Spend the next 50+ minutes with Diana and Libby as they blow the dust off the words of this ancient text and consider Mary the Tower and Peter the Rock. Libby says that the secret to unlocking the secrets of scripture is to read the passage with love. dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/mary-in-jo...

Brava! Bravo! Please call Ocean City, MD officials and tell them to let the church be the church. (410) 289-8221 episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/03/19/m...

Little glimmers of progress and hope. episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/03/18/w...

March 25 is the Feast of the Annunciation, when the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was with child - exactly 9months to the day from the Nativity. Because men know all about the precision of pregnancy, labor & birth. As Louie would say, Joy Anyway! episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/03/17/a...

We are ready for tonight's Celebration in honor of St. Patrick and St. Brigid. Corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and, b/c the Irish are fearless in the face of carbs and fat, a huge vat of Colcannon served with a well of 1/4 cup melted butter. Let the Shenanigans begin.

Another Sister for the movement. I think the House of Bishops is not yet at parity but well past "the tipping point" of the number of bishops who are women to be influential in decision-making. episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/03/17/s...

I shouldn't be surprised by this. Actually, I'm not. I'm stunned. The man is lower than whale turd. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

I'm just going to leave this here. THE BALLAD OF STEPHEN MILLER www.instagram.com/reel/DVgX8k0...

A fascinating interview. Wonderful to hear all these women’s voices episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/03/16/a...

This book saved the lives (and minds and souls) of countless women. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Paula and the other women of Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/b...

Okay, it's silly and who cares, really, but this may be one of the few "free and fair" elections we get to enjoy. Have fun. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A lovely little Lenten Meditation (/sarcasm/)

I had forgotten all about this until I was thinking about what to make on a Saturday night for supper. Anyone else now hungry for "noodles and tuna and mushrooms and chips"? garrisonkeillor.substack.com/p/br-tuna-ca...

Why I wear a whistle: Why little signs of resistance and solidarity are so important.

I think international charges should be made for human rights violations. www.ncronline.org/news/accompa...

"This monument honors the bond between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, a friendship seemingly built on luxurious travel, raucous parties & secret nude sketches.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Just a daily reminder: Donald J. Trump, the POTUS, was accused of raping a teenage girl. We are not distracted, Donald.

I didn't know I needed this today. Maybe you do, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjbM...

Once upon a time, in an ancient village which was called Sychar, in what is now the West Bank of Palestine, two people met at the well of Jacob in a very casual, coincidental way. elizabethkaeton.substack.com/p/when-photi...

Women understand this well. Happy Women's History Month.

“Nae, nae, lass,” he said. “People will see the fence, and they will see the temptation. And, they’ll take it. Temptation killed lotsa souls. Common sense never did.” elizabethkaeton.substack.com/p/of-fences-...

Lawrence O'Donnell levels a blistering attack on the Trump family, especially Baron, and their legacy of avoidance of military service. www.huffpost.com/entry/lawren...

Here's the essay by the Rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and all surrounding marshes. Great stuff. Sit with it for a while. delaware.church/waking-up-ch...

Sussex County is represented in the latest issue of Delaware Communion. Here's my essay. Our rector, Jeff Ross's most excellent essay to follow. delaware.church/the-sacred-o...

This war with Iran, like so many wars before it, will be cast as regrettable but necessary. But necessity is not the church’s measure of morality; faithfulness is. www.christiancentury.org/features/chu...

MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Those who started the earliest actions to begin the movement are mostly anonymous. Of course. They are not only women, but many are Black. elizabethkaeton.substack.com/p/fight-like...

As people of faith, our immediate response is to pray. To pray fervently. To pray without ceasing. To pray with friends and family. dioceseofnewark.org/bishops-vlog...

Bp Jeffrey Mello of Connecticut & a group of pilgrims from that diocese are in the Holy Land now - when we spoke this morning, he let me know that they are safe at St. George’s College in Jerusalem. I ask you to pray fervently for them and their safe return. www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffair...

Story of the Day from StoryPeople

What a GREAT project. Mazel Tov theshalomcenter.org/chapter9proj...

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What a GREAT idea! episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/02/24/n...

I'm not going to watch, but for those of you with the fortitude and the stomach, here's a little something to help. glennkessler.com/trump-bingo....

It's all I've got to say.

It’s not the work, it’s the stairs, said the prostitute. It’s not the snow but the drifts! Oy! It’s being called an“Historic Snowstorm.” Well, okay, if that makes you feel better! I’ve got other words but I can’t repeat them in a family space. As Louie always said, “Joy Anyway!”

I was at a James Taylor concert when, in between songs, someone called out from the audience, “I love you, James.” Taylor looked into the audience and said, “That’s because you don’t really know me.” elizabethkaeton.substack.com/p/beginning-...

“I don't know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future.” ~ Ralph Abernathy

Leviticus 19:33-34 (NKJV): "And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him. The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God."

<<He also accused the justices of being swayed by foreign interests and unnamed “slimeballs” and “sleazeballs” from other countries. He did not elaborate.» Slimeballs and sleazeballs from shithole countries. He's been hitting the covfee & hamburders again. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

I . . . just . . . can't . . . anymore . . . . . .

“If my mind can conceive it and my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.” Jessie L. Jackson. Rest in power and rise in glory.

Well, Mtr. Stacey. Look at you. You go, girl. episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/02/17/n...

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