Young Clergy Women International
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Collaboration. Embodiment. Solidarity.
YCWI is a professional membership organization by and for Christian clergy women under age 40, creating holy and authentic community.
https://youngclergywomen.org/link-in-bio/
YCWI is a professional membership organization by and for Christian clergy women under age 40, creating holy and authentic community.
https://youngclergywomen.org/link-in-bio/
Lent
This month, Fidelia, is journeying into Lent, holding space for expressions of anguish and longing.
This month, Fidelia, is journeying into Lent, holding space for expressions of anguish and longing.
Lent
This month, Fidelia, is journeying into Lent, holding space for expressions of anguish and longing.
fideliamagazine.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Lent
This month, Fidelia, is journeying into Lent, holding space for expressions of anguish and longing.
This month, Fidelia, is journeying into Lent, holding space for expressions of anguish and longing.
Celebrating Lunar New Year with Churches in Hong Kong
Celebrating Lunar New Year within the Christian context is an excellent way to bring the church together as one family in Christ.
Celebrating Lunar New Year within the Christian context is an excellent way to bring the church together as one family in Christ.
Celebrating Lunar New Year with Churches in Hong Kong
Celebrating Lunar New Year within the Christian context is an excellent way to bring the church together as one family in Christ.
fideliamagazine.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Celebrating Lunar New Year with Churches in Hong Kong
Celebrating Lunar New Year within the Christian context is an excellent way to bring the church together as one family in Christ.
Celebrating Lunar New Year within the Christian context is an excellent way to bring the church together as one family in Christ.
Hallmarks of the Remnant Church
We, as leaders, have the privilege of being surrounded by wonders every day that we work.
We, as leaders, have the privilege of being surrounded by wonders every day that we work.
Hallmarks of the Remnant Church
We, as leaders, have the privilege of being surrounded by wonders every day that we work.
fideliamagazine.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Hallmarks of the Remnant Church
We, as leaders, have the privilege of being surrounded by wonders every day that we work.
We, as leaders, have the privilege of being surrounded by wonders every day that we work.
The Strange Call
“That’s me. They are looking for me.” This was my immediate response to reading their profile for the first time – and this notion that they were looking for me scared the living daylights out of me.
“That’s me. They are looking for me.” This was my immediate response to reading their profile for the first time – and this notion that they were looking for me scared the living daylights out of me.
The Strange Call
“That’s me. They are looking for me.” This was my immediate response to reading their profile for the first time – and this notion that they were looking for me scared the living daylights out of me.
fideliamagazine.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The Strange Call
“That’s me. They are looking for me.” This was my immediate response to reading their profile for the first time – and this notion that they were looking for me scared the living daylights out of me.
“That’s me. They are looking for me.” This was my immediate response to reading their profile for the first time – and this notion that they were looking for me scared the living daylights out of me.
Using Star Words in Epiphany Worship
The ritual of the star word is simple: on Epiphany, the day the church remembers the Magi who appeared in Bethlehem and were guided by a star, congregations distribute words—often printed on stars—to each of their members. This word is to be a guiding word for…
The ritual of the star word is simple: on Epiphany, the day the church remembers the Magi who appeared in Bethlehem and were guided by a star, congregations distribute words—often printed on stars—to each of their members. This word is to be a guiding word for…
Using Star Words in Epiphany Worship
The ritual of the star word is simple: on Epiphany, the day the church remembers the Magi who appeared in Bethlehem and were guided by a star, congregations distribute words—often printed on stars—to each of their members. This word is to be a guiding word for the upcoming year.
fideliamagazine.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Using Star Words in Epiphany Worship
The ritual of the star word is simple: on Epiphany, the day the church remembers the Magi who appeared in Bethlehem and were guided by a star, congregations distribute words—often printed on stars—to each of their members. This word is to be a guiding word for…
The ritual of the star word is simple: on Epiphany, the day the church remembers the Magi who appeared in Bethlehem and were guided by a star, congregations distribute words—often printed on stars—to each of their members. This word is to be a guiding word for…
New Year, Same Stars
It is one thing to wish on a star; quite another to follow it.
It is one thing to wish on a star; quite another to follow it.
New Year, Same Stars
It is one thing to wish on a star; quite another to follow it.
fideliamagazine.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
New Year, Same Stars
It is one thing to wish on a star; quite another to follow it.
It is one thing to wish on a star; quite another to follow it.
The Point of a Star Word
Maybe the point of a star word is not that suddenly our lives become marked by the word, and everything changes to revolve around it. Maybe the point of a star word is not that we become different or better people because of the word. Maybe all of the ways I’d been…
Maybe the point of a star word is not that suddenly our lives become marked by the word, and everything changes to revolve around it. Maybe the point of a star word is not that we become different or better people because of the word. Maybe all of the ways I’d been…
The Point of a Star Word
Maybe the point of a star word is not that suddenly our lives become marked by the word, and everything changes to revolve around it. Maybe the point of a star word is not that we become different or better people because of the word. Maybe all of the ways I’d been engaging around star words were just reflections of my own insecurities.
fideliamagazine.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Point of a Star Word
Maybe the point of a star word is not that suddenly our lives become marked by the word, and everything changes to revolve around it. Maybe the point of a star word is not that we become different or better people because of the word. Maybe all of the ways I’d been…
Maybe the point of a star word is not that suddenly our lives become marked by the word, and everything changes to revolve around it. Maybe the point of a star word is not that we become different or better people because of the word. Maybe all of the ways I’d been…
Another Way
This month, Fidelia begins something new.
This month, Fidelia begins something new.
Another Way
This month, Fidelia begins something new.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Another Way
This month, Fidelia begins something new.
This month, Fidelia begins something new.
Pastoring in the Time of King Herod
May we be the magi. May we be like the angels. May we be like the Egyptians.
May we be the magi. May we be like the angels. May we be like the Egyptians.
Pastoring in the Time of King Herod
May we be the magi. May we be like the angels. May we be like the Egyptians.
fideliamagazine.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Pastoring in the Time of King Herod
May we be the magi. May we be like the angels. May we be like the Egyptians.
May we be the magi. May we be like the angels. May we be like the Egyptians.
“I Shall See the Lord”: A Blue Christmas Sermon on Psalm 27
But I don’t want you to think that because you are waiting, that God has neglected you or rejected you. No, in fact, it means the opposite: you are waiting because God has already claimed you as God’s own, made commitments to care for…
But I don’t want you to think that because you are waiting, that God has neglected you or rejected you. No, in fact, it means the opposite: you are waiting because God has already claimed you as God’s own, made commitments to care for…
“I Shall See the Lord”: A Blue Christmas Sermon on Psalm 27
But I don’t want you to think that because you are waiting, that God has neglected you or rejected you. No, in fact, it means the opposite: you are waiting because God has already claimed you as God’s own, made commitments to care for you, and loves you wholeheartedly.
fideliamagazine.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“I Shall See the Lord”: A Blue Christmas Sermon on Psalm 27
But I don’t want you to think that because you are waiting, that God has neglected you or rejected you. No, in fact, it means the opposite: you are waiting because God has already claimed you as God’s own, made commitments to care for…
But I don’t want you to think that because you are waiting, that God has neglected you or rejected you. No, in fact, it means the opposite: you are waiting because God has already claimed you as God’s own, made commitments to care for…
He Still Speaks: A Review of Calvin for the World
Calvin wasn’t perfect, but he was far more generous and wide-ranging in his thought than many of his modern champions would like to believe.
Calvin wasn’t perfect, but he was far more generous and wide-ranging in his thought than many of his modern champions would like to believe.
He Still Speaks: A Review of Calvin for the World
Calvin wasn’t perfect, but he was far more generous and wide-ranging in his thought than many of his modern champions would like to believe.
fideliamagazine.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
He Still Speaks: A Review of Calvin for the World
Calvin wasn’t perfect, but he was far more generous and wide-ranging in his thought than many of his modern champions would like to believe.
Calvin wasn’t perfect, but he was far more generous and wide-ranging in his thought than many of his modern champions would like to believe.
Friendly, But Not Tame- Like God Made Me
We are made in the image of a friendly but not tame God.
We are made in the image of a friendly but not tame God.
Friendly, But Not Tame- Like God Made Me
We are made in the image of a friendly but not tame God.
fideliamagazine.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Friendly, But Not Tame- Like God Made Me
We are made in the image of a friendly but not tame God.
We are made in the image of a friendly but not tame God.
Sweeping out the Demons: Keeping My Spiritual House in Order
I went into the move aware of the financial risk, and knowing it would cause me anxiety. What I didn’t expect was for life in the new house to reveal my inner demons, lurking within memories of a troubled childhood and fears about the…
I went into the move aware of the financial risk, and knowing it would cause me anxiety. What I didn’t expect was for life in the new house to reveal my inner demons, lurking within memories of a troubled childhood and fears about the…
Sweeping out the Demons: Keeping My Spiritual House in Order
I went into the move aware of the financial risk, and knowing it would cause me anxiety. What I didn’t expect was for life in the new house to reveal my inner demons, lurking within memories of a troubled childhood and fears about the future.
fideliamagazine.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Sweeping out the Demons: Keeping My Spiritual House in Order
I went into the move aware of the financial risk, and knowing it would cause me anxiety. What I didn’t expect was for life in the new house to reveal my inner demons, lurking within memories of a troubled childhood and fears about the…
I went into the move aware of the financial risk, and knowing it would cause me anxiety. What I didn’t expect was for life in the new house to reveal my inner demons, lurking within memories of a troubled childhood and fears about the…
Reading Dystopian Literature for Advent
Instead of looking away from what frightens us, we do what the Gospel writers want us to do: we sit with these possibilities. We imagine. We consider what is eternal and what is not.
Instead of looking away from what frightens us, we do what the Gospel writers want us to do: we sit with these possibilities. We imagine. We consider what is eternal and what is not.
Reading Dystopian Literature for Advent
Instead of looking away from what frightens us, we do what the Gospel writers want us to do: we sit with these possibilities. We imagine. We consider what is eternal and what is not.
fideliamagazine.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Reading Dystopian Literature for Advent
Instead of looking away from what frightens us, we do what the Gospel writers want us to do: we sit with these possibilities. We imagine. We consider what is eternal and what is not.
Instead of looking away from what frightens us, we do what the Gospel writers want us to do: we sit with these possibilities. We imagine. We consider what is eternal and what is not.
Joyful Justice: The Timeless Magnificat
Alongside the joyful tone with the coming of Jesus, Advent is perhaps the season that addresses the need for justice the most. Mary’s song about the dethroning of kings, dispersal of wealth, feeding the hungry, and uplifting the lowly is a divine message for…
Alongside the joyful tone with the coming of Jesus, Advent is perhaps the season that addresses the need for justice the most. Mary’s song about the dethroning of kings, dispersal of wealth, feeding the hungry, and uplifting the lowly is a divine message for…
Joyful Justice: The Timeless Magnificat
Alongside the joyful tone with the coming of Jesus, Advent is perhaps the season that addresses the need for justice the most. Mary’s song about the dethroning of kings, dispersal of wealth, feeding the hungry, and uplifting the lowly is a divine message for all times and places.
fideliamagazine.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Joyful Justice: The Timeless Magnificat
Alongside the joyful tone with the coming of Jesus, Advent is perhaps the season that addresses the need for justice the most. Mary’s song about the dethroning of kings, dispersal of wealth, feeding the hungry, and uplifting the lowly is a divine message for…
Alongside the joyful tone with the coming of Jesus, Advent is perhaps the season that addresses the need for justice the most. Mary’s song about the dethroning of kings, dispersal of wealth, feeding the hungry, and uplifting the lowly is a divine message for…
No Crowns: A Biblical and Historical Review
Jesus was a king without a crown. He never asked for a crown; he never wanted a crown– whether it was made of thorns, a laurel wreath, or gold and silver. And why would Jesus want a crown, anyways? Crowns represent the opposite of Jesus’ Gospel.
Jesus was a king without a crown. He never asked for a crown; he never wanted a crown– whether it was made of thorns, a laurel wreath, or gold and silver. And why would Jesus want a crown, anyways? Crowns represent the opposite of Jesus’ Gospel.
No Crowns: A Biblical and Historical Review
Jesus was a king without a crown. He never asked for a crown; he never wanted a crown– whether it was made of thorns, a laurel wreath, or gold and silver. And why would Jesus want a crown, anyways? Crowns represent the opposite of Jesus’ Gospel.
fideliamagazine.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
No Crowns: A Biblical and Historical Review
Jesus was a king without a crown. He never asked for a crown; he never wanted a crown– whether it was made of thorns, a laurel wreath, or gold and silver. And why would Jesus want a crown, anyways? Crowns represent the opposite of Jesus’ Gospel.
Jesus was a king without a crown. He never asked for a crown; he never wanted a crown– whether it was made of thorns, a laurel wreath, or gold and silver. And why would Jesus want a crown, anyways? Crowns represent the opposite of Jesus’ Gospel.
Alternatives to Preaching for Thanksgiving Eve
Help! My congregation has a tradition of doing a Thanksgiving Eve service. I have so many things on my to-do list. What can I do instead?
Help! My congregation has a tradition of doing a Thanksgiving Eve service. I have so many things on my to-do list. What can I do instead?
Alternatives to Preaching for Thanksgiving Eve
Help! My congregation has a tradition of doing a Thanksgiving Eve service. I have so many things on my to-do list. What can I do instead?
fideliamagazine.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Alternatives to Preaching for Thanksgiving Eve
Help! My congregation has a tradition of doing a Thanksgiving Eve service. I have so many things on my to-do list. What can I do instead?
Help! My congregation has a tradition of doing a Thanksgiving Eve service. I have so many things on my to-do list. What can I do instead?
A Communion Liturgy in Celebration of Living Love
Jesus healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners like us. He taught us that we must embrace the poor and the outcast, and align ourselves with the tormented and troublemakers of history. Jesus noticed the ones who did not quite fit, and…
Jesus healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners like us. He taught us that we must embrace the poor and the outcast, and align ourselves with the tormented and troublemakers of history. Jesus noticed the ones who did not quite fit, and…
A Communion Liturgy in Celebration of Living Love
Jesus healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners like us. He taught us that we must embrace the poor and the outcast, and align ourselves with the tormented and troublemakers of history. Jesus noticed the ones who did not quite fit, and welcomed them in. Jesus noticed the ones who fit too well, and called them to account.
fideliamagazine.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Communion Liturgy in Celebration of Living Love
Jesus healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners like us. He taught us that we must embrace the poor and the outcast, and align ourselves with the tormented and troublemakers of history. Jesus noticed the ones who did not quite fit, and…
Jesus healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners like us. He taught us that we must embrace the poor and the outcast, and align ourselves with the tormented and troublemakers of history. Jesus noticed the ones who did not quite fit, and…
Singing the Story
In 2025, when misinformation, revisionist history, and denial of systemic injustice are rampant, Habakkuk reminds us that God does not call us to remember the past for nostalgia, but for truth-telling.
In 2025, when misinformation, revisionist history, and denial of systemic injustice are rampant, Habakkuk reminds us that God does not call us to remember the past for nostalgia, but for truth-telling.
Singing the Story
In 2025, when misinformation, revisionist history, and denial of systemic injustice are rampant, Habakkuk reminds us that God does not call us to remember the past for nostalgia, but for truth-telling.
fideliamagazine.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Singing the Story
In 2025, when misinformation, revisionist history, and denial of systemic injustice are rampant, Habakkuk reminds us that God does not call us to remember the past for nostalgia, but for truth-telling.
In 2025, when misinformation, revisionist history, and denial of systemic injustice are rampant, Habakkuk reminds us that God does not call us to remember the past for nostalgia, but for truth-telling.
Why YCWI? Benefits of Membership
In January when the Board was doing its big push to encourage everyone to officially renew their YCWI membership, someone emailed and asked me, “What are the benefits of joining YCWI?”
In January when the Board was doing its big push to encourage everyone to officially renew their YCWI membership, someone emailed and asked me, “What are the benefits of joining YCWI?”
Why YCWI? Benefits of Membership
In January when the Board was doing its big push to encourage everyone to officially renew their YCWI membership, someone emailed and asked me, “What are the benefits of joining YCWI?”
fideliamagazine.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Why YCWI? Benefits of Membership
In January when the Board was doing its big push to encourage everyone to officially renew their YCWI membership, someone emailed and asked me, “What are the benefits of joining YCWI?”
In January when the Board was doing its big push to encourage everyone to officially renew their YCWI membership, someone emailed and asked me, “What are the benefits of joining YCWI?”
Calling Out
God is aware and judging, and calling us to do the same.
God is aware and judging, and calling us to do the same.
Calling Out
God is aware and judging, and calling us to do the same.
fideliamagazine.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Calling Out
God is aware and judging, and calling us to do the same.
God is aware and judging, and calling us to do the same.
Tears of Joy for Archbishop Sarah Mullally
On Friday 3rd October 2025, I wept so many more tears of joy than words can express because God calls different people into relationship with Jesus, and to respond to that call in different ways.
On Friday 3rd October 2025, I wept so many more tears of joy than words can express because God calls different people into relationship with Jesus, and to respond to that call in different ways.
Tears of Joy for Archbishop Sarah Mullally
On Friday 3rd October 2025, I wept so many more tears of joy than words can express because God calls different people into relationship with Jesus, and to respond to that call in different ways.
fideliamagazine.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tears of Joy for Archbishop Sarah Mullally
On Friday 3rd October 2025, I wept so many more tears of joy than words can express because God calls different people into relationship with Jesus, and to respond to that call in different ways.
On Friday 3rd October 2025, I wept so many more tears of joy than words can express because God calls different people into relationship with Jesus, and to respond to that call in different ways.
Images Incarnate: 7 Contemporary Iconographers to Follow
Icons are all about incarnational theology, the conviction that God is present in material things, including art. Every generation and every individual will have something to contribute to the breadth of God’s incarnation, revealing more of…
Icons are all about incarnational theology, the conviction that God is present in material things, including art. Every generation and every individual will have something to contribute to the breadth of God’s incarnation, revealing more of…
Images Incarnate: 7 Contemporary Iconographers to Follow
Icons are all about incarnational theology, the conviction that God is present in material things, including art. Every generation and every individual will have something to contribute to the breadth of God’s incarnation, revealing more of who God is, and who God calls us to be.
fideliamagazine.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Images Incarnate: 7 Contemporary Iconographers to Follow
Icons are all about incarnational theology, the conviction that God is present in material things, including art. Every generation and every individual will have something to contribute to the breadth of God’s incarnation, revealing more of…
Icons are all about incarnational theology, the conviction that God is present in material things, including art. Every generation and every individual will have something to contribute to the breadth of God’s incarnation, revealing more of…
And I Mean to Be One Too: Saints for Young Clergy Women
On this All Saints' Day may you celebrate those saints--- living and dead, in your immediate community and in the public square--- who bear witness to the presence of God at work in the world.
On this All Saints' Day may you celebrate those saints--- living and dead, in your immediate community and in the public square--- who bear witness to the presence of God at work in the world.
And I Mean to Be One Too: Saints for Young Clergy Women
On this All Saints' Day may you celebrate those saints--- living and dead, in your immediate community and in the public square--- who bear witness to the presence of God at work in the world.
fideliamagazine.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
And I Mean to Be One Too: Saints for Young Clergy Women
On this All Saints' Day may you celebrate those saints--- living and dead, in your immediate community and in the public square--- who bear witness to the presence of God at work in the world.
On this All Saints' Day may you celebrate those saints--- living and dead, in your immediate community and in the public square--- who bear witness to the presence of God at work in the world.
Expanding Our View
In the waiting, we are stretched to see beyond our narrow interests and into God’s wider vision– a vision that is “utterly amazing” and nearly unbelievable, but one that always bends toward justice and hope.
In the waiting, we are stretched to see beyond our narrow interests and into God’s wider vision– a vision that is “utterly amazing” and nearly unbelievable, but one that always bends toward justice and hope.
Expanding Our View
In the waiting, we are stretched to see beyond our narrow interests and into God’s wider vision– a vision that is “utterly amazing” and nearly unbelievable, but one that always bends toward justice and hope.
fideliamagazine.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Expanding Our View
In the waiting, we are stretched to see beyond our narrow interests and into God’s wider vision– a vision that is “utterly amazing” and nearly unbelievable, but one that always bends toward justice and hope.
In the waiting, we are stretched to see beyond our narrow interests and into God’s wider vision– a vision that is “utterly amazing” and nearly unbelievable, but one that always bends toward justice and hope.