When I chose to be baptized at the age of twenty-seven, I was drawn to Anglicanism by its palpable sense of the sacred and its deep respect for humanity, not only in embracing our diversity, but in its cultivation of the depths of each person in word, in sacrament, in grace, and in hope. That juncture of spirituality and justice has been at the heart of my ministry, and, I hope, of my life.
After completing my PhD in literature, I enrolled in seminary at Yale Divinity School, where I fell in love with urban, multicultural ministry. During the twenty-two years that I have been ordained, my ministry has focused on repairing the breaches in our culture or society by fostering church communities which transcend those divisions. Sometimes, those communities were made up of people from different national, ethnic, or racial backgrounds; sometimes, they came from different social classes or theologies or political convictions. I have found deep joy in the often-difficult work of fostering relationship, healing division, and building communities of trust.
Working at the intersection of spirituality and justice, I served churches in Alabama, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Connecticut (urban, suburban, and rural) before moving to Montreal five years ago as Associate Priest at our Cathedral. I am a member of the Diocesan Anti-Racism Task Force, a spiritual director, and monastic; an avid reader, hiker, and traveler; and am unable to live without a dog. The current one is named Benoît.
