A Very Fidelia’s Thanksgiving
I am grateful for the witness of Sarah Sentilles. Her memoir, Breaking Up with God, actually helped me rediscover and re-embrace my faith and calling at a time when I […]
Permission to Hear the Call
When I was applying to Princeton Theological Seminary, one of the questions on the application asked the name of the church that was supporting me. I remember writing down the […]
An Interview with Margaret Aymer
The Rev. Dr. Margaret Aymer was keynote speaker at the Text in Context conference, hosted by The Young Clergy Women Project this July in Austin, Texas. She taught for many […]
For St. Margaret and All the Forgotten Women
For the past four years, I have been staring at this image of St. Margaret of Antioch. It hangs on the wall of a church called by her name, where […]
Meeting the Saints, or The Power of Saintly Kitsch
I have never been a person with a lot of idols. I don’t mean the golden calf variety. I mean the role model sort. There are lots of women I […]
An Old, New, Unsurprising Surprise
In November 2012, I watched from the public gallery as our General Synod in the Church of England (CofE) voted to reject the legislation that would allow women to become […]
A Worker Sister
There was a brief period in my childhood, around age three or four, when I thought that my godmother was an angel. Literally. My confusion was understandable, as I hadn’t […]
The Nearness of the Clouds
Just before Christmas, I preached at the funeral of a beloved church and community member named Wendy. She struggled with cancer for many, many years—far more years than I knew […]
An Interview with Our Founder
What gave you the idea to create The Young Clergy Women Project? I was working in my capacity as Career Director at Yale Divinity School and was hearing back from […]
Of God and Grandma
I think of my grandmother at Christmas more than any other time of year. Each Advent, I hear the words of Mary’s upside-down kingdom song (the Magnificat) set to the […]
