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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This little guy's idea of a perfect park walk is ignoring all the dogs who are playing in the field while he sniffs all the places they were. Living dogs are scary, their smells are fascinating

A dog with a brown face and shoulders staring at the camera.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It took a long time to get back to international travel, but, God willing, I'll be back at it before too long.

Sun setting over the Greek harbor city of Kavala.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The 158th Annual Meeting of Church of Our Saviour, Chicago is complete. This little guy was shaking with excitement when I got home, and it was all for this. Sunday afternoon snuggles are the best!⚓️

A small brown dog with floppy ears is lying on a blanket on a person's legs.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

In case you're still waffling. I think Catlett's unmistakeable love for her subjects-- including women, children, workers, Black men targeted by state violence-- will probably capture your heart and make you feel for them. I know it did that to me.

A deep warm-colored wood statue of a mother lovingly holding her baby againat her chest. The photo doesn't show it, but the baby's face (over mom's shoulder) is sweet.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

If you're in #Chicago and can get to the Art Institute this week, you'll catch the Elizabeth Catlett exhibit. You're welcome!

Elizabeth Catlett's linocut of Harriet Tubman

Statue of woman reclined, looking at the sky, titled "Stargazing"

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

I love having colleagues who take photos. In this gripping pic, I'm talking through my Christmas Eve sermon one last time.

The photo shows a curly-haired woman priest in street clothes. She's sitting on the steps in front of the church's wooden high altar that has been prepared for Christmas.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I'm putting together my Longest Night Service bulletin to share this liturgy with a new congregation. It's a simple thing, offering candlelight, anointing for healing, simple prayers and scripture, and silence. But it holds space for a wide range of human longings and divine grace.(1/2)

The text reads, "we gather tonight to offer prayers for healing for our hurting world and for ourselves. May all our prayed rise like sweet incense to God's presence. May our gracious Creator gently heal whatever is broken in us. May the Holy One comfort our hearts and rekindle our hope. In peace, then, let us pray to God.

Gathering the People

Officiant: For you, O God, our souls in silence wait.
People: Truly our hope is in you.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

You all, we're having real winter! I love this stuff so much!

Outdoor fence railing and posts show several inches of snow piled up after more than 8 inches have fallen. It's still snowing

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

This little guy loves poking that long snout into every single hole he can find in freshly fallen snow. So much for brisk winter walks!

The brown and black beagle mix is showing off his long nose and his floppy ears.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Well, it didn't yet! But here's Bishop Paula Clark's visitation last Sunday!

A deacon, bishop, and priest, all in white and gold vestments, stand in front of the chancel of a church.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Ready for the first service back in the church!⚓️

The chancel, or altar area, of a newly renovated Episcopal church.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

⚓️The baptismal font that was used in 1911 when Dorothy Day was baptized has been brought back into the church. I rather like its placement right in front of the new ramp that allows easier access to our chancel.

A white stone baptismal font stands next to a Paschal candle and in front of a wooden ramp and stained glass windows

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Why I moved to Chicago-- yet another reason: free good music, less than 2 miles from my house. (Chicago Jazz Fest)

Photo shows a diverse crowd of people sitting on the lawn or on chairs, listening to music at the Pritzker pavilion. Skyscrapers rise behind the stage against a clear blue sky.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

At Chicago's Federal Building, a diverse group of clergy and other faith leaders gathered to pray, sing, and call on Trump to keep troops away from our city. We don't need them. We need $ for education, healthcare, housing.Thanks to Live Free Chicago for organizing and leading us!⚓️ #Chicago

A diverse crowd of clergy from around Chicago praying and singing outside the Federal Building.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

In a little over a month, we'll have our first Sunday back in the church, which today looks like this.

Taken from the back of the church, the photo shows old wooden pews filled with boxes, greenery, plastic sheeting, and random stuff. Oh, and so much dust!
A big construction tub for trash sits in the foreground.

The photo shows some of west side of the nave, with its beautiful stained glass windows and intricate carved wood panels on the walls. The dusty pews are filled with kneelers, furniture, boxes, etc. And an uncovered grand piano, also dusty....

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Gathering to honor labor organizers, workers, and those who support them in their struggle. Thanks Arise Chicago!

Photo shows the Faith Leaders’ table with Arise Chicago’s materials and a room full of workers, organizers, faith leaders, city leaders, and supporters.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

After some intense thunder and lightning, the sky cleared up for our evening walk. I am so blessed to live here!

The photo shows a cityscape against a cloudy dusky sky. The park in the foreground has brilliant green grasses and a still-as-glass pond, which reflects the city buildings.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Wedged between me and couch, Louie loves having his face squished.

A long-nosed brown-faced dog with strange floppy ears lies wedged between his person’s hip and the back of the gray couch. He’s propped his face up on a yellow teddy bear to increase the squish factor.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I’m visiting family near Redlands, CA this week and it’s the first time I’ve been down here in years. Today we drove out to Joshua Tree NP. The unique and wild beauty of this landscape sparks my imagination. The stubborn insistence of desert life to keep going in an extreme climate inspires me.

A joshua tree in bloom stands in front of a tall hill of boulders against a deep blue sky.

A massive smooth curved rock stands against a deep blue sky in a desert landscape. Joshua Trees, cholla cacti, and low-to-the-ground desert plants are spread across the sandy ground.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Marching with about 30,000 other people on a damp, chilly day was the most life-giving thing I could have done today. Thanks, Chicago!

Marchers in the street walking towards Chicago’s historic Board of Trade building during April 5, 2025 Hands Off rally and march

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

A month from now, I’ll begin my ministry as rector of the church where Dorothy Day was baptized and confirmed. When I interviewed, they showed me an icon of her and told me she’d been there, but it felt like a throwaway fact and I didn’t follow up. ⚓️

The baptism and confirmation register pages from Church of our Saviour (Chicago), showing Dorothy Day’s baptism (3/12/11) and confirmation (3/18/11?).

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Little by little, Louie and I are making this new place our home. He’s already determined his favorite long walking routes and I’m finding homes for all the random things I boxed up ten years ago and never unpacked because my rentals were just temporary.

A brown faced beagle-mix dog stares at the camera. He is mostly covered by an orange blanket, snuggled up on a couch in a room with an upended ottoman and pillows and blankets all over.

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Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

There are things I miss from my CA life

The photo shows the morning sun lighting up the side of a small, simple mission-style chapel

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