The sight of our Spring Friends’ event, St. John’s Episcopal Church at Lafayette Square in Washington DC, became a battleground this week. Damaged June 1 by a small group of vandals who hi-jacked an otherwise peaceful protest in DC, the church survived without major damage to the historic sanctuary. The next day, the Square was cleared of peaceful protesters by…
MoreAn updated prayer resource from last year seems even more fitting for today’s pandemic crisis….
MoreFor those sick and afraid, may your word “fear not” reach their hearts….
MoreThe coronovirus brings a kind of “judgment” by exposing weaknesses in society and our lives….
MoreSee the video of the remarkable Figel address given by the recipient of the Consortium’s Ecumenism Award, Msgr. Paul McPartlan. He makes the case for the Eucharist as the key to recent and future dialogues around Christian unity. If the Eucharist is at the heart of the Church, and if various churches and ecclesial communities can affirm its central meaning…
MoreSee the video of the remarkable Tachmindji 2019 panel: “The Power of Community: the Journey of a Former White Supremacist.” This event featured a focused discussion lead by Marc Gopin of George Mason University with three young adults: Matthew Stevenson, Alison Gornick, and Derek Black, about one’s transition from a world of white privilege and dominance to one of greater…
MoreThe statement below, adopted by the WTC Boards in November of 2018, sadly remains relevant into 2020. Recent acts of violence at an Hasidic Rabbi’s home in New York and a shooting at a Christian Church in Texas add to the string of attacks against Muslims in New Zealand, Christians in Sri Linka, and Jews across the nation: from the…
MoreFrom exploring Ecumenical Parishes, to Mary in Muslim-Christian Dialogue and from the Journey of a Former White Supremacist to the Apocalypse in Bible and Art, your gifts have made possible stellar public outreach and specialized student programs. Visit Highlights of this year’s work in out 2019 photo collage or give at: https://washtheocon.org/donate .
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MoreWho in this frayed world still crosses the aisle?… Well people of faith in churches and other houses of worship do! People of different political commitments can still cross the aisle of the sanctuary to share the Peace and catch up. This religious fabric is one of the few places left in our country where people with different politics can…
MoreMatthew Stevenson, R. Derek Black, and Allison Gornik share their story of friendship and the rise out of hatred on Sunday, Nov. 3 at American University.
Krista Tippet of NPR interviewed Derek Black and Matthew Stevenson recently in her program “On Being.” Here is a snapshot:
“I’d heard Derek Black, the former white power heir apparent, interviewed before about his past. But…
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