“The first time my grandmother ever saw a white person was when she was a young girl. She saw them coming and she ran and got her …
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“The first time my grandmother ever saw a white person was when she was a young girl. She saw them coming and she ran and got her …
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Last fall, I created a prayer calendar as part of our church's celebration of Creation Season. Each day featured a different …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful in ways that many people have never before experienced. The extended length, level of …
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To download this beautiful resource for use at church or at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction Blessings and prayers …
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When you read the word labyrinth what comes to mind? Do you remember the first time you heard about a labyrinth? Was it …
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It’s almost too much for the senses … the whisper of the veil falling from the cross high above the altar, the rasp of bundled …
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Editors Note: During a recent Lenten gathering of old seminary friends via Zoom, Lyndsey Medford led the group in writing and …
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The practice of giving blessings is an important one theologically and for our community life together. In the act of …
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In a multi-tasking, stressful and just overall busy life, the gentle sound of the beads of my rosary leaving my pocket has become …
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Author's Note: I am writing from my perspective as a priest, but many lay leaders provide meaningful pastoral care, even in the …
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