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Today I thought I’d do a little roundup of articles and sales I’ve been enjoying lately.

Am I a clergy influencer now? On March 5th, I was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church. For those who don’t speak Episcopal hierarchy, I am now a member of the transitional diaconate. Basically, I will be a deacon for about six months and then, God-willing, be ordained a priest. My vocation as a …

Favorite Quotes for the New Year “There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?” – Rumi “Let sorrowful longing dwell in your heart. Never give up, never lose hope. God says, ‘The broken ones are my …

August 2021 Check-In Topical Storm Henri (formerly Hurricane Henri) is due to make landfall in the next few hours. Originally, New Haven was set to get a direct hit, but it looks like the storm has moved a bit further east now. I grew up in Florida and know hurricanes and tropical storms well. But …

July 2021 Check-In: How are you? Internship Update Even though I was in an intensive hospital chaplaincy program last summer, I somehow still found time to write down my thoughts. But this summer, those thoughts have (largely) been channeled into the work of my full-time church internship. Between bi-weekly sermons, Bible study, and pastoral visits, …

Fashion Revolution Week was founded in response to the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse that killed at least 1,133 people in 2013. This year, it runs from April 19-25. Learn more here. Fashion Revolution Week 2021 The last year has shown us that desperate times often lead to desperate measures, even in the world of …

Links That Changed Me January 2021 Since my university opted to give us an eternally long break (almost two months!) and cancel spring breaks and reading weeks for the coming semester, I have spent a lot more time than usual reading articles. I had high hopes of reading the first book in a fantasy series, …

Ethical Consumption News & More For some reason, these link lists are the first thing to be put on the back-burner, even though I know people really enjoy them. I’m almost done with my third and final term paper, and then I’ll have almost two months off (a consequence of shortened semesters due to Covid)! …

Links That Changed Me | September 2020 Fashion Industry 2 Sentenced to Hang for Deadly Garment Factory Fire in Pakistan “The fire raised questions about poor regulations in the country’s industrial and manufacturing sectors. Activists and victims’ families say factory owners have been mostly lax or negligent in setting up proper security protocols, leaving workers …

Articles and pieces that speak to the types of questions, fallacies, and misinformation I’ve seen on my personal social media feeds. I admit that I meant to get this up sooner – and, in fact, I meant to read much more before now – but I am currently working more than 40 hours a week …