Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Commission on Spirituality

05/04/2026

Join us May 16th At St Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Birmingham for a special retreat with The Rev. Monica Carlson— The Rule of St Benedict: What a Sixth Century Monk Can Teach Twenty-First Century Christians. Register here: https://www.dioala.org/event-details-id19/?id=380

03/14/2026

The Anglican Communion Office invites prayer for the new Archbishop of Canterbury, as she prepares for a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral.

Archbishop Sarah Mullally will embark on a 6-day walking pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. Starting on 17 March, the 87-mile trek is part of her spiritual preparation for her Installation service at Canterbury Cathedral on 25 March.

Walking with her husband Eamonn, the journey is along the Becket Camino route, from St Paul’s Cathedral in London to Canterbury Cathedral. It is the first time in modern history that an Archbishop of Canterbury has undertaken a pilgrimage of this nature in the lead-up to their Installation.

Archbishop Sarah said: 'As I prepare for my installation at Canterbury Cathedral, it feels deeply humbling to be following in the footsteps of those who have walked this ancient route. For centuries, faithful pilgrims have flocked to Canterbury, and I will be reflecting on this tradition as we make our way through the Kent countryside and its towns and cities. I'm looking forward to visiting local churches, cathedrals and holy sites along the route - and to meeting people, praying with them and hearing their stories. As I walk this path I will be praying for our Church and our world, and asking God to bless those we meet. Every Christian life is a pilgrimage - a journey with God. As I begin this new chapter in my own life and ministry, I am grateful to be walking with God and with others.'

Read more on Anglican News: https://bit.ly/4rrnZb3

Archbishop of Canterbury

02/01/2026

01/17/2026

At any time you can ask yourself: At which threshold am I now standing? At this time in my life, what am I leaving? Where am I about to enter? What is preventing me from crossing my next threshold? What gift would enable me to do it? A threshold is not a simple boundary; it is a frontier that divides two different territories, rhythms, and atmospheres. Indeed, it is a lovely testimony to the fullness and integrity of an experience or a stage of life that it intensifies toward the end into a real frontier that cannot be crossed without the heart being passionately engaged and woken up. At this threshold a great complexity of emotion comes alive: confusion, fear, excitement, sadness, hope. This is one of the reasons such vital crossings were always clothed in ritual. It is wise in your own life to be able to recognize and acknowledge the key thresholds: to take your time; to feel all the varieties of presence that accrue there; to listen inward with complete attention until you hear the inner voice calling you forward. The time has come to cross.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from his books: To Bless the Space Between Us (US) / Benedictus (Europe)
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Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

01/14/2026

01/13/2026

Join Episcopalians and faith partners in an online prayer vigil remembering those who have died due to immigration enforcement or while in detention. Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe and Minnesota Bishop Craig Loya will speak; and the Rev. Lester Mackenzie, the church's chief of mission program, and Rebecca Linder Blachly, chief of public policy and witness, will co-lead a short service of compline. Three members of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota will give readings, and Spanish interpretation will be available.

The service will offer space to mourn and lament, as well as to seek grounding in Christ as the church continues to witness to and work toward God's love and justice for the world.

Register here: https://iam.ec/4qj1q8G

11/15/2025

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