Our Social Justice & Advocacy Committee seeks to follow Jesus in the work of justice, peacemaking and advocating on behalf of the disempowered. Together we participate in justice initiatives and organizing events around issues such as food and housing insecurity, diversity and inclusion, and the protection and care of the environment.
Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice & Advocacy Column May 10
A Shakespearean Sonnet About Doors It’s not much to ask. Just a door to lock. A door that won’t break when someone kicks it. Door with a keyhole. Respond to that knock Or not. My choice. It’s broke so let’s fix it: Th...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column May 3
Resurrection The true meaning of the raising of Jesus is that God will turn all our human crucifixions into resurrection. This is a social, historical victory for God. Part of why we could not accept it is that we want individual people to...
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Poverty, Homelessness and the Compassion of Christ
Wednesday, May 10 at 6:00pm - Poverty, Homelessness and the Compassion of Christ: Making a connection between poverty, homelessness and compassion is central to making change in today’s society. Join All Saints Episcopal for an evening of ide...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column April 25
Be Resurrection Who does not seek Resurrection? Who does not seek a full and fuller life? Did Jesus not promise, “I have come that you may have life, life in abundance” (John 10:10)? How am I Resurrection ... [and] Life for others? ...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column April 19
Praying with our Eyes Open Christians believe that when Jesus rose he walked on hard earth and ate fish caught from real, salty seas. This resurrected body points to the ultimate destiny of humanity. It says that we will not float ...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column April 11
“I have seen the Lord.” Mary Magdalene’s sermon is mine, too. The simplest sermon. The only sermon. Nothing more is needed. Except one thing — that the “I” becomes “we.” Hers became the proclamation of those frighten...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column April 4
When he came He needs you That’s all there is to it Without you he’s left hanging Goes up in dachau’s smoke Is sugar and spice in the baker’s hands gets revalued in the next stock market crash he’s consumed and blown away u...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column March 28
A New View In her book, The Soul of Money, Lynne Twist points out that modern science is discovering a new view of the natural world. Contrary to those models of Nature as innately, intensely, and almost exclusively comp...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column March 21
The Will to End Poverty Today … the best hope we have of ending poverty is to bind ourselves together and demand this of our country. A mass movement for economic justice is necessary. One led by those who have had enough is stirring. W...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column March 14
God Breathing in Us To trust in the power of God’s grace through darkness, isolation, bitterness, and rejection is to be on the way to becoming prayer because it is the way to freedom in God. For prayer, that deep relationship ...
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