Category Archives: holy days

And another (Pentecostal) thing …

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

With all the fuss about people hearing Galileans butchering their own languages with their heavy accents, where are the people curious about the fire sitting on top of these folks’ heads? (“Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and … Continue reading →

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Postponing Pentecost reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

“How can they be drunk?” asks Peter, in all innocence. “It’s only nine o’clock in the morning!” And every time, I have to smile, or smirk, or weep at his innocence, or naïveté. As in the rest of the gospel … Continue reading →

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The Boxer

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Years ago, when our youngest was still very small, she came across some old photographs of my parents. In them was a handsome boxer dog. “Who’s that?” she asked. “That’s Mulligan, Grandma and Grandad’s old dog,” I told her. “Why … Continue reading →

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Life and death, love and tears

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last week, one way or another, I seemed to spend a lot of time standing in the shadows cast by death, and I shared in a lot of grief. Love and tears for the most part characterized those encounters.  It seemed quite … Continue reading →

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