Category Archives: The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister

You’re a saint

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

When I was in seminary, my friend Burke was renting a room in a mansion which had once been the home of a rifle magnate, back when New Haven was a manufacturing center. One Halloween, he invited me over to … Continue reading →

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Tools of the trade

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Daily Cup, or Finance Committee? Those seem to be my choices for the morning, at least for the early part of it.  It seems like a straight-up choice for a priest, doesn’t it? The Daily Cup, after all, is read … Continue reading →

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Listen

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Listen carefully, my child, to the master’s instructions, and attend to them with the ear of your heart. This is advice from a father who loves you; welcome it, and faithfully put it into practice. (Rule of Benedict, Prologue) I … Continue reading →

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New Wineskins

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Jesus said, “No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.” (Mark 2:22) It can be … Continue reading →

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