The Rev. Barbara Ballenger

In a world that is hungering for connection, support and loving community, parishes can be great places to meet that need. We pray for...

One thing The Church does really well is mark transitions and new beginnings. Baptisms, weddings, Confirmations, feast days, holy days,...

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the ordination of women, the diocese recently invited local women clergy to record their stories of their journey to priesthood, in partnership with the Story Corps organization. When I got the request to sign up, I jumped at the chance. My son Jesse and I had just had an incredible conversation about that very topic during a car trip to Ohio in May. He agreed to recreate it with me when the Story Corp 2024 mobile tour came to Philadelphia. Yesterday we...