The hardships of the year helped this writer and her family to deepen their relationship with Jesus and Advent; leading to her writing a brutally honest Christmas letter.
Finding the space to be quiet is a gift to ourselves and to God. Listen deeply maybe you to will hear.
A variety of stories marked the third year since the Sandy Hook school shooting, in which 26 victims were shot by a gunman.
What God did that night in Bethlehem was different and creative and risky. “Would it be crazy if we joined them as a human…?”
The Rev. Anjel Scarborough, rector of Grace Church, shares a reflection on her spiritual practice of writing icons
Because of this otherness, spiritual practices both satisfy a yearning to connect with the music of our life, while at the same time, fuel a yearning to be in a group who shares and rehearses this sense of otherness. We can say “I’m spiritual” as a result of a practice, but until we connect with others in a meaningful way, we don’t hear how our part fits into an even bigger spiritual picture.
It’s really about our counterfeit lives, the ways we choose violence over love, our unrealistic expectations. We can let those things fall to the floor. It’s safe to let them be burned. What remains is the full human you were created to be.
The Lambeth Palace Library was established in 1610, the first public library in England. It is second to the Vatican Library in its size and importance as a collection of historic religious works of art and documents. The decision has been taken by the Church Commissioners of England to build a new library and pull the entire collect safe and sound under one roof.
Betsy, Greg, Liz, and Richard explore the world of Jessica Jones and how the show deals with themes of abuse, recovery, and free will.
The Primate of la Iglesia Anglicana de México, el Reverendisimo Francisco Moreno recently had surgery. He has been released from hospital and is recuperating.