The Holy Father has now decided that my resignation will take effect today, 25 February 2013 – Cardinal Keith O’Brien, senior Catholic Catholic in Great Britain.
First, in this little epilogue from the wonderful story of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, it seems interesting that she leaves her water jar right there at the well as she returns to the city.
In our ministries, we brushed up against holiness; so do we now, in our good-byes. Now we must pull apart the strands of self and role, individual and community. Now we must confront regrets, confusion, and dislocation. Now we must figure out where and who God is at this juncture in our lives.
by Douglas J. Fisher A couple of weeks ago, the good people of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Longmeadow, MA gave me this wonderful mandala.
An invitation to the 2013 Episcopal Diocese of West Texas Acolyte Festival, hosted by the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Corpus Christi, Texas, April
“I meet a lot of stressed-out ministers. They’re weary. They’re working as hard as they can. They’re trying to juggle a bunch of new stuff to reach out to a new generation, while taking care of an increasingly older congregation that needs more pastoral care. They are taking on more student loan debt, while they watch their salaries freeze.” ~Carol Howard Merritt
If I am to foster genuine relationships marked by love with the people I serve, I’m going to do it best as a friend.
Psalm 24, 29 (Morning) Psalm 8, 84 (Evening) Jeremiah 1:1-10 1 Corinthians 3:11-23 Mark 3:31-4:9 Jeremiah 1:1-10 NRSV: The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah,