The Young Clergy Women Project
A network of the youngest ordained clergy women.
In retrospect, I should have just skipped the meeting. Everyone would have understood, after all, we had just taken custody of our first foster child three days before. She was not doing well. But the stupid part of me, the part that wants to be mother and pastor simultaneously in all its glory with none [...]
When I started this journey, I thought all pastors would behave alike. There would be room for variation, of course – some would be slightly more introverted (me), for example – but there would be certain overall trends. In the same way that the accountant ought to be meticulous and the politician articulate, so too [...]
Editor’s Note: This essay is the second in a two-part series. The first installment was published in the March edition of “The Ones We Love.” My son and I have a new weekly ritual. After a short car ride, we wait in line with a roomful of strangers to register for a turn to video [...]
For those who got pregnant right away and those who have been trying for years… For those who entrust their babies to the care of another family… For those who cannot wait to welcome a baby into their home and those who are terrified they are not fit to be parents… For [...]
Editor’s Note: This article is one in an occasional series called “A Lenten Pause,” running on Fidelia’s Sisters. As many young clergy women plan to come to our summer conference, Sabbath in the City, in Chicago we’ll be taking a look at the sometimes terrifying topic of sabbath and the role it plays in our [...]
“I was going to take this class called Cooking For One but the instructor killed himself.” Liz Lemon, 30 Rock I really like to cook. I will spend days looking through cookbooks to find the perfect recipes, shopping for ingredients, and hours preparing a meal for a dinner party that will entertain those I love [...]
Editor’s Note: This article is one in an occasional series called “A Lenten Pause,” running on Fidelia’s Sisters until Easter. As many young clergy women plan to come to our summer conference, Sabbath in the City, in Chicago we’ll be taking a look at the sometimes terrifying topic of sabbath and the role it plays [...]
My good friend Patrick is currently living in England because of his wife’s work. Patrick has a Master’s Degree and had spent a number of years here in the US establishing himself in his field, and by the time they moved to England, he had graduated from two weeks of vacation to three. When he [...]