Bishop Hughes' Convention sermon: We are all Levi

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In her sermon at the 151st Diocesan Convention, Bishop Hughes reminds us that Jesus calls us to follow him out into the world – especially when there is disruption, as there is now. Referencing the Gospel lesson, Luke 5:27-32, she urges us to see ourselves as Levi, called by Christ and sent out to carry God’s life-changing love into a hurting world. (Time: 32:48 | Transcript.)
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Recommended reading and viewing
​In her Convention sermon, Bishop Hughes highlighted several resources that she encourages people to read, study, and reflect on as they engage the issues of white supremacy and white Christian nationalism.
Books Reconciliation: The Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu and Ubuntu: I in You and You in Me by the Very Rev. Michael Battle, Ph.D., Theologian-In-Community at Trinity Church Boston. Battle is widely known for his work on reconciliation, spirituality, and the theology of Ubuntu.
Love Alone by Fr. Hans Urs van Balthasar, 20th century Swiss Roman Catholic theologian. This book is a great entry into his theology and helps us grow our understanding and appreciation of God’s love in our lives, churches, and diocese.
Video Lecture in the 2025 Speaker Series by the Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas, Canon Theologian at Washington National Cathedral, which places the issues of white supremacy and white Christian nationalism within historical and social context.​