The Rev. Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the Geneva-based World Council of Churches, said the global organization “is deeply saddened” by the armed unrest in Sudan that has resulted in more than 400 deaths over the last two weeks.
A new organization, Brooklyn Neighbors for Refugees, is helping Afghan families relocate.
Judy Blume’s breakout novel, published in 1970, follows an 11-year-old named Margaret through her family’s move from New York City to the Jersey suburbs and her sixth grade school year.
David Paulsen of ENS writes that the public phase of the Episcopal Church’s budgeting process for 2025-27 got underway with an online listening session hosted by the Joint Budget Committee.
This week Charlette and David talk gates, gatekeeping, sheep, and shepherds. Make sure to check out all of this week’s Faith To Go resource offerings for personal reflection, family discussion, and small group conversation at myfaithtogo.org
Today: we’re talking about the Kenyan religious sister Anna Ali, and the veracity of supernatural visions, believing women, white Jesus, and more!
by Theresa Newell I recently attended a memorial for my aunt. There was a table with many pictures. One picture, my cousin explained, was of the last hug she shared with her mother – my aunt – before my aunt died. “I love you,” my cousin said to her. “I loved you first,” my aunt …
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Staff and guests gathered in in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center in Geneva to pray for peace in Sudan. Photo/Grégoire de Fombelle/WCC” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sudan-photo.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sudan-photo.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1″/>
Zena Link, at bottom, a member of the Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism, speaks during the Joint Budget Committee’s listening session. The session was led by the Rev. Patty Downing, chair of the Joint Budget Committee. Photo/ENS” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/budget-story.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/budget-story.jpg?fit=844%2C559&ssl=1″/>
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