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JUNE 2026
HAPPY PRIDE: As women (not) preaching or teaching in church has been in the news lately, I'm happy to be the guest homilist at the Church of the Holy Trinity this Pride Sunday! If you're in Toronto--or online, as I'll be--on the 28th, please join us at 10:30 Eastern Time.
Before anyone freaks out, I'm not an ordained anything, although I did officate a couple of times at a civil union (thanks, Cherokee Nation!) I'm a writer and storyteller who's spent a lot of time with the Bible. Tune in to hear me mispronounce Hebrew, and possibly Latin.
NEWSLETTER: The Discreet Traveler is on the Substack platform. In the latest edition, we visit Rome with my father.
Dear Readers,
In This Together was nominated for a Golden Crown Literary Society Award in the Anthologies category, and it's always a pleasure to be recognized, especially in the company of fellow authors.
© J. E. Knowles
A Franciscan Benediction
May God bless you with discomfort: at easy answers, at half-truths, and superficial relationships; so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger: at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace.
May God bless you with tears to shed: for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy.
And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.
Amen.