The following comments were recently sent to all Episcopal schools in the Diocese of Los Angeles by Serena E. Beeks, executive director of the diocese’s Commission on Schools. Recent news items... Read More »

“O God of peace, who has taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved….” (from the prayer “For Quiet Confidence,” The Book of Common Prayer, page 832) This... Read More »

During the month of June, I have had the privilege of speaking at two commencements at Episcopal schools. One was a twelfth grade commencement at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, South... Read More »

My four-year-old niece and six-year-old nephew were the recent recipients of larvae—in this case, ladybug and butterfly larvae, the most sophisticated life forms yet to grace their small... Read More »

Although I adore reading my printed newspaper each day, one of the fun features of a digital edition is the list of “most popular” or “most e-mailed” news stories. The 16th... Read More »

There’s been a longstanding tension between business and education that has centered on whether and to what extent approaches from the “business world” can or should be adopted by... Read More »

April was National Poetry Month. It’s also a time here in the northeast when the smallest enticements of spring begin to peep out through the cold winds and chilly rains that continue to hound... Read More »

The explosions at the Boston Marathon that injured so many and took the lives of three people, including an eight-year-old boy, came as yet another shock, following so closely as they have on the... Read More »

On Easter Sunday, I happened to turn on the radio and encounter a moving conversation between On Being host Krista Tippett and Rep. John Lewis, one of the civil rights movement’s great leaders... Read More »

It’s Asia Week here in New York City, an annual festival of arts and culture both ancient and contemporary. A featured exhibition is the Asia Society’s exquisite display of Chinese brush... Read More »