Tag Archives: Hallowe’en

All Hallows Eve

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

spirits wake the crones take bones and withered skin to dance by starlight  feigning beauty phoenix feather passion soon consumed, confused the saints dream resurrection, raise a hymn of praise against the silence of the night a cowl thrown across … Continue reading →

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All Hallows Eve

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

Reaching through the darkness in the long, dark night, a soul might lose it way, fall away, if not for the light, beckoning. All in white they stand before the throne of light, shining through the hollow pumpkins, porchlights, tealights, singing softened … Continue reading →

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Year B: All Saints

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

I want to talk today about baptism, and our participation in our baptismal covenant. Baptism is and has always been an important stage in the Christian journey: it was one of the two sacraments commanded and enacted by Jesus himself, … Continue reading →

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Hallowe’en

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

The day before, the bones scatter on the valley floor, helped by the clean-up vulture crew, laid out to dry in the sun. There is a photograph hanging of the witch of Endor, grotesque in its details, she is all … Continue reading →

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