In our strategic plan, the Board of Trustees committed to a pilgrimage schedule. The goal is to invite friends and alumni on a journey that enables them to grow in their faith and understand afresh the commitment of the Seminary to faith formation. It is my practice to join as many pilgrimages as I am […]
Two exciting things are happening at the Center for Anglican Communion Studies (CACS) this week. First, the team from CACS will be launching their fall programming in Scott Lounge, today September 10 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Do stop by with your lunch to hear about scriptural reasoning with the Rumi Forum, Anglican Communion meetings, […]
It was Labor Day when my wife and I made our way to a pharmacy for the latest COVID vaccination. We take the view that we live in a community; we will sit near people in Chapel and lunch; and we should therefore do what we can to protect ourselves and others. The latest vaccination […]
From time to time, the Seminary sponsors a student proposed activity. It was David Smith who had the idea: how about we have a Neighborhood Art Festival – where different voices and a variety of mediums are present on the campus? I am grateful for his willingness to embark on this pioneering project. The Neighborhood […]
Last night, we had the first Deanery Evening of the new academic year. For those who are unfamiliar with a Deanery Evening, the idea is very simple. It is coffee and dessert at my home with a speaker. We gather at 7pm and then we build our plates of pastries, grab our coffee, and find […]
More than fifty people gathered in the Welcome Center last night for the Alexandria Roundtable. Our Roundtables were interrupted by the pandemic and then by different programming around the Historic Bicentenary. So, it was lovely to gather afresh with friends. Roundtables are a vehicle for friends and alumni to learn about the Seminary. We enjoy […]
A big welcome to our largest incoming class for many years. We welcome 57 students, of which the majority are MDiv – 35. We remain overwhelmingly Episcopalian – 47. We have students from six countries – Canada, Republic of Georgia, India, Nigeria, Tanzania, and of course the United States. We have 22 students of color […]
Tonight the Deanery hosts its first dinner. We will welcome the “Students of Color Union”. Readers of the commentary over the summer will have learned all about SOCU. SOCU is an important witness in our community. Back in the 1990s, students of color were a very small minority. As we seek to serve a changing […]
We require every faculty, every staff member, and every student to participate in Intercultural Competency Training. This requirement goes back to the early 2000s. For students, the requirement goes back at least twenty years; for faculty and staff, it goes back fifteen years. In its current form, over the last seven years, I have participated […]
Most days I walked past the sculpture “Mary the Prophet”. I pause and marvel at the intensity of the piece. One can feel the Magnificat bursting forth from the young Mary’s mouth. I am, as you can deduce, an admirer of the extraordinary work of Ms. Peggy Parker. And I am excited to share with […]