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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
This long holiday weekend always puts me in mind of the 1996 commercial for an office supply store that was advertising its back-to-school wares. You may remember it too. It featured two kids plodding...
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A Sense of Joy | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
As the world around us and our lives grow more and more complicated and stressful, it is often grounding to get back to the simple things in life — like a walk in a park. It’s a good way to let go of...
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St. Michael and All Angels | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Ever since I served at St. Michael’s Church, I have had an affinity for the feast day of St. Michael and All Angels, which falls on September 29. Most of my focus has naturally been on the “St....
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Clive Staples Lewis, Apologist and Spiritual Writer, 1963 | The Rev. Susan E....
C.S. Lewis was an Irish-English author as well as a tutor and lecturer at Oxford University, and then Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at Cambridge University. He is called a...
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Mary, Weaver of Purple and Scarlet | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
As we come closer to the end of Advent and the arrival of Jesus at Christmas, our attention naturally turns toward his mother, Mary. During our Adult Education sessions this season, we’ve explored the...
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Antony of Egypt | The Rev. Susan E. Hill
When we think of monasticism today, we might think of Benedict of Nursia (6th century), or Theresa of Avila (16th century), or Thomas Merton (20th century). But the man who perhaps started the monastic...
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Valentine’s Day | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
However you are spending this Valentine’s Day, you may have the vague wondering: how did a tradition of focusing on romantic love come from St. Valentine? And then you might have another question as...
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Ember Days | The Rev. Susan Hill, Associate Rector
As you leaf occasionally through your beloved copy of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), you may have noticed mention of “Ember Days.” These observances turn up on the liturgical calendar four times a...
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Bonhoeffer and Holy Week | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
This Sunday, April 13, is Palm Sunday. It marks the beginning of Holy Week, when we will liturgically walk with Jesus to his death and celebrate his resurrection which brings us all into new life. In...
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Julian of Norwich | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Yesterday, May 8, we commemorated the feast day of Dame Julian of Norwich, who is the first woman we know of to have written a book in English. She was born in 1342 in England, and lived during a time...
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