Tag Archives: healing

Religious rituals and summer Sunday attendance

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

Two days after my mother died, at half past five in the morning, I heard a strange noise outside my bedroom window, the window of the spare bedroom in my parent’s house. It was a rasping, grinding, rolling, grunting, sighing … Continue reading →

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Year B Proper 25: Beyond our ken

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

I grew up as the youngest in our family, which meant that I was also the smallest and often the slowest. On car trips and family outings, when my mother and my brother spotted interesting things out of the window, … Continue reading →

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Healthcare and healing

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

It is tempting, as many have observed, to link this Sunday’s readings to this Thursday’s Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Politics from the pulpit are tricky. The need to be prophetic and the need to … Continue reading →

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Year B Epiphany 6: people first

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

I mentioned earlier this week the ecumenical lectionary group that I am blessed to attend each Tuesday morning, and my colleagues’ influence on my understanding of this Sunday’s readings. A few days later, I am still grappling with one of the effects of hearing, … Continue reading →

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Friday, December 2nd: an end to grumbling

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

First Friday in Advent: Psalm 27, Isaiah 29:17-24, Matthew 9:27-31 I enjoy a good grumble. It’s no secret that complaining can be cathartic, especially when it is done loudly, exaggeratedly, ridiculously. It can also be habit-forming, though. Even the Psalmist, … Continue reading →

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