Hello - I’m the Coordinator for the Episcopal Relief & Development Network of volunteers. I work directly with diocesan and seminarian coordinators, who with several thousand parish representatives...

As I stood in front of an energized crowd of nearly 1,200 youth, youth leaders and bishops, who had just spent twenty minutes jumping, clapping, singing, shouting and praising God at the...

The first Sunday of Lent is the often the only time of year when The Great Litany is sung or said in The Episcopal Church, which is perhaps why I relish the opportunity so much. As I was walking...

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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As a humanitarian organization, Episcopal Relief & Development tends to mainly focus on the last question of The Episcopal Church Baptismal Covenant:  “Will you strive for justice and peace among all...

Today is the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, on which the Church marks the conversion of one of its foundational figures.  It is appropriate that this feast day is in the season of Epiphany,...

It is the time of year when all of the news outlets—television, radio, newspapers, etc.— call us to remember the past year.  They remind us of all the things we have witnessed and the significant...

The secret of pregnancy is that it’s an in-breaking reality that promises new life and promises hope—and yet it remains hidden.  Even before a mother-to-be first suspects her condition, she carries...

We have entered the season of Advent—the season of waiting, so cue the Bob Marley soundtrack…“I don’t wanna wait in vain.”  We know of course that Advent always segues into Christmas, where Christ is...

Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous...

I recently saw the film Yesterday (2004), the first Zulu language film to be released internationally.  This Oscar-nominated film puts a human face on the scourge of HIV/AIDS and its impact...

In the middle of saying Morning Prayer last week, I was confronted with a simple realization:  I am called to be a healer.  No, not one of  those faith healers you see on television or parodied in a...

Words and actions can often seem hollow in the midst of extreme tragedy.  When images of orphans and vulnerable children flood our television screens, when clean water and sanitation is absent and...