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Maundy Thursday is all about relationships – about Jesus’ relationship with the disciples as well as with the political authorities; about our relationship with Jesus; about our relationships with each other.  And because it’s about

Photo by SSJD During my time living with the Sisters, I was preparing an opening devotional for a meeting of Baptist deacons, and I thought of Psalm 46, verse 10: “Be still and know that I

An inspiring 3-minute video was released today in England, about The Community of St. Anselm at Lambeth Palace where young people from around the world are spending a year living in God’s rhythm — not

Does Church need to change to keep young people interested? I hesitate to answer this question hastily. In fact, it very well may be the wrong question to ask. Several months ago, popular Episcopalian blogger

The Lord is my Light The poem below by Sister Sue Elwyn is an eloquent commentary on the previous post, “When Morning Gilds the Skies.”  Photo by Sister Elizabeth Rolfe-Thomas. The Lord is my Light! Faint

This is a revised version of the blog posted about 45 minutes ago (10:15 am). I go walking early in the morning before the breaking of the dawn. At this time of year it is

On January 6 we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany, and entered a season of the church year that encourages us to travel, like the wise men who sought the child Jesus, on a road

I recently learned of the beautiful Spanish tradition of posada (a Spanish word that means “inn” or “hotel”), in which children dressed as Mary and Joseph go from house to house during Advent inviting their