“Following Jesus Christ means that we are willing to act in this world, to be fearless for someone else, the willingness to be vulnerable as our Lord and Savior was on the cross, living and loving the full expression of his heart.”

It took three months, traveling over often difficult and dangerous terrain that included hacking their way through dense, overgrown jungles and crossing swollen, flooded rivers. When they finally made it to the United States, St. Jude and the Nativity Church opened their church and their hearts to the refugees.

The Rev. Canon Jane Gober shares her love of working with priests, trends in hiring and her attachment, for better or worse, to her phone.

Bishop Gutiérrez speaks with the Rev. Jim Wallis on Soul of the Nation, a bi-weekly podcast produced by Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice.

“Doing church archives work, I have been astounded by the parallels between then and now,” says Mike Krasulski, who volunteers his time tending the diocese’s archives.

St. Clare of Assisi was born into a wealthy Italian family but shunned her luxurious upbringing to embrace the life of piety and poverty. The Clare Project is taking her spirit with them in Kensington.

God calls us to care for all of creation – including animals. Our diocese has a unique opportunity to live into this call and meet a need in a new and innovative way by incorporating companion animals into our church communities. 

The diocese is home to many churches that are 200+ years old. How do we transform the church and create a new revenue stream? Enter the Transformation Committee.

In a piece for The Living Church, the Rev. Trey Kennedy of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Drexel Hill, talks about Deadpool & Wolverine and what can give us hope.

What they did changed the Church and inspired women around the world. We are making sure those stories are recorded for future generations.