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Our Leaders Need Our Prayers | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
This Monday our country will commemorate Presidents’ Day. My personal celebration of this holiday in past years has had little to do with any presidents and much more to do with taking a ski trip over...
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The Holy Week Gifts of Cyril of Jerusalem | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate...
Blessed St. Patrick gets all the attention this week, but today, March 18, the Church remembers another saint who had a formative impact on the way we worship at this time of year: Cyril of Jerusalem,...
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Taking Time to Rest for the Sake of God | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate...
In The House at Pooh Corner, Winnie the Pooh is asked what he likes doing best in the world. He starts to say eating honey, but then reflects that there is “a moment just before you began to eat it...
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Remembering St. Columba | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Yesterday, June 9, was the feast day of St. Columba, Abbot of Iona. St. Patrick was said to have prophesied Columba’s birth: He will be a saint and will be devout, He will be an abbot, the king of...
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Let Us Pray | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
As many of you know, I’ve just returned from my summer vacation, which I took a bit early this year. I was able to spend quality time with my family for the first time since the pandemic began, and I...
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The Rhythm of Labor and Sabbath | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
As we go into Labor Day weekend, the traditional marker of the end of summer, it might be useful to reflect on the idea of having an annual Federal holiday to honor labor. The origins of the holiday...
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The Social Justice Bible Challenge | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
This fall, our Adult Christian Education Forum series will focus on scripture that reminds us of God’s emphasis on justice and inspires us to take action as individuals and as a community in the world....
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Happy All Hallows’ Eve! | The Rev Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
As you are no doubt aware, Monday is one of the biggest American holidays – Halloween. But you may not know or remember that Halloween began as All Hallow’s Eve, the vigil that takes place the evening...
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A Benedictine Advent | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Today in our Episcopal calendar we remember James Otis Sargent Huntington, a priest and monk who died in 1935. He is best known for founding the Order of the Holy Cross, a Benedictine order for men....
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The Sacredness of All | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
On Sunday mornings this Epiphany season we are offering an Adult Forum series called, “Eco Saints.” We are highlighting people of remarkable faith who have particularly raised our consciousness about...
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Patrick, Bishop and Missionary of Ireland | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate...
We are getting to that point in Lent when you might be flagging in your chosen discipline. Whether you’ve given something up or taken on a particular spiritual practice you may be having trouble...
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Joyous Eastertide | The Rev Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Happy Easter! Perhaps it is the effect of the (very) warm weather we are experiencing, but the first week of Eastertide – the period between Easter Sunday and Ascension Day – is feeling particularly...
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Rogation Days | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
As our church garden bursts forth its springtime beauty, and the bees buzz happily among the flowers, we celebrate Rogation Days in the church calendar. These are the three days prior to Ascension Day...
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Barnabas the Encouraging Apostle | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
One of my favorite things about St. Barnabas, whose feast day we commemorate on Monday (transferred from Sunday), is that his name means “son of encouragement.” It is particularly notable, because...
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Walking Meditation | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
With the nicer weather of summer upon us, you might think about shaking up your prayer life a bit. One spiritual practice that often gets forgotten is to use walking as a prayer. In fact, monks and...
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The Spiritual Practice of Napping | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
In these dog days of summer, you might want to try a new spiritual practice ─ napping! To be sure, this is not what we typically think of when we imagine prayer practices. Our ideas may tend more...
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Aidan Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651 | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Aidan was a monk at St. Columba’s monastery on the island of Iona in the seventh century. Upon hearing that a fellow monk had gotten nowhere in preaching the gospel to the northern English, Aidan piped...
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Happy Michaelmas! | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Today, Friday, September 29, is the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels. It might be a particularly auspicious day to be open to how angels are present in our own lives. Here is John O’Donohue’s A...
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Saint Simon, Saint Jude, and All the Saints | The Rev. Susan E. Hill,...
On Saturday, October 28, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Simon and Saint Jude. Despite having a feast day dedicated to them, we don’t know much about either man. They were named as apostles in...
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Keep the Gratitude Going | The Rev. Susan E Hill, Associate Rector
We aren’t quite in Advent yet, but the season begins soon ─ next Sunday, December 3rd. Actually, some believe Advent should start a bit earlier ─ after the Feast of St. Andrew on November 30. And...
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