Episcopal Teacher

Proclaiming the Mystery through the Catechumenate

Editor’s Note: The catechumenal process described in this article by Josh Hosler comes from some of the oldest practices of the …

Through the Ages: 20s By Dorothy Linthicum Hattie Strange, Chicago, Illinois “I did everything backward,” said Hattie Strange …

Today, the Episcopal Church recognizes baptism as full initiation into the Body of Christ, and with that comes admission to Holy …

More than 2 million young people attend Christian camps in the United States every summer. Data from the National Study of Youth …

Week after week I arrive at some Episcopal church and there they are seated in a semi-circle. Frequently, younger and older …

Too often churches only look at confirmation as part of their youth programs, siloed and necessary, but less significant than …

Confirmation did not exist in the Early Church, but we can trace its beginnings to Christian baptism in the first centuries of the …

“I just hope that it will help me start to build a personal relationship with Jesus and God because it’s just a really hard thing …

Church leaders often describe their own experiences of summer camp with fondness, respect, and a large dose of nostalgia. We tell …

“Already the savour of bliss is upon you, who have come to be enlightened; you have begun to pluck spiritual flowers with which to …