by Mark Beckwith | Feb 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Are Joe Biden and Donald Trump too old to be President? This question is getting a lot of attention, with no end of commentary. Assessments are being made as to each candidate’s physical stamina, mental acuity, and psychological health. Recommendations have been...
by Mark Beckwith | Feb 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2013 I spent a couple of days at the southern border with a group of fellow bishops. We stayed in Douglas Arizona, but several times made our way through the checkpoint into Agua Prieta, Mexico. A small group of us helped deliver water to the several water tanks...
by Mark Beckwith | Jan 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Last week I sat for two hours in a periodontist’s office while receiving a dental implant. My mouth was adequately and expertly numbed, and the only discomfort I felt was the anxiety I experienced when the periodontist began to drill into my jawbone. There was not...
by Mark Beckwith | Jan 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Some fifty years ago, The Episcopal Church, along with many other Christian denominations, went through a liturgical upgrade. The Nicene Creed, which was first written in 325 during the Council of Nicea (and from which its name is derived), and which is said at most...
by Mark Beckwith | Jan 23, 2024 | Podcast
Listen / Subscribe Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts RSS Ep 10 – “How We Learn to Be Brave” with Bishop Mariann Budde Introduction Bishop Mariann Budde is the bishop and spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., and the...