Episode 17: Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde: Learning to Be Brave

A Bend in the Road

"Being brave is not a singular occurrence; it’s a journey that we can choose to undertake every day. " - How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith and Life,
In June of 2020, with the eyes of the world watching and the ears of the world listening, Bishop Mariann Budde had the courage to speak up about the mistreatment of protestors at the hands of the police and the misuse of St. John's Church in Washington D.C. Her experience during that time, and the days and weeks that followed, led her to write How We Learn to be Brave.
As the ninth bishop of Washington, Bishop Budde is the spiritual leader for 86 Episcopal congregations and ten Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She is also the first woman elected to this position. Join Roberta as she talks to Bishop Budde about that seminal moment in 2020, courage and faith, and a little bit of Eleanor Roosevelt to round things out.
Things we talked about in this episode:

Episcopal Diocese of Washington
How to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith and Life
Eleanor Roosevelt: The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Episode Credits

• Clips featured are copyright FDR Library and CNN.
• A Bend in the Road is written, hosted, edited, and produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims
• Our Assistant Producer and Editor for this episode is Elias Rosner
• Our Technical Directors and Audio Engineers are Charles Gallo and Elias Rosner
• Original Music is written and performed by Diane Sims
• Our Digital Media producer is Elias Rosner
• Logo and Website created by Parker Gaidimas
• Our thanks to Bishop Mariann Budde for being with us today.
• You can find How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith and Life wherever you get your books. For more information about all of Bishop Budde’s writings and work, please visit the Episcopal Diocese of Washington at edow.org.