Jun 25, 2025
Dear friends in Christ, The news can be exhausting. It’s easy to begin to believe that the world is spinning out of control, that evil will have the last word. But we who follow Jesus know that grace and mercy always have the last word. The mighty empire tried to extinguish God’s love on Calvary, […]
Jun 24, 2025
Forward Movement is pleased to announce two key hires for its new grant-funded endeavor, the Center for Discipleship and Renewal. The Rev. Robert Hendrickson, currently Rector of St. Philip’s in the Hills in Tucson, AZ, will become the Chief of Discipleship Initiatives, and the Rev. Dr. Regina L. Walton of Harvard Divinity School has been […]
Jun 18, 2025
Dear friends in Christ, Today, as I write this, it is Tuesday evening. The reading for evening prayer includes part of the twelfth chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel, in which Jesus holds a denarius and tells his followers to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and give to God what is God’s. Divine worship is […]
Jun 11, 2025
Dear friends in Christ: We welcome back Lindsay Barrett-Adler, Forward Movement’s Director of Development, as our guest author this week. Last Sunday, we heard the story of Pentecost and celebrated the Holy Spirit’s descent into the world. Sitting with my preschooler in our church play space next to the lectern, I gave thanks for the […]
Jun 5, 2025
Cincinnati, OH and Garden City, NY — This Pentecost, a feast that celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit for people of all nations, languages, and cultures, Forward Movement and the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Long Island are pleased to announce the launch of a new Spanish-language Morning Prayer podcast and video series: OraciĂłn […]
Jun 4, 2025
Dear friends in Christ, Sometimes it seems like the world is spinning out of control. Authoritarianism is on the rise around the world. Violence is endemic. Each day’s headlines bring more chaos. To top it off, the church seems to be gripped by a death-spiral of decline and irrelevance. And then Jesus speaks in the Gospel […]