“Ramadan Mubarak!” or, “Happy Ramadan!” was the greeting that rang out Sunday evening, May 19, at the ILM Academy in West Houston as some twenty teenagers—Christian, Jewish and Muslim—worked, jostled, joked, and generally enjoyed getting to know each other...
Between April 26 – 28, I spent my weekend in prison… with the Jubilee Prison Ministry. I admit that coming off the heels of the tragic, sudden passing of Stuart and Angela Kensinger, who were good friends and professional colleagues as co-founders of Jerusalem Peacebuilders, I had...
At Easter during the Gethsemane Vigil there is an opportunity to sign-up to keep “watch” for one hour as Jesus’ disciples were asked to do while Jesus prayed in the garden. This has become a very important practice as part of my Easter discipline because I feel this is...
What is the Council? In the words of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas (our diocese) website, Diocesan Council is the annual business meeting of the Diocese held every February. Who are the voting members of Council? All canonically resident clergy in good standing are voting members of Council...
For me, the sacred space we create by offering the Ashes is the "special moment." The rules of social interaction are suspended. Strangers put down their car windows or face us Ashers on the sidewalk and invite us into their intimate space. They bow their heads and allow us to call them by name...
South African poet Roy Campbell (1901-1957) was an adult convert to Catholicism. Campbell's piety was eccentric but sincere. Once, when his wife chided him about being irregular in his attendance at Mass, he made this startling reply: "Ninety per cent of Christian doctrine you can...
Molly Carnes from St. Mary’s in Cypress visited Palmer recently to share with us her ministry as an Evangelist for the Episcopal Church. She shared her experience of helping those wounded by their church experience to return to Christian community. The good news is that the...
Q and A with Libby Spoede, M.S., R.D., C.S.P., L.D., clinical nutrition specialist and pediatric clinical dietitian at Texas Children’s Hospital In a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that nearly half of all deaths in the United States...
Spirit-filled teachingVoices of angels mixed with flute and guitarThousand-piece puzzlePoetic listsSunshine and coolHikes in woodsQuiet rocking chairsShared tears over common lossesLaughter eruptionsPrayers blanketing a sister in distressCard games, chips and M&MsRaffle winning joySocial...
The gifts that parishioners give vary as far as the imagination can go – stuffed animals, Power Ranger figures, stylish leggings, magnetic rocks and baseball bats – but there is one consistent gift from Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church’s participation in the Angel Tree ministry...
