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Candles

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

Today, my friend is burying his father, who died on Sunday, the sixth anniversary of my own mother’s death. On Sunday, I lit a candle for my mother at the back of the church, and a young parishioner came to … Continue reading →

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A dark night

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

Around three this morning, I heard my daughter come up the stairs, and I rolled over and went back to sleep. Later this morning I read the news from across the country of those who did not come home from … Continue reading →

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Year B, Proper 9: Hometown preaching

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

July7/8th, 2012, St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Elyria, Ohio One summer, my son wanted to buy me a gift. All through our vacation, whenever there was a gift shop or stall, he asked to buy me something, and I kept saying … Continue reading →

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Prayer cycle

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

It is fairly well accepted that a change of scenery, a new activity, can shake up our thinking; derail our trains of thought; get the wheels out of the grooves, the ruts they’ve been stuck in. My daughter tells me … Continue reading →

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Stop and smell the roses

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

The advice to stop once in a while to smell the roses is all well and good. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work so well for me: I am anosmic, which means that I am lacking a sense of smell. Still … … Continue reading →

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An hour with the Spirit

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

At church, we are reading Martha Grace Reese’s book, Unbinding your Heart, part of her Unbinding the Gospel series. It includes a forty-day prayer journal to follow individually as a group (as it were), praying the exercises each day and … Continue reading →

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Working Mother

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

I know that I should know better than to wade into murky water, but over the past week, there’s been a lot of talk about work, motherhood, and how they fit together. I am not going to tell you what … Continue reading →

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Anglican prayer beads: A Lenten cycle

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

Revised and updated Lent 2019. A previous version used “Week” to describe the Cruciform beads, and divided those weeks into “Days” for the smaller 28 beads – which is how I was taught the terminology. However, having discovered that this … Continue reading →

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Year B Epiphany 5: Starry, starry night

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

A sermon for Epiphany 5 and Healing Eucharist at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Elyria, Ohio. Isaiah 40: 21-31; Psalm 147: 1-12; 1 Corinthians 9: 16-23; Mark 1: 29-39 Have you ever been in a really dark place before the dawn? … Continue reading →

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Pre-ordination retreat

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

With profound thanks to the parish of St James, Wooster, Ohio and their rector, the Rev. Evelyn Manzella for their hospitality; and gratitude to my family for letting me go 🙂 My day typically begins with a cup of tea … Continue reading →

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