Each year our seventh grade Applied Christianity: Ethics and Moral Living Christian Education students develop an almsgiving program for our school, St. Mark’s Cathedral School in Shreveport,... Read More »

In my former life, I taught Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises at an evangelical college every year. I always struggled a bit when we arrived at the section describing the Fiesta de San... Read More »

If you ever need an inspiring reminder about the spiritual diversity and curiosity of your Episcopal school students, I recommend giving your students a Chaplain’s Survey and documenting the... Read More »

In Hawaiian culture there is a word, kuleana (koo-leh-ah-na). Literally, it means responsibility. As chaplains and teachers in Episcopal schools our kuleana may be to plan and organize chapels, teach... Read More »

Whenever I find myself in a sacred space I am somehow changed, conscious as if for the first time of that liminal place between heaven and earth. It doesn’t matter whether I’m with... Read More »

In his Farewell Address on Tuesday, January 10, President Obama called out Americans to organize for justice and democracy as we enter into a new political era, “Try speaking to a... Read More »

As we move through the Advent season once again, I am reminded that the stories of Jesus’ birth and early ministry mention many specific places. Place is important in these stories, and it... Read More »

Over Thanksgiving Break I went to Richmond, Virginia, where I grew up, to see my parents, my sister and her family, as well as my aunts, uncles, cousins and their children. An interesting thing... Read More »

A masterful middle school English teacher I once knew always began with her students by talking about the kind of classroom community they would create together. We can’t always control the... Read More »

Each November, in the wake of All Saints’ Day, I’m reminded that celebrating the saints is a valuable practice for spiritually diverse communities like Episcopal schools. Episcopal... Read More »