Maria Gwyn McDowell is a priest in The Episcopal Church, a teacher, and public theologian in love with the God who calls all to liberation and compassion. She is committed to working and playing alongside God in communities seeking to practice justice, mercy, and joy in our world. She blogs at DeiProfundis, and contributes to Women in Theology. She received her PhD in Theological Ethics from Boston College where she wrote on gender, sexuality, and women through the lens of virtue and liberation ethics. She continues to learn and grow in her anti-racist commitments as the rector of St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon.

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Division on Behalf of the Vulnerable

Sermon

2022-08-14

A sermon on Luke 12:49-56.

Are We Being Neighbors?

Sermon

2022-07-10

A sermon on The Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37.

So Much Left to Learn: A sermon for the Burial of Richard “Dick” Huneke

Sermon

2022-04-30

A sermon at the Burial of Richard (Dick) Huneke.

Fear and Resurrection: 'The Fear of the Jews' and its Aftermath

Sermon

2019-04-18

A sermon for Easter 2C, “Thomas Sunday,” on Acts 5:27-32 and John 20:19-31.

Christ is Risen!

Sermon

2019-04-18

The Paschal Sermon of St. John Chrysostom

Maundy Thursday

Sermon

2019-04-18

Sermon on Maundy Thursday

Ash Wednesday

Sermon

2019-03-06

Sermon on Ash Wednesday

Beginning. Again.

Sermon

2018-12-30

A Sermon given on the 1st Sunday of Christmas.

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Article

Fragile Repentances

‘For I Am Wonderfully Made’: Texts on Eastern Orthodoxy and LGBT Inclusion
2016

Article

Life-Bearing Love: A Too Risky Vision

Toward the Holy and Great Council: Theological Reflections
New York: Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical & Interfaith Relations, 2016

Article

Response to the Pre-Conciliar Document on Marriage and Its Impediments

Toward the Holy and Great Council: Theological Reflections
New York: Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical & Interfaith Relations, 2016

Article

Marriage, Family, and Scripture

Toward the Holy and Great Council: Theological Reflections
New York: Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical & Interfaith Relations, 2016

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Visit DeiProfundis to read Maria's earliest theological blogging.