Tag Archives: Sunday

How I got up this morning

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Rosalind C Hughes

Because I thought
I am Lazarus
and you are calling me
out of my stupor
and unbinding
unwinding me
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Sunday at Collegeville

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

Sunday morning, starting slowly; Abbey bells blocked by insomniac dreams. After three days of rising – psalms at dawn in the abbey church- this morning is for the tomb,  wrapped in winding sheets, the womb of sleep. But the breath … Continue reading →

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Christ the King, King George, and Elvis

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

This Sunday is Christ the King Sunday. Some people are calling it the Reign of Christ Sunday, because of revolutionary or other associations which render the title of king less than desirable in their imaginations. Imagination is key when it … Continue reading →

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Seven signs that you may be taking a Sunday off …

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

1) The alarm is set an hour later than on Monday morning. 2) Sitting down for the sermon. 3) Sitting in someone else’s seat for the sermon. 4) Dancing (discreetly) with one’s daughter during the Communion music 🙂 5) Packing … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 4th December: 2nd Advent

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Wild honey is easy. At least, easy to imagine eating. The details of foraging for it might entail a little more stinging than one might prefer in food preparation. But locusts; well, in our western culture and civilized suburbs, locusts … Continue reading →

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