Tag Archives: church

A perfectly imperfect marriage

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Rosalind C Hughes

I think John Henry was lonely, and that Christ was as much his consolation as his committed husband.
He approached his ordination like a wedding, with excitement and dread, with joy and cold feet. Continue reading →

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Epiphany wisdom, old and new

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Rosalind C Hughes

The picture that we expect to see is not always the one that is painted by God. Continue reading →

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Healing Spiritual Wounds, by Carol Howard Merritt (Book Review)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

I love a good story, and Carol Howard Merritt’s book, Healing Spiritual Wounds: Reconnecting with a Loving God after Experiencing a Hurtful Church, is full of them. But it is not just a memoir of leaving one theological tradition for … Continue reading →

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Salt and light

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

Salt is not only a matter of good taste. It is elemental. It is sacramental. Continue reading →

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Seeking sanctuary

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last week, the office set of church keys went missing. We tried hard to discover them, but after a decent interval of searching and waiting for a miraculous appearance, I gave in and called the food pantry guest who had … Continue reading →

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Empty churches

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Rosalind C Hughes

Mary, the mother church, eking out milk to last the week; Monday morning, spent, she rests convalescent, quiet A void of another kind, Shakespeare’s tomb hastily built into Babel; who sees the stranger seeking sanctuary from its old iron face? St … Continue reading →

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Year A Proper 21: a problem with authority

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

Based on today’s New Testament texts: Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Let the same mind be in you that is in Christ Jesus. Here’s a little window into the mind of Jesus; the humble one, the slave, obedient unto death, even … Continue reading →

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Breast feeding in church

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

Breast-feeding is on the rise, but in church it’s still an issue I saw this on Facebook this evening, and I had to wonder all over again how feeding babies ever became such a hot button issue. Admittedly, first time … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 9: Independence, interdependence, and discipleship

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

Some of you had the experience three or so years ago of hosting the Bishop’s Bike Ride as it came through town. On any given evening on the trip, thirty or so saddle sore riders roll into an Episcopal church … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

I’ll make a deal with you. It is this: that for every single rose you give to a mother walking through your Sunday morning doorway, you say a prayer for the child whose parent left him alone and hungry in … Continue reading →

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