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The Winter Solstice | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
At 10:27 pm Eastern time, Thursday, December 21st, we passed the Winter Solstice. This marked the moment when the North Pole, which had been tilting farther and farther away from the Sun started to...
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The Legacies of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | The Rev. Susan E. Hill,...
This past Thursday, January 18th, was the feast day marking the Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle. On that day, we remembered the gospel story (Matthew 16:13-19) of Peter proclaiming the identity...
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Nothing Stands Alone | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
This weekend brings us to the fifth Sunday in Lent, and closer to our walk with Jesus toward his suffering and death during Holy Week. It can feel like an intense time, especially when local and...
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Signs of the Spirit | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Now that we have entered Lent, you may have begun a special observance for the season. Whether you are fasting, praying, or taking on another spiritual discipline, it can be easy to forget the true...
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When Darkness Came and the Earth Shook | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate...
Well, we’ve had a remarkable last couple of weeks. After a deep Holy Week (including a quick visit from the fire department on Palm Sunday!) and a joyous Easter, we experienced both a 4.7 magnitude...
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The Forgotten Apostle | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
This Sunday we will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, transferred forward a few days from its official date this year on Thursday, May 9. It is wonderful to commemorate this pivotal part of Jesus’...
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The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, Priest | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
With both the Pride and Independence Day celebrations in late June and early July, it can be easy to overlook some of those whom we commemorate in the church during this time. For example, on July 1,...
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The Blessings of Summer | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
As we get closer to the solstice on June 20, the official start of summer on the calendar, it is a time of hopeful anticipation of the blessings we may look forward to this season. As you may know, I...
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Decisions, Decisions | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
One of the reasons that we feel tired at night is the sheer number of decisions we make during the course of the day. Some of them are not of great consequence (Should I do laundry today or tomorrow?),...
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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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