A message for Pride Month from the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
Thanks so much to all the folks who were part of this unscripted video. It’s an important message for our neighbors in Rhode Island. Please share?
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A Meditation for the Earth in observance of Earth Day
Entry 2: A Meditation for the Earth Today is Earth Day. Exactly two weeks ago, in the middle of Holy Week, Holy Trinity Church in Tiverton hosted an Earth Tenebrae for the Endangered & Extinct. (This is the second installment of our Dear Rhode Island Church series.) There’s more info about the service and its meaning at the link above.
Dear Rhode Island Church
Today marks the beginning of a new communications initiative for the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island: “Dear Rhode Island Church” Over the next couple of years we’ll be working a team of talented communicators to share stories and images of the common life of our congregations across the state. I’ve seen some of the previews and I’m very excited about what is coming. This first video helps to frame the whole project. I’ll be sharing […]
Sermon for the 234th Convention of the Diocese of Rhode Island
Convention 2025 Sermon Texts:Isaiah 55:10-11Matthew 13:1-9 “Let’s take a moment. Close your eyes and picture a bright spring morning. The sky is blue, the air is crisp and imagine you are standing in a newly plowed field—a New England sort of field—with wet mud surrounding big granite rocks, all lit by a warm spring sun. You have a heavy cloth bag slung over your neck, filled with all sorts of seeds: little ones, big ones, […]
Have Faith 401
My address to the 234th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island2025 Have Faith 401 — Convention Address A number of years ago, at a meeting of General Convention, I heard that a bishop from Central Africa had said something that has stayed with me since. I was chairing the Legislative Committee on Evangelism at the time, and in the course of our deliberations we were reminded, very quietly, “Conversion is a sovereign act […]
Giving thanks for the lives of Pope Francis and Senate President Ruggerio
I join with countless others around the world in offering profound thanks to God for the life, ministry, and faithful witness of His servant, Pope Francis. It was a great shock to awaken this morning to the news of his death, having so recently seen him participating in the sacred observances of the Triduum. His steadfast devotion—visiting those in prison, greeting the faithful, and blessing the world in the last days of his life—stands as […]
Marking the Anniversary of the Ordination of the 11 Women in Philadelphia 50 years ago today.
Check it out here: Women’s Oral History Project – Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island: To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the ordination of women to the Episcopal priesthood, the Diocese of Rhode Island undertook an oral history project that features interviews with five history-making women with deep connections to the diocese. Rather than issuing statements, we decided that it was better to hear directly from the women connected to Rhode Island who were in the […]
Wanna watch the whole Olympics? Peacock delivers this year.
Every time the Olympics are broadcast prior to this year, it’s been an exercise in frustration trying to follow the events I’m interested in watching. I used to be on an Archery team, I taught riding, as a former dancer/choreographer I want to watch Rhythmic Gymnastics and now that I live in Rhode Island I want to watch ALL the sailing events. I seem to be the only person in the US who’s got that […]
Statement regarding the new statue of Blackstone in Pawtucket
My statement regarding the statute of the Rev. William Blackstone in Pawtucket RI: It was with surprise that we learned today of the William Blackstone statue erected in Pawtucket. It is regrettable that such a monument would be approved and given municipal funding without seeking more input from our Indigenous neighbors. Colonizers like Blackstone are a troubling feature of our American history, and we would do well to reflect on the opinions of those who were on this land […]
Encourage one another, lest we lose heart
From our diocesan newsletter this week: Usually, this time of year, I’d be writing a message encouraging you to unplug and relax in these final days of Summer. But this year, as much as we wanted to do so, national and global events and the resurgent pandemic make all that feel impossible. The sad truth is this is the second summer in a row that we can’t take a breath. This long slow series of […]