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Reframing Challenges Into Opportunities
Thursday, February 16, 2012
As we discern God’s call to us as individuals and as a church, it’s good to remember that God calls us, thumbs and all.
Will you strive for justice and peace...?
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Many thanks to all who have written to me or posted on the diocesan Facebook page in response to my Washington Post On Faith essay.
We Will, With God’s Help
Thursday, February 02, 2012
First, my deep thanks to all who gathered at the Diocesan Convention last weekend, and all those whose labors helped make our gathering meaningful.
The Age of Loaves and Fishes
Thursday, January 26, 2012
A young man stopped me after worship and asked if I believed in the miracle of the loaves and fishes. Did I believe that things happened just as the story’s told, that somehow Jesus took the five loaves and two fish and multiplied them into a meal to feed thousands?
Emptying Our Cup
Thursday, January 19, 2012
A young man came to learn from a wise monk. Yet in the monk's presence, the young man sought to impress him with all that he already knew.
People of the Way: Followers of Jesus in the Episcopal Church
Thursday, January 12, 2012
People of the Way, a diocesan initiative to explore what it means to be a follower of Jesus as Episcopalian Christians, will begin in early March with a shared reading of "Finding Our Way Again," by Brian McLaren.
The Quality of our Questions
Thursday, January 05, 2012
If the idea of a diocesan-wide book club appeals to you, please take a moment to respond. Once we have a sense of how many are interested, we’ll begin the fun work of making it happen.
The Christmas Rose
Thursday, December 22, 2011
"The life we are given to live must be loved, whatever it brings." -- John McQuiston, Always We Begin Again
Christmas Letter
Monday, December 19, 2011
“Light your candles quietly, such candles as you possess, wherever you are.” – Alfred Delp
The Twelve Stages of Humility
Thursday, December 15, 2011
"These are the stages to freedom from self centeredness, to humility, the centerpiece of the true life…." -- John McQuiston II
Small Daily Strokes
Thursday, December 08, 2011
“It is the small daily strokes that create the painting, no matter how large the canvas.” —John McQuiston II, Always We Begin Again
In love with life
Thursday, December 01, 2011
"What is wanted is not that we should find ultimate truth, nor that we should become secure, nor that we should have ease, or that we should be without hurt, but that we should love. There is no fear in love. Therefore we should not fear life, nor anything in life; we should not fear death, nor anything in death; we should live our lives in love with life." -- John McQuiston II
Bishop’s Book Club
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Periodically, I’ll suggest a book or other resource for our common reading as a diocese. During the season of Advent, I invite you to join me in reading "Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine way of Living," by John McQuiston II.
Robert’s Rule
Friday, November 18, 2011
One of the best pieces of advice that I’ve come across is in Sarah Miles’ memoir, Take This Bread. Like many young adults who went to New York City in search of adventure, Miles wound up working in the restaurant business. The New York restaurant she landed in was ruled by a gritty short-order cook named Robert, whose mantle of knowledge and experience guided her every step.
Muchas gracias.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Thank you for your warm welcome, countless acts of kindness, and heartfelt prayers. Thank you to all who have worked so hard to ensure a smooth transition for the diocese. Thank you for gathering to praise God and rededicate ourselves to the mission of Christ, and for all who have worked so hard to make today’s worship an occasion of beauty and grace. I am blessed to be your bishop.
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The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington