Notable Companion Esther Burgess
When I ask Companions to remember Esther Burgess, the reaction is never lukewarm. Either towering admiration or bone stiffening fear are common reactions. Read on to learn more about this tenacious Companion.
GIVING THANKS IN ALL SEASONS
The Psalmist is eloquent about the goodness and beauty of creation. We are provided with the image of a joyful God tossing stars into the sky to light our way and throwing stars onto the earth and into the sea,
FROM NOVEMBER 2022 INTERCESSION PAPER
Companions receive a monthly publication, the Intercession Paper, containing our collected prayers for others and the world on the themes of our vows. We are united as we pray these prayers. These are selections from the November 2022 issue.
FROM OCTOBER 2022 INTERCESSION PAPER
In our daily encounters, help us to remember the richness of your love, as we love others. Help us to live as followers of The Way, trusting in you.
Sunflower Birthing Centers
About 80,000 Ukrainian women are expected to have children in the coming months. In the face of a cruel war, we especially care that as many mothers as possible are surrounded by nurture and love, and that the birth takes
FROM SEPTEMBER 2022 INTERCESSION PAPER
When we are bewildered in our prayer life by the enormity of the distress and suffering in the world, may we recall with thanksgiving the wise words of our dear founder, Emily Malbone Morgan, in one of her letters in
Home to Adelynrood: 2022 Companion Conference
In September 2019 I said "yes" to an invitation to lead our 2021 Companion Conference. In June 2022, after two summers of pandemic closure, I stepped back on the grounds of Adelynrood at last, two days ahead of the postponed
The Earth is God’s: 2022 Companion Conference
Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of New Hampshire, recently released a video report from the Lambeth Conference about the bishops’ discussion on care for creation. I liked that our virtual Companion Conference on creation care, on Saints Francis and Clare, on Vida
God’s Call to Francis: 2022 Companion Conference
Jackie Schmitt talked about how Francis of Assisi inspired the early Companions to become leaders in different movements, using various gifts to reach out to help those on the margins of society. Stephanie Spellers invited us to reflect on what
A Grace-filled Creation: 2022 Companion Conference
When I think of a grace-filled creation I have only to watch one of David Attenborough’s stunning programs on the natural world. Since my teenage years in the UK, I have been enamored with David’s naturalist work as he made