But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. This will give you an opportunity to testify.”