Connections: Faith, Unfiltered

Sundays, 10:45 a.m., Church House, McClain Room

The Rev. Heidi Haverkamp joined Christ Church as Interim Associate Rector in October 2026. She is a writer, author, spiritual director, and was ordained an Episcopal priest in 2007. She served in parish ministry for over ten years in and around her hometown of Chicago, in Indianapolis, and in western Massachusetts. Her previous books include Everyday Connections: Reflections and Practices for Year A (2022), Year B (2023), and Year C (2021), Advent in Narnia (2015) and Holy Solitude: Lenten Reflections with Saints, Prophets, Hermits, and Rebels (2017). She received her M.Div. from The University of Chicago Divinity School in 2006. In 2019, she won two awards from the Church Associated Press for her article, “How I learned to love the doctrine of total depravity” in The Christian Century. She writes an occasional reflective and funny newsletter, Letters from a Part-time Hermit. She lives in Hyde Park with her two cats, Nicodemus and Toffee, and lots of houseplants. Learn more about her and her work at heidihaverkamp.net.