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Where Will You Minister In This World?
As we celebrate All Saints’ Day, let’s bear in mind this story from Madeleine L’Engle’s A Stone for a Pillow (quoted at http://edgeofenclosure.org/allsaintsb.html): There’s a story of a good man who...
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Let’s Focus on Giving Thanks & Preparing for the Christ Child This Holiday...
As we enter the holiday season, it might be a good time to be aware of common reactions to this time of year: over-scheduling, the feeling that we “should” be doing more, loneliness, depression, forced...
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An Especially Auspicious Time to Pray
This time of year is an especially auspicious time to be praying — both in gratitude for the true joys of the season, but also because it is time when any grief or loss is accentuated by the contrast...
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Honoring the First Woman Priest in the Anglican Communion – Florence Li Tim-Oi
This Saturday, January 24, we celebrate the ordination of Florence Li Tim-Oi, the first woman priest in the Anglican Communion (in 1944!). Her name is a combination of the name she was given by her...
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Engaging in A Different Kind of Fast
As we enter the season of Lent, may we think a little differently about the tradition of fasting and feasting: A Different Kind of Fast (by the Rev. Kathleen Price) Fast from destructive attitudes and...
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With Gratitude to our Creator…
As we mark the beginning of Spring on Friday, March 20 with snow in the forecast (!), let us look forward to eventual warmer weather, but also be grateful for all that our Creator has blessed us with...
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Coyote & the Stars
As you may have heard, we had a coyote visitor in the garden on Tuesday morning! He was tranquilized and apparently will be released “in the wild in the Bronx” but our surprise guest put me in mind of...
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Dame Julian of Norwich & A Song of True Motherhood
Last week (May 8) was the feast day of Dame Julian of Norwich, who is (not surprisingly to those of you who know me well) one of my favorite saints! She lived from about 1342 to 1417, and for years...
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The Feast of St. Columba
Last June I was on the Island of Iona in Scotland for the feast day of St. Columba — an auspicious time to be there indeed! The name “Columba” means dove, although the saint didn’t arrive by air on...
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The Difference Between Prayer & Prayfulness
Have you ever thought about the difference between prayer and prayerfulness? Memorizing and saying prayers such as the Lord’ s Prayer can be wonderful — yet Henri Nouwen (in his book Spiritual...
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Slow Down It’s Summer…
Summer is a time for slowing down – either actually or metaphorically – and catching our collective breaths before the busyness of Autumn all catches us off guard. Ted Loder has a wonderful prayer...
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Centering Prayer Can Be Transformative
Recently, when re-reading one of my favorite books — Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, by Cynthia Bourgeault — I came across a quote that really captures my ideas about prayer: Prayer is not a...
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Some Thoughts on Autumn
As we enter the season of autumn, we may have mixed feelings: we may be glad for the crisper days and cooler nights, or sorry that we must leave the warm summer weather behind; we may be looking...
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A Prayer for Halloween
Happy All Hallows’ Eve! On Saturday we celebrate Halloween, which of course has much more ancient roots than kids (and now pets!) dressed up in cute outfits trolling for candy and other treats. Tess...
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A Prayer for the Beginning of Advent
This Sunday we mark the beginning of Advent, the season of preparation for the coming birth of Christ. While for some of us, this is a joyful time of getting ready for Christmas, for many others it is...
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The Blessings of Mary and Elizabeth
Merry Christmas! This month, I’ve spent a lot time with the folks who see me for spiritual direction talking about the stories of Elizabeth and Mary. We’ve particularly noticed that both of these women...
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“I am on the Horns of a Dilemna. Or is it on the Horns of a Dilemma?
While I was texting my sister-in-law yesterday, I found out something that rocked my world. I had written about a dilemna that she had, and when I typed “dilemna,” the spell check automatically popped...
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The Are the “Ember Days” of Your Life
You may not be aware of it, but we are currently in the midst of Ember Days. They consist of four sets of three days (always Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) and they occur after St. Lucy’s Day...
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Prayer & Taxes
This coming Monday, April 18, is tax day — the traditional deadline has been extended by three days due to Washington, DC’s Emancipation holiday. I will need the gift of those extra days, because even...
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A Blessing from A Wedding
Last weekend, I had the privilege of presiding at the wedding of one of my closest friends from seminary. Our Episcopal liturgy was the perfect bridge between his Baptist family and friends and his...
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