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Centering Ourselves in Our Prayer Following the Violence in Washington D.C
My dear friends, In times such as these often our need for centering comes in the form of what we know to be true, scripture and our Book of Common Prayer. I invite you to pray with me over the next several days a couple of prayers. The first is a prayer for peace:...
Ministry Reflection: Adult Children of Alcoholics
The first time I heard of Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA’s), I rather cynically thought that the treatment center at Hazelden had created a new fad to bring more people into treatment. Oh, was I so wrong! Adult Children of Alcoholics are real people who are...
Photographs: Ordination on December 19, 2020
The Rev. Lindsey Ardrey, the Rev. Lynn Hooks, and the Rev. Allison Reid were ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on December 19, 2020, at St. Paul's, New Orleans.
A Virtual Christmas in the Diocese
It was a beautiful Christmas in the Diocese of Louisiana. Churches across the diocese held services both in-person and virtually. From singing "Silent Night" to listening to stirring sermons to watching creative choir anthems, here are screenshots of virtual Christmas...
Bishop Thompson’s Christmas Message 2020
https://youtu.be/sKnx8DV-Zoc In my mind I’ve been playing over and over again the Christmas hymn, "In the Bleak Midwinter." [1] The first stanza: In the bleak mid-winterFrosty wind made moan;Earth stood hard as iron,Water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow,In...
Addiction and Responsibility
by the Rev. Seamus Doyle, member of the Addiction Recover Ministry As I talk to clergy and other professionals about addiction and recovery, there seems to be the impression that “alcoholics are not responsible.” What we have to keep in mind is that those who...
Addiction: What is it?
by the Rev. Dr. Seamus Doyle, member of the Addiction Recovery Ministry So, what’s your new addiction since COVID19? Reading? Running around the house? Video games? Bible reading? Ah, sure don’t we all have an addiction and some of them are harmless? Well, it...
The 24th Presentation of Honored Women of the ECW
Pictured: (RIght) Marcie Anthony-Courtney and (left) Dianne Gill. The 24th Presentation of Honored Women By the Episcopal Church Women In the Diocese of LouisianaRecognized for her ministry and service in the name of our Lord Jesus ChristAcknowledged at the 133rd ECW...
Photographs: 183rd Annual Convention
The 183rd Annual Convention was held virtually via Zoom and broadcasted from the Gibbs Family Center for Innovation and Design at St. Martin's Episcopal School, Metairie. Below are a few photographs submitted by delegations and of the diocesan staff. St Augustine's,...
Photographs: Saying Goodbye to the Very Rev. Richard Easterling
On Sunday, October 25, 2020, the people of St. George's, New Orleans, said goodbye to their rector, the Very Rev. Richard Easterling. He has accepted as call to serve as priest-in-charge of St. James in Florence, Italy. Below you will find photographs from his last...
Photographs: The Rev. Robert Beazley Installed as Rector of St. Michael’s, Mandeville
On Saturday, October 31, 2020, the Rev. Robert Beazley was installed as rector of St. Michael's, Mandeville. Below are photographs from the Celebration of New Ministry. Celebrant: The Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr; Preacher: The Rt. Rev. James Brown; Litanist: The...
Message to the Diocese Following Hurricane Zeta
To my brothers and sisters in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, I pray that this message finds you well. Hurricane Zeta brought devastating winds to our diocese particularly in the Greater New Orleans area. I am grateful we were spared from rising waters but the...
Moral Leadership in the Garden: Keynote Address
The Keynote Address of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori to the 183rd Annual Convention. https://youtu.be/QU-vewe3pX8 You have all been very much in my prayers as storms have blown and drenched this...
Bishop Thompson’s Sermon 183rd Annual Convention
https://youtu.be/3MACe8DAwV4 2020 Convention In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. One of my favorite southern writers is Rick Bragg. So often he takes me back to a time and place, a time present where I can remember with...
Assisting Hurricane Laura Evacuees in New Orleans
by the Rev. Robert Beazley, Disaster and Response Coordinator, Diocese of Louisiana For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you...
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