…at first the crowd might simply think we’re crazy, and are there solely for curiosity’s sake, but give it enough time, some others carrying the burden of being a one-person band are bound to show up and sing along. We might even discover we are part of of a sky full of stars–with such a heavenly view.
The Baltimore Sun provides an audio transcript of Bishop Cook’s appearance before the judge seeking leniency for her first arrest. The Sun also has more comments from
January 31 was Thomas Merton’s 100th birthday, a Catholic convert who became a Trappist Monk, a writer and even a peace activist. Why does Merton still matter?
… good fun or bad idea? Does this perpetuate the stereotype of the Episcopal Church or trying to show that we drink responsibly. What “equally attractive alternative beverage” is being offered?
It will take time to change the culture of dominance and denial, fear and disregard for the integrity of our bodies but many folks have been trying and I am hoping that more will join us to do so.
For millions of people around the world, two letters of the alphabet represent a conversion, a total change, and a life-saving choice. Those two letters are AA for Alcoholics Anonymous, and the man considered the chief founder was a man named Bill Wilson, known as Bill W in the rooms of AA.
The aroma of knowing God is us. It is us being who we most deeply are. This smell is our passionate commitment to the world, our willingness to die for love, our tender hearts and our steely souls.
Mark 1: 21-28 In the gospels of the past three weeks after Epiphany, Jesus has been starting his public life. Our reflections have been on
The book of Jonah is about the prophet Jonah, that much is obvious. But, that is not all it is about. the reading today is
If there are “fireworks” at the Annual Meeting they usually stem from the budget presentation — thoughtfully provided by the three parish cranks who bring up the same issues every single year.