Karen Oliveto

INTO THE DEEP END I have never been one to enjoy a wading pool. Even as a small child, I couldn't wait to jump into the deep end of the pool. I loved being able to not just float on the surface, but dive deep, deeper still, into the watery depths. Funny, it is the way I like to live life as well.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

A LOVE GREATER THAN LAW

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On Monday, May 6, 2013, a New York Times article reported on the complaint against Dr. Tom Ogletree for performing his son's wedding. ...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Songs of The Season: Good King Wenceslas

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Waiting for a bag of food at GLIDE today  Technically, it's a little early for this carol. Good King Wenceslas tells the story of ...
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Monday, December 17, 2012

Songs of the Season: In the Bleak Midwinter

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As the joy of the season has been replaced with the choked cries of grief since the Newtown shootings, I find I have reached for my hymnbook...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Songs of the Season: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

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It is still 11 days from Christmas, yet I am drawn to this song on a day filled with unspeakable horror as a man entered a school in Newtown...
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Songs of the Season: Breath of Heaven

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Yesterday I was invited to pray at a holiday meal for the women who are a part of GLIDE's Women's Center . I looked at the faces of ...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Songs of the Season: The Bells of the Season

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I was raised in a church ( Babylon United Methodist Church , on Long Island in NY state) that sang Christmas Carols from the first Sunday of...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Songs of the Season: There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying

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In this season of Advent, the words of the prophet Isaiah take center stage, foretelling the birth of Jesus. Isaiah 40 calls out: ‘In the wi...
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Karen Oliveto
I was born on Good Friday and raised in Babylon (a NY town on Long Island). Perhaps that says it all! I am a retired United Methodist Bishop. Before my election to the episcopacy in July 2016, I was senior pastor at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church and an adjunct professor of United Methodist Studies at Pacific School of Religion. I hold a PhD in Religion and Society from Drew University. I love studying the intersection of church and culture. I have a severe case of wanderlust, which I believe I inherited from my Uncle Howie. I am grateful that my ministry affords me opportunities to travel. I love meeting new people, learning from new cultural contexts, and working with communities to change the world.
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