by Coracle | Oct 28, 2016 | For the World, Pilgrimage
“Heal the sick in the town and say, ‘The Kingdom of God has come near to you’.” Jesus in Luke 10.9 For the past seven years, each September, the 8th grade class from Cambridge School in Baltimore has come down to Corhaven to begin their year with three days of...
by Karla Petty | Oct 21, 2016 | Contemplative Life, For the World
Coracle recently made its first foray into Coracle: Culture, and a group of us gathered to watch the much-talked-about film, Birth of a Nation. The film has drawn less attention for its content and Sundance Festival accolades than for the director and star Nate...
by Karla Petty | Oct 14, 2016 | For the World
The deep Monday morning sigh when the alarm goes off too early after a night of poor sleep is perhaps the best parallel to describe how I feel as an American facing the November 8 election. I am resigned to what is facing me and will get up and move forward, but am...
by Erin Clifford | Oct 5, 2016 | For the World
Bill and I have just returned from a wonderful two days in Albania with the World Vision staff from Albania and Kosovo. World Vision has an annual global Day of Prayer, and for their particular observance of this day the team decided to have an overnight retreat. This...
by Coracle | Oct 3, 2016 | Contemplative Life, For the World
Reflections by Hannah Zachman, a Theological Horizons Fellow 2017 Original post can be found here. In early September, the Horizons Fellows drove out through the rolling hills and harvest-ready fields of the Shenandoah Valley to experience a weekend of reflection,...
by Bill Deiss | Aug 26, 2016 | For the World
Dear friends, The summer of 2016 is coming to an end. In one way I’m glad, as it was a very HOT summer. By HOT I mean more than just the temperature. The Middle East wars, the US killings between police and suspects, the lone wolf terrorism killings in the U.S.,...
by Bill Haley | Jul 9, 2016 | For the World
We haven’t even recovered from Orlando yet, but the news keeps coming. Here’s a very incomplete list of the most recent round of ‘too many gut–punching atrocities to keep up with’ just in the last 10 days or so. Israel/Palestine–children of both communities being...
by Coracle | Jul 4, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Today while we celebrate our Independence Day in the US, we remember also those who don’t enjoy the same freedoms as we do. We remember states where corruption, violence and injustice is rampant and inhabitants are ruled by fear. We especially are in mourning...
by Karla Petty | Jun 3, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Tuesday night 50+ people gathered at The Falls Church Anglican’s Ministry Center in Falls Church, VA to pray and engage the global refugee crisis together. We gathered around this topic to think about what it means to be citizens of heaven first, and citizens of the...
by Coracle | Jun 3, 2016 | Contemplative Life, For the World
We just wanted to share this beautiful song that Audrey Assad, a favorite artist of many Coracle associates, released “after Audrey heard of yet another martyrdom in the Middle East. ‘I thought of the many martyrs around the world, but especially those in the...
by Karla Petty | May 2, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Before over 150 people showed up for the dedication ceremony of the Corhaven Graveyard, I took a quiet walk through the newly completed site. The day was damp, grey, a little chilly, and very still. There was a carpet of white violets blooming around a few of...
by Coracle | Apr 25, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
PDF version of ARDF press release from April 25 2016
by Coracle | Apr 18, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
from the print version of The Free Press newspaper “Unearthing a shameful past along Holman’s Creek” Posted April 14, 2016 by Mona Casteel It took more than a year to rescue a field from briars, brush and negligence. But the care given is tribute to those buried more...
by Karla Petty | Apr 4, 2016 | For the World
In anticipation of the Corhaven Graveyard’s Dedication on April 30th, and in commemoration of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, I wanted to share this beautiful traditional African American spiritual with our audiences. Listen, for...
by Coracle | Jan 25, 2016 | For the World
Serving the Body of Christ and Building the Kingdom of God…Together Coracle exists “to inspire and enable people to be the presence of God in the world by offering spiritual formation and Kingdom action.” We want to help more people say “Yes” to the amazing...
by Coracle | Jan 18, 2016 | For the World
This song was written by Bono in late 1983 as he was pondering both the non-violent and the violent sides of the US Civil Rights movement. A tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this particular version seems the most appropriate to share today. The words speak of...
by Coracle | Jan 15, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
It was a year ago exactly that a small group of people from the Shenandoah Valley gathered together in Corhaven’s Woodshop to have an exploratory conversation about how to honor the slaves that lay buried in the ground at Corhaven. The conversation that took place...
by Coracle | Aug 10, 2015 | Contemplative Life, Creation, For the World
This article was originally posted to First Things. John Murdoch is a great friend of Coracle, God, and the earth…find out more about him here. The Pope And The Plowman: The Rhetorical Rendezvous of Francis and Wendell Berry After you exit the interstate and...
by Bill Deiss | Jul 29, 2015 | For the World
Bill Deiss wears many hats including being a board member for Coracle, and the Executive Director for Anglican Relief and Development Fund. Below is a reflection written for ARDF about Transforming our world, and we thought it was also fitting for the Coracle...
by Bill Haley | Jul 12, 2015 | Contemplative Life, For the World, Justice and Mercy
Bill preaches on the essence of Coracle at Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington.
