Dear Friends in Christ, On Tuesday, our presiding bishop, the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, and the president of the House of Deputies, Julia Ayala Harris, issued a letter to the …
Dear Friends in Christ, On Tuesday, our presiding bishop, the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, and the president of the House of Deputies, Julia Ayala Harris, issued a letter to the …
August 9, 2024 Dear Beloved Members of our Diocese, As we reported to you in February of this year, an incident occurred during our annual youth camp retreat, the Bishops’ Ball, held …
Beloved siblings in the Diocese of North Carolina, As with any election, some of us today may feel relieved and some of us may be grieving. We know that our …
By Bishop Sam Rodman Recent events as our country moves toward the November election have been alarming, frightening and disturbing. The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign …
By the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman In the late 1980s, the actress Carrie Fisher wrote a novel of sorts based loosely on her family life. The book was called Postcards from …
The recurring nightmare of violence has once again shattered a community, this time here in our diocese and our own capital city. Our hearts go out to those whose lives …
By the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson “I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; …
By the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman Adapted from a sermon preached at St. Philip’s, Durham, on February 5 I spent a recent weekend at Bishops’ Ball, an annual event attended …
By the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson On behalf of the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman, who is on sabbatical as this is written, and myself: Greetings, beloved, in the name of God the Creator, …
Bishop Sam goes on sabbatical By Bishop Sam Rodman Pilgrimage has a long-standing tradition in the spiritual practices of faithful followers of Jesus. The practice cuts across geographic, cultural, ethnic, political and, …
By Bishop Sam Rodman The last weeks of June were eventful this year in more ways than one. I returned from a three-month sabbatical. We held our annual Clergy Conference gathering …
An Advent Meditation By Bishop Jennifer Brooke-Davidson Alleluia; he is coming; Alleluia; he is here! What will you make of Advent this year? Christmas comes, ready or not, on December 25. …