Three Nagging Chapel Issues
There are many weighty issues when it comes to chapel. How often should we have it? What about the Eucharist within the context of school chapel? How Christian should chapel be, or how inclusive... Read More »
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Hiring Season: A Time of Trial?
It’s probably no accident that the faculty hiring season ramps up just as Lent begins. The hiring process can sometimes feel like forty days in the wilderness! Anxiety, fear, and just plain... Read More »
Beyond the Denominational Lines
At our recent meeting of the NAES Governing Board, Bishop Thomas Breidenthal of the Diocese of Southern Ohio made the observation that, increasingly, the Episcopal Church is exploring the... Read More »
Healed and Made Whole
January and February are rough times in schools. Days are dark and long and the hard work is upon us. It can be tough to remember why we do what we do and even tougher to feel that we’re doing... Read More »
“Don’t Shoot. I Want to Grow Up.”
Students in Newtown, Connecticut only recently returned to school for the first time since the December 14 shooting, as did students all over the country after Christmas breaks. This horrific event... Read More »
Beyond Words
I had just landed, on my flight to Washington DC on Friday, when I opened up my email and read the first news of the horrific events unfolding in Newtown, CT. During the flight, I had been listening... Read More »
At the Name of Jesus
At one of the workshops dealing with the issue of Episcopal identity (as part of the recent NAES Biennial Conference 2012), a member of the audience asked the assembled panel a challenging question... Read More »
Hearing the Call
Episcopal schools are justifiably proud of being the church’s growth edge. While parishes and diocese have experienced worthy and necessary if sometimes debilitating debates about liturgy,... Read More »
Helping After Sandy
Those of us here in the New York office are among the lucky ones. Although inconvenienced, we have come through Sandy with our homes, lives, and loved ones intact. Many of you have reached out to ask... Read More »
Bridging the Divides
“Minority Students Say They Face Social Segregation and Indifference” reads the subtitle of a hefty article in the October 21 New York Times about racial and socio-economic divides in... Read More »