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Clouded out
I traded in my impression of an independent woman riding the waves. Continue reading
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A prayer for the next day
This was published July 5th on the Episcopal Cafe. The previous day, I had visited with my new friends: a refugee family from the Congo living in Cleveland. “There will be fireworks,” I told them. “Oh no!” The parents exchanged … Continue reading
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Sunday at Collegeville
Sunday morning, starting slowly; Abbey bells blocked by insomniac dreams. After three days of rising – psalms at dawn in the abbey church- this morning is for the tomb, wrapped in winding sheets, the womb of sleep. But the breath … Continue reading
An open letter to the NRA, after *that* recruitment video
You do not have to arm yourselves against me. I am honestly bewildered as to why you are afraid of me, a middle-aged, moderate-radical priest, mother, and cat-lover. Continue reading
Jesus’ health insurance policy
He tried ignoring her. Then, she was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. Continue reading
The Sparrow
For the sparrows that feature in this week’s gospel reading. This poem was first published by the Collegeville Institute’s Bearings. Coincidentally, today I fly to Collegeville. I Sparrow is packing heat. He has taken up residence atop a propane burner … Continue reading
A louder peace
“As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.” (Matthew 10:12-13) This is Jesus, instructing his apostles, sending them … Continue reading
The Nicene Creed for hymn singing
As promised on Sunday, here is a metrical (8787) version of The Nicene Creed, closely adapted from the translation included in the Book of Common Prayer. We believe in God Almighty, Father of Creation, who made all things in earth … Continue reading
Songs of praise to the Trinity
Our ancient creeds, our struggles to articulate what it means to say that God is God lead always, if they are faithful, back to worship: wonder, love, and praise that God, our God, should be so gracious as to bless us with God’s very being. Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, Edwin Hatch, Nicene Creed, Trinity Sunday, worship
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Holding fast to an ordinary peace
Whenever we visit the in-laws in the British midlands, my husband’s extended family gathers in a local Indian restaurant for a curry. On one such evening a couple of years ago, the service was, uncharacteristically, rubbish. We were beginning to … Continue reading
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Tagged #LondonBridge, fasting, interfaith, Mayor of London, Ramadan, Sadiq Khan, terrorism
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