July 29 is the 49th anniversary of the first ordination of women to the priesthood. Photo/Episcopal Church Archives” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Philadelphia-11-ordination.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Philadelphia-11-ordination.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1″/>Church prepares to mark 49th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood
The 11 women were ordained in Philadelphia’s Church of the Advocate.
July 30, 2023
Sighs Too Deep
Today’s reading from Romans is one of my favorites. Paul says, “The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because …
