The Pesky Postulant
Called, Curious and a Little Chaotic
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Proper 10, Year B — Morning Prayer Homily Luke 10:25–37, Psalm 82 A homily by Ericca Cavender-Caldwell The Gospel this morning is one of the most familiar stories in all of Scripture. But that familiarity can sometimes make us overlook its discomfort. We know the narrative: a man is attacked and left half-dead on the…
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Or: Why the Book of Common Prayer Isn’t a Cage — and Why You Shouldn’t Have to Lead a Committee to Feel Like You Belong Let’s start here: a lot of young people don’t leave church because they hate God. They leave because they didn’t feel safe bringing their full, messy, questioning, crying, dancing, quiet,…
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Honestly, I didn’t expect this. Like most things with God, it started as a nudge, then a whisper, and then suddenly I was standing in front of a bishop with paperwork. In case you’re wondering, a postulant is someone who has completed the formal discernment process and has been accepted by the bishop as a…
The Pesky Postulant 