Today, many of us will start our Lenten journey by kneeling to receive the sign of the cross in ashes on our foreheads, along with the words, “remember that you are dust, and to dust you...

It’s that time of year. The leaves are turning, there’s a chill in the air and the holidays are rushing toward us. And as I write, we’re over halfway through our 2011 Matching Gift Challenge. Just as...

I was standing in a field the other day in rural Honduras, chatting with a farmer named Alexi.  Another farmer and neighbor of Alexi's passed around freshly shucked corn on the cob for us to munch on....

Today is the feast of St Teresa of Avila. While she is a “saint’s saint” and widely loved by all Christians, I think she holds a particularly significant place in the hearts of Episcopalians....

I’ve never actually been to a “U2charist” myself.  But after being at the band’s show last night and actually getting to participate at one point, I can definitely understand why people find them so...

The Chapel of the Cross held its Vacation Church School June 27-July 1. On each of the five days, we used a different Abundant Life Garden Project theme – water, seeds, soil, animals and harvest –...

At The Chapel of the Cross, our Children and Family Ministry Committee had already started planning a different Vacation Church School (VCS) when we heard about the soon-to-be-released Abundant Life...

Several years ago, while stocking shelves with canned goods from our school community food drive at the Friends in Deed food pantry in Pasadena, California, I was drawn to the table in the center...

In November 2010, the Episcopal Relief & Development Seminary Network held its annual meeting at Duke Divinity School. Our Seminary Coordinators are volunteer advocates who serve to connect their...

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Note: Cynthia Coe (www.ETChristianFormation.org) worked with Episcopal Relief & Development to develop our new children’s curriculum. We are extremely grateful to Cynthia for her expertise and...

Disclaimer: I normally do not like to ask for donations on this blog. It was created as a forum for interaction, to hear thoughts from people about issues related to faith-based relief...

In my former life, I was a China scholar.  Thus it was with considerable interest that I picked up Deborah Brautigam’s new book The Dragon’s Gift.   When I travel in Africa for Episcopal Relief &...

Last night as the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Summit drew to a close here in New York, I found myself attending a gala reception in honor of the MDGs.  It’s always a...

Palm Sunday is where the rubber hits the road in our faith. By the end of the service, we’ve literally and figuratively stripped away all of the glory and triumph and are filled with foreboding...

As 2009 draws to a close, one can almost hear the sighs of relief.  The financial crisis has affected millions here in the U.S. But even in the midst of it, I’m reminded of the vital support we get...

Each morning, while my daughter is still asleep in the early hours of Anaheim’s sunshine here at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, I am leafing through Lifting Women’s Voices: Prayers...

I don’t know about you, but I have quite a number of “Satans” with which I struggle. Like Saint Paul, I often find I am consumed by my own failings or, more often, too quick to indulge in...

At Episcopal Relief & Development we are often asked how we are different from the many other worthy agencies fighting extreme poverty and hunger around the world.That’s a very good question. There...