Monthly Archives: April 2014

Goodness (part one)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by deborahmeister

What does it mean to be good? We seem to have a number of competing images in our culture: innocence; wise experience; purity; having a sweet nature; being a fiery reformer; being a peacemaker; being a warrior who hunts down … Continue reading →

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Perverse Adult Trickery

Posted on April 29, 2014 by ronatstalbansdc

This one is for the parents of teenagers and soon-to-be teenagers. It’s another tale from my high school and college years. It’s about another friend of mine, John. In high school he was quite the popular cutup, given as many … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Church

Posted on April 27, 2014 by jimq2012

Can you see it?  If so, where?  How?  Happy Monday Jim+ p.s.  One may want to go to WordPress or click on whatever link or another allows one to see pictures in these blog posts, for this post…  However, and … Continue reading →

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About 5,000

Posted on April 25, 2014 by matthewhanisian

Well, here we are a week after Good Friday and five days after we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  For many this week might feel like a bit of a let down after the ups … Continue reading →

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Risky Behavior

Posted on April 24, 2014 by sonyasutton

Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the … Continue reading →

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May Contain Pits

Posted on April 23, 2014 by deborahmeister

The Monday after Easter is often a rocky day for me. After the deep spiritual commitments of Holy Week and Easter, after the planning, the preaching, the music, the flowers, after the meals and the people and the weeping and the … Continue reading →

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Moses the Showman

Posted on April 22, 2014 by ronatstalbansdc

I just love the story of Moses, on so many levels. It is amazing all the things God does to position someone who can learn the leadership skills necessary to lead a people out of bondage. One born and who … Continue reading →

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Is That You?

Posted on April 21, 2014 by jimq2012

Today is the first Monday after Easter.  One point of agreement in the biblical accounts of post-resurrection experiences is that the risen Jesus wasn’t immediately recognizable.  It’s interesting to think about what it might be like to encounter the people … Continue reading →

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Yeah, Jesus is Dead but What’s He DOING?

Posted on April 18, 2014 by matthewhanisian

When I was teaching fifth grade Religious Studies at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes, before coming to St. Alban’s, I had a day once a quarter when students could ask me any theological question they’d like.  Sometimes the questions were … Continue reading →

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The Seven Last Words of Christ

Posted on April 17, 2014 by sonyasutton

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do The Seven Last Words of Christ, or more literally, the seven last phrases of Christ, are believed to have been uttered by Jesus while on the cross. They are words … Continue reading →

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