A personal essay about choosing compassion & communication over withdrawal during times of crisis. Having discovered I have a gift for being connected & hearing a lot of information relatively early, I’m sharing how weekly & monthly updates from various Episcopal ministries (OGR, EMM, Creation Care, etc.) and CMEP updates shape my understanding of neighborliness & why passing along news, resources, and advocacy opportunities has become part of my spiritual and writing practice here & elsewhere. Please subscribe to stay up to date on what I am hearing from the broader Episcopal Church, Anglican Communion, and other ecumenical/interfaith organizations.

Who is writing this stuff anyway? A brief bio and explanation about why I am choosing to write publicly about being Episcopalian and my private faith journey into a practical theology.

Forgotten dreams may seem like an odd beginning, but it feels right for this space and season of my life.

The Reverend Pauli Murray knew the wilderness long before Lent ever asked us to enter it. Her life—misnamed, delayed, resisted—mirrors the wilderness stories we hear on the First Sunday in Lent (Year A): eyes opened to the consequences of consciously choosing knowledge and making culture (Genesis 3:7), the ache of hiding and the relief of being seen (Psalm 32), the long arc from trespass to grace (Romans 5:12-19) and Jesus’ own clarity forged in the desert (Matthew 4:1-11). This Tradition Remixed reflection traces how Murray’s vocation, her delayed recognition, the stalled release of her commemorative quarter and the witness of My Name is Pauli Murray reveal a church still wandering in its own unfinished wilderness and the grace that persists anyway.

Ash Wednesday calls us into a season of honest reckoning, both personally and collectively. This reflection explores the Litany of Penitence as a communal act of clarity and courage, preparing us to live our weekly confession with deeper integrity and hope.

Exploring the Lord’s Prayer and Bad Bunny’s Halftime performance at the Super Bowl (2026). The Our Father is among the most widely known and said prayer in Christianity. A Tradition Remixed reflection about how hearing or saying the Padre Nuestro in Spanish affects how we engage with it.

“The notion of giving something up for Lent is so misunderstood. For some people it’s ‘Let’s give up some food and lose some weight’ instead of fasting to remind ourselves that our lives are so dependent on God alone.” the Reverend Darrel Proffitt. When Fr. Darrel spoke those words just before Lent started last year, it was the first time I’d heard fasting mentioned from an Episcopal pulpit in years. They sent me on a deep dive into fasting and how it is practiced in the Episcopal Church and across the Anglican Communion. The following essay is the result.

This Tradition Remixed reflection explores what an Episcopalian shaped by Sacred Ground learns when listening to the music that sustained Black churches through struggle and liberation, not just in the past but also today. It invites readers to step beyond the Hymnal ’82 and into a humbler posture of learning and listening. One that honors a soundtrack of resilience, confronts gaps in our own formation, and invites us to practice a faith willing to be changed by what it hears.

A gentle reflection for independent women navigating a noisy and uncertain world. This essay explores how compassion—quiet, grounded, and deeply human—can become a meaningful form of civic engagement. Instead of withdrawing when public life feels overwhelming, it invites readers to practice neighborlieness as a courageous way of showing up for their communities. With practical, sustainable tips for staying informed, building small connections, and engaging without burnout, this reflection offers a hopeful path toward participating in civic life with clarity, dignity, and care.

Looking back at Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King’s last sermon at the National Cathedral through the lens of contemporary Bishops Mariann Budde and Craig Loya towards a future where we are all Beloved Community.