Something in Our Water

by Joey Clavijo, Deacon Postulant, St. George’s, New Orleans,  Schedule on Sunday, July 17 (weather permitting): 8:00 AM Holy Eucharist at St. George’s, 4600 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans After Eucharist: Brief meeting to train volunteers 9:00 AM Leave...

Fleece for Police

by Becky Williams, RN, St. Luke’s, Baton Rouge Can you imagine experiencing a trauma such as a car accident, being the victim of domestic violence, or an act of violence, or having the police come to your door to tell you that a loved one has been badly injured...

Do the Right Thing: A Lesson From the Upstairs Lounge Arson

On June 24, the city of New Orleans marked the forty-third anniversary of one of the deadliest fires in its history. It was an arson at the Upstairs Lounge that killed 32 people who were gathered at the bar to celebrate the end of New Orleans Pride Week and the fourth...

Marching With Pride: Episcopalians Showing Their Love

Integrity New Orleans and St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans, organized a Krewe of Episcopalians  to march in the New Orleans Pride Parade on Saturday, June 18. The message was to share God’s love with the crowd and to say loudly, “The...

Walls raised on latest West St. Tammany Habitat build | NOLA.com

Habitat for Humanity raised the wall on its newest build in west St. Tammany on June 7 with the combined efforts of the local religious communities. Named the “Building on our Faith” committee, people from all faiths joined together to work side-by-side...

Tolerance the focus at interfaith vigil for Orlando victims | NOLA.com

The faith leaders represented the Sikh, Jewish, Muslim, Christian and other religions, and they offered prayers and guidance rooted in their respective traditions. While their backgrounds were divergent, their messages hewed a common, simple line. Continue reading...

Service to Remember Those Murdered in Orlando

There was a large turnout Monday evening, June 13, to mourn the 49 people murdered at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando on Sunday, June 12. Religious and political leaders from across New Orleans gathered at St. Anna’s Episcopal Church for the candlelight vigil to...

Louisiana Eats Hunts Hometown Hidden Kitchens | WWNO

  [Source: Louisiana Eats Hunts Hometown Hidden Kitchens By Poppy Tooker | JUN 11, 2016 | WWNO – New Orleans] On this week’s show, we take a journey in sound with two radio luminaries, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, also known as The Kitchen Sisters....

Show Your Love, March in Pride this Saturday

by Max Niedzwiecki, Integrity New Orleans This edited article reflects a corrected start time. The parade begins at 7:00 pm not 7:30  as previously stated. …The Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7)...

Feast of Corpus Christi

  The Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament held a solemn high mass, procession, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament on the Feast of Corpus Christ on May 26. The service was held at  St. George’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans. The Confraternity of the...

Reconciliation at heart of Pakistani Christian response to persecution

[Episcopal News Service] The Easter Day suicide bombing at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan, that killed at least 72 Christians and Muslims and injured more than 300, sent shockwaves throughout the region. But the March 27 attack did not deter Episcopalian...