Category Archives: current events

Religion and politics: a match made in heaven

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

The one who pulls us out of the pit is Jesus; himself not unfamiliar with politics and prayer. Continue reading →

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Breaking 

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

codified, commodified,  corralled in free fall; if no one will  stretch out her arms to pluck you from the unsolid state, unsuspended, groundless, unfounded, such weightlessness, spooling out forever

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Overcome

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

What should a disaster preparedness plan for a church look like? Continue reading →

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A few affirmations and denials

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

There is nothing missing from God’s love for you. There is no gap to mind. God loves you. Continue reading →

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Listen to her

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

This woman’s daughter deserved the same kind of health outcomes as her counterparts within the network of Jesus’ family, tribe, race, and creed. Continue reading →

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Standing on the side of love

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

A word before worship this morning. Welcome to the Church of the Epiphany. I am glad you are here. We come together for one reason, one purpose: to worship God. To give thanks for our creation, redemption, preservation, and all … Continue reading →

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But deliver us from evil

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

On our last night there, a storm rolled in. Rolled, as in went through the motions of a steamroller. Continue reading →

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Guns everywhere?

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

This is from my first op-ed published in the Plain Dealer: online today at cleveland.com; in print later this week (so I’m told). What does the notion that a trip to the local sports bar requires a concealed weapon do … Continue reading →

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A prayer for the next day

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

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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An open letter to the NRA, after *that* recruitment video

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

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 →

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