Sharing Meaningful Resources

This page is a place for St. Paul’s parish members and friends to share with others resources that have meant something important to them personally during this challenging time.

Addressing racism and dismantling white privilege

Resources for students:

6 Tips for White People Who Want to Celebrate Black History

American Addiction Centers, A Guide to Addiction and Recovery for African Americans
The Summit Wellness Group, mental health and substance use resources for the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) community
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
The Episcopal Church’s Lost Causism, recommended by Wally Frey
Black Owned Business Guide support Black owned Businesses in CT
Racial Justice Bookshelf: buy antiracist resources from Black-owned bookstores
Becoming Less Defensive About White Privilege, by Peter W. Marty, recommended by Mother Louise
I’m white, I’m privileged, and I’m a Christian. Now what? by Vance Morgan, recommended by Mother Louise
Co-Creating a New America: Getting Beyond Racism by Remaking Religion by Ilia Delio, recommended by Lilian Revel
Racism is the temptation white people have yet to overcome by Joan Chittister, recommended by Mother Louise
Instead of ‘we can no longer be silent,’ try ‘we got it wrong’ by Marc Antoine Lavarin, recommended by Mother Louise
Where Do We Go from Here? 
with Oprah Winfrey, Part 1 and Part 2, recommended by the Race and Social Justice Coalition
Performative allyship is deadly (here’s what to do instead) by Holiday Phillips
“Be wary of things that are purely symbolic”: How to join the conversation on race, a conversation with Ijeoma Oluo
A reflection on dismantling white supremacy and racism by Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis
Social Justice Curricular Resources for K-12
Resources and Organizations to Support from the Episcopal Church in Connecticut
Uncomfortable conversations with a black man on YouTube, recommended by Barb Mortimer
Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources recommended by Fr. Daniel
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack, recommended by Fr. Daniel
The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it by Bryan Massingale, recommended by Mthr. Louise
For our white friends desiring to be allies by Courtney Ariel, recommended by Mthr. Louise
There Is No Such Thing as a ‘White Ally’, by Catherine Pugh, Esq.
The coronavirus pandemic’s unequal burden on African Americans by Dorothy Sanders Wells, recommended by Mthr. Louise

Spiritual reflections

A Spirituality of Justice by Frederick Schmidt, recommended by Mother Louise
For All Who Hunger: Virtual Rector’s Forum at All Saints Church, Pasadena with Fr. Daniel, Javier Galitó-Cava, Emily Scott, and Mike Kinman
Is the “final judgment” really final? by David Bentley Hart, recommended by Mother Louise
What are we really doing when all we can do is pray—or not even? by Debra Dean Murphy, recommended by Mthr. Louise
We Can’t Go Back…to Being Focused on Our Own Significance 
by the Very Revd. Nicholas Henshall, recommended by Wally Frey
On the Spirituality of Quarantine
by M. Craig Barnes, recommended by Mthr. Louise
Presence and Perpetual Goodness, an interview with Sister Joan Chittister
Stations of the Cross at St. Paul’s

Wandering the COVID-19 Wilderness by the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, recommended by Fr. Daniel
Spiritual Communion for Incarnational People by Mark Harris, recommended by Wally Frey
Love Alone Overcomes Fear by Richard Rohr, recommended by Fr. Daniel
10 guidelines for pastoral care during the coronavirus outbreak, recommended by the St. Paul’s clergy
Praying in Crisis, recommended by Fr. Daniel
Christianity Offers No Answers About the Coronavirus. It’s Not Supposed To by N.T. Wright, recommended by Mother Louise
Summary and Lamentation Practice for a Time of Crisis by Richard Rohr, recommended by Mother Louise
Richard Rohr’s daily newsletter and meditation, recommended by Mother Louise
Dear God by Ilia Delio, recommended by Fr. Daniel
Behold, I make All Things New by Br. David Vryhof, recommended by Mother Louise
The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart by Peter J. Gomes, recommended by James Labaugh

Educational opportunities

The Science of Well Being, a free online course offered by Yale, recommended by James van Sandwyk

Journalism and scholarship

On Coronavirus Lockdown? Look for Meaning, Not Happiness by Emily Esfahani Smith, recommended by Mthr. Louise
Online worship: The Presence and Future of Zoom Eucharists?, recommended by Wally Frey
We have begun the dreaded third quarter of isolation, when — yes — things get weird by James Purtill, recommmended by Fthr. Daniel
The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them by Erin Bromage, recommended by Fthr. Daniel
Priests and Palaces by Serenhedd James, recommended by Wally Frey
All Shall Be Well, Even When It Ain’t Normal 
by Maria Evans, recommended by Wally Frey
No Return to the ‘Old Dispensation’, recommended by Wally Frey
Living in lockdown: how monks and nuns find liberation and isolation, recommended by Brenda Jacobsen 
Screw this Virus!
 by David Brooks, recommended by Wally Frey
Finding the ‘Common Good’ in a Pandemic by Thomas Friedman, recommended by Wally Frey
I Spent a Year in Space, and I Have Tips on Isolation to Share by Scott Kelly, recommended by Fthr. Daniel
Camus on the Coronavirus by Alain de Botton, recommended by Fthr. Daniel
A doctor recommends safe handling of groceries, recommended by Wally Frey
Misinformation, Disinformation, Fake News: Why Do We Care? by the Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations, recommended by Anne Watkins
This Pandemic Is A Test: But Maybe Not How You Think by Erin Wathen, recommended by Mother Louise

The arts

Yo-Yo Ma is trying to leave all the stress behind him, recommended by Wally Frey
Daily free livestreams from the Met Opera
Great theater, dance, and classical music to tune into while stuck at home, recommended by Karen Lennon

Meditation, wellness, and more

Down Dog, a user- and beginner-friendly yoga app
Yoga With Adriene on YouTube
Dew Yoga, recommended by Ann Russell
TheHubCT.org, behavioral health resources and blog (including a “Coping with Corona” series), recommended by Margaret Watt
Organic Fitness CT, offering free online fitness classes, recommended by Sandy Bria
Some thoughts in a pandemic time, by Jerry Gargiulo
Our Spiritual Health, Brian McLaren
Resources for Addiction Recovery in the LGBTQ+ Community

Reflections in poetry

a prayer for times such as these by ruthi
Pandemic by Lynn Ungar, recommended by Mthr. Louise
And people stayed home by Kathleen O’Meara, recommended by Mthr. Louise
From a distance the world looks blue and green, recommended by Mthr. Louise
When despair for the world grows in me, recommended by Mthr. Louise
I thought I’d awaken to a world in mourning by Amanda Gorman, recommended by Anne Watkins

Print resources

Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor, recommended by Bob Giolitto


This list has been created by the members of St. Paul’s and reflects their personal interests. St. Paul’s reserves the right to curate this list’s contents to best reflect the general perspective and needs of the St. Paul’s community. If you would like to submit something to this list, please send it to resources@stpaulsnorwalk.org.

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