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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Tefilah
The day we marched out of Selma was a day of sanctification. I felt as though my legs were praying. -Abraham Joshua Heschel Tonight, with several other St. Albanites, I attended the Community Worship Service commemorating the birthday of Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Jim Quigley, Uncategorized
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Who Are You?
Identity is a fundamental element in being human, being alive. A good deal of characteristics or labels go into our identity–we are known through things like ethnicity, race, religious affiliation, what we do to make a living, hair color, the … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged Confession of St. Peter, Emmanuel, handles for Jesus, Identity, Jesus, Light of the world, Logos, Matt vs. Matthew, Matthew 16:13-19, names, On this rock I will build my church, Peter, Son of God, Son of Man, st. alban's, Who are you?, Who is Christ to me? Christ
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Avid for God
I have a friend who has every reason to be a diva – talented in many, many ways and always the center of attention in any group she comes into simply because of the warmth and attractiveness of her personality. … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
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A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Tomorrow, the church celebrates the life of St. Antony, Abbot in Egypt. Antony is a strange and challenging figure, one who makes it clear just how “different” some of the saints were from what we’d expect. Antony was born in … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, civil rights, demons, education reform, gun control, perseverance, St Antony
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Symbols
Saturday I had the privilege and pleasure of being with some candidates for baptism and their sponsors, together with my rector and the parish catechumenal committee, in preparation for Sunday. Among other things, we read the portions of the catechism … Continue reading
Posted in Ron Hicks
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Terrible Twos
Yesterday in the Teen Service we had a discussion about why God doesn’t step in and “fix” everything. Seems like a fair question. In fact, it seems most “There is no God” arguments are based on the idea that an … Continue reading
Posted in Annemarie Quigley
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Welcome to the World
Although we find ourselves in the midst of Epiphany I’m still pondering the Incarnation… What was it like for God to risk bringing the only Son into creation? Over the holidays I was blessed to invite my only child into … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Jim Quigley
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At the Start of The Day
In the summer of 2007 I started seminary at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. During my three years there I found one spiritual discipline that, until that time, had held little interest or joy for me: Daily Morning Prayer. … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged At the start of the day, corporate worship, Daily Morning Prayer, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lenten discipline, praise and thanksgiving, Prayer, prayers of intercession, prayers of intercession, prayers of thanksgiving, prayers of thanksgiving, spiritual discipline, st. alban's, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, start of the work day, Virginia Theological Seminary, worship, worship as vital, worship in community
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Born that way
Are we born with a desire to make music, or to find beauty around us? Are we born with a thirst for God? Where do these desires to make music or to connect with God come from? And I note … Continue reading
Who are God’s people?
This Advent, our parish scrapped a set of poorly-attended noonday services and replaced them with daily morning prayer. At first, it was mostly the staff, but after a few days, a group of laypeople began to grow around the service, … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
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The Daily Cup 