In 2012, I found myself in the Episcopal Church. I remember the intimidating sound of words I had never heard before echoing through the pews, the pulpit, and the halls. Then, after being confirmed in 2013, someone popped the question: "Would you like to serve as a Lay Eucharistic Minister, Tara?" My mouth hung slightly open. I was puzzled by the title and wondered if I needed to go to school to earn it. The Episcopal Church, in its "Catholic-Lite" form, can be a little confu

“Festina lente,” Latin for “make haste slowly,” is one of those phrases like Carpe Diem that stays with you even if you don’t really know Latin. For this moment, it speaks directly to where I am. It’s a very busy week, and I’m applying a slow, methodical practice of reflection to share with you. This will be brief, but sometimes brevity is exactly what we need because it is better than nothing at all. I had a quiet nudge this week to look more closely at the human condition a