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Spiritual Direction Program Invitation for 2024
Submitted by Joseph Taylor The world needs more people who are willing to offer spiritual accompaniment for the benefit of others. Please...
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Jan 24, 20241 min read
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Diocesan Mission Team Returns to Dominican Republic
Submitted by Geary Gaston, chair of the Commission on Global Mission Engagement A team of missioners from throughout our diocese will...
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Jan 24, 20242 min read
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The Changing Environment, Earth Care, and Faith
Submitted by the Rev. Bob Donnell, Gulf Coast Creation Care Where do faith and caring for the Earth intersect? I think they are...
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Jan 24, 20241 min read
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What is an End of Life Doula?
Submitted by Sue Rollins, licensed Pastoral Care Leader Doulas are the bookends of life - Just as a Birth Doula is there at the...
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Jan 24, 20242 min read
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Pilgrimage and Postcolonial Theology
Authored by the Rev. Clelia Pinza-Garrity, LCSW If postcolonial theology is going to have a future, it must be embodied in new religious...
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Jan 5, 20248 min read
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Of Jerry Falwell, Jack Spong, and Me
Personal reflection submitted by Valerie Mitchell Member of All Saints, Mobile and co-chair of the Commission on Racial Justice &...
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Jan 5, 20244 min read
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2023 Christmas Message from Bishop Russell
Opening Up the Way to God I live in the house in which I was raised. It was designed and built by my dad in 1965. It is situated along...
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Dec 22, 20233 min read
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Get Lost - An Advent Message from Bishop Russell
Every year the church begins a new year on the first Sunday of Advent. It begins with readings that strongly implore us with very...
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Dec 1, 20234 min read
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Episcopal Preaching Foundation Commissioning
On Veteran’s Day weekend, a cohort from the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast traveled to the National Cathedral in Washington,...
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Nov 22, 20232 min read
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Come and See
In October 2023, I embarked on a pilgrimage without any agenda but a quest to learn about the legacy of slavery in America, my adopted...
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Nov 21, 20234 min read
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The Practice and Ministry of Spiritual Direction
By the Rev. Marshall Craver and Joe Taylor Within the Christian faith, there are many spiritual practices to embrace as a means of being...
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Nov 21, 20234 min read
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