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Reflecting On Eastertide
I’ve been reminded lately, by events in the world and events in the personal lives of those around me, that just because we are in Eastertide doesn’t mean that everyone is happily enjoying new growth...
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Opening Up Space In Your Life For God
This week we are in the ten days between the Feast of the Ascension and the Feast of Pentecost, which we will celebrate on Sunday, May 20. The Ascension, of course, marks the resurrected Jesus’...
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Evelyn Underhill and the Sacrament of the Present Moment
Today, June 15, we mark the feast day of Evelyn Underhill, a writer, spiritual director, and retreat leader who helped Anglicans recover the gifts of an intentional spiritual life. She was born in...
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The Episcopal Church’s 2018 General Convention Addresses Justice and Love
Over the past nine days, the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church has been taking place in Austin, TX. Held every three years, General Convention is the national legislative body of our...
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The Gift of Listening
I had dinner recently with a friend who I only see a few times a year. It was a late dinner, at the end of a very long workday, and I was very tired on my there. I was worried that I wouldn’t be a very...
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?!
One of my favorite television ads of all time was for Staples — it ran some years ago, and you might remember it. It featured ecstatic parents practically dancing as they pushed shopping carts through...
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The Church and Slavery: From Shame to Lamentation, and Onward to Restorative...
This past Sunday, we kicked off our fall Christian Education series “Foundations of our Faith” with a whirlwind session discussing the history of the Episcopal Church. In order to pare down the...
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St Jude, Hope of the Hopeless, pray for us!
This past Monday, October 29, was the feast day of St. Simon and St. Jude, who were named as apostles in the gospels. We don’t know much more about them than that, at least from the scriptures....
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The Power of Prayer
As you know from the email we sent recently, this week’s parish prayer list has been revised. Our goal is to simplify the previous format, as well as to make the list easier to maintain. All this rests...
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Blessing for a New Beginning
The Reverend Susan E. HillMerry Christmas!This is a season of new beginnings. We are in Christmastide (remember we celebrate the birth of Jesus for twelve full days!), and the miracle of the birth of...
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The Conversion of the Saint Paul the Apostle
The Rev. Susan E. Hill Today, Friday, January 25, is the day we remember the conversion of Paul. The story of Paul being suddenly struck from his horse by a blinding light while on the road to...
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The Holy Spirit Flocks Around Us | The Rev. Susan E. Hill
As many of you know, I was in Phoenix last weekend attending my friend Jennifer Reddall’s consecration as Bishop of Arizona, and it was truly a blessed event. It was blessed not just because Bishop...
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Holy Silence | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
As you receive this meditation, we will have just concluded our Good Friday service. In our Book of Common Prayer, the three services at the end of Holy Week — Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the...
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Reclaiming Sacred Words | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
As I write today I am at the annual Priests’ Conference of the Diocese. Most of the priests of the Diocese of New York have gathered together with our bishops for three days of fellowship, education,...
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Blessings of Ordinary Time | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Starting this past Monday, the Church entered its longest season of the liturgical year — often called Ordinary time. Technically speaking, it isn’t actually a season, but rather the time between the...
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The Spiritual Side of Vacation | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Happy Summer! I am actually on vacation — I wrote this meditation last week before I left. I hope I’m having a fun and relaxing time! And I hope that you will get some time off as well this summer,...
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Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
The comedian John Oliver addressed the recent mass shootings before his regular show aired Sunday night. He began like this: “When it comes to gun control, I know it can feel like everything’s been...
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What Work Will You Get to Do Today? | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Today I came across this “Thought for the Day” on a poetry website (https://www.poetry-chaikhana.com): Don’t resent the work. It gives you strength to stand whole and silent before the Mystery. – Ivan...
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St. Francis and the Present Moment | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
When she was eight years old, my niece Audrey asked me the very important theological question, “Does God have pets?” Now, she had an ulterior motive for this question, as she was angling to be allowed...
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A Still-Needed Voice: Anna Julia Haywood Cooper | The Rev. Susan E. Hill,...
The Reverend Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector “Let woman’s claim be as broad in the concrete as the abstract. We take our stand on the solidarity of humanity, the oneness of life, and the unnaturalness...
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