1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (140+ words) Date: September 11, 2026 Lesley, Luke, and I moved to the United States in June 2001. That August, we went to the top of the World Trade Center for dinner in the rotating restaurant, watching the extraordinary panorama of New York unfold around…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (249+ words) Virginia Theological Seminary Quiet Prayer with the Rev. Professor Sarah Coakley Date: September 10, 2026 One of the great privileges of life at VTS is the presence among us of the Rev’d Professor Sarah Coakley—an exceptional theological pioneer, a remarkable scholar,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (246+ words) Virginia Theological Seminary Date: September 9, 2026 Yesterday, I preached at the Start of the Semester Service. It is always a special moment. Unfortunately, the sound system was not functionary, so some could not hear what I had to say. So, without…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (295+ words) Date: September 9, 2026 ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 8, 2026 – Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) has welcomed 52 new students for the 2026-27 academic year. The entering class includes students from 24 dioceses across the United States, as well as from Palestine, Kenya, Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago. It…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (189+ words) Date: September 8, 2026 ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 4, 2026 – Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) this week dedicated a sculpture and launched a book inspired by the 2025 sermon preached by the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the ninth bishop of Washington. The bronze and granite sculpture,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (265+ words) Virginia Theological Seminary Welcome to the new academic year Date: September 8, 2026 It is a joy to welcome everyone to the beginning of a new academic year. Yesterday’s Labor Day picnic was, as always, a delightful occasion – a chance to gather,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (211+ words) vts.edu Date: September 3, 2026 Today Intercultural Competency Training begins. A fundamental Christian obligation is to challenge racism in all its forms. This should not be controversial, but strangely, we are in a season when such a claim is considered ‘too…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (131+ words) Date: September 1, 2026 ALEXANDRIA, Va., August XX, 2026 – A new commentary on the book of Daniel explores how an ancient book about exile, political upheaval and hope remains relevant to the world today. Written for both the academy and the Church, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (102+ words) Date: September 1, 2026 Today we have the sculpture dedication, which honours Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop of Washington. There will be in evening prayer in the chapel, followed by the dedication at the sculpture, and then evening prayer, a reception…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (278+ words) Virginia Theological Seminary Playing a Role in Remembering History Date: August 26, 2026 If you go to the website “Word in Black” you will find a fascinating article on Willie Pearl Mackey King. You can read it here. As you know a…...