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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Word of The Day: Blessed
Blessed Matthew 5:1-10 Feast of George Herbert, Priest 1633 Usually “blessed” is synonymous with “thankful.” To receive God’s blessing is indeed a cause for thankfulness, but to be blessed or feel blessed is a much richer, broader experience. Blessings come in … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged Beatitudes, blessed, blessing, George Herbert, Matthew 5:1-10
1 Comment
Lullaby
I have played Chopin’s Berceuse for six different occasions, including three funerals in the past week. I wasn’t being unimaginative – it was simply the right piece for all six of those times. I was asked to learn it for … Continue reading
Polycarp and Purpose
On Monday, the Calendar of Saints celebrated the life and death of one of my favorites; I’d like to share him with you today as a way of entering the season of Lent. Saint Polycarp served as bishop of Smyrna (an … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
Tagged Christ, Christianity, faithfulness, fidelity, Lent, life, martyrdom, Polycarp, purpose
5 Comments
That was me
In my contacts with the homeless that frequent St. Alban’s, it often seems that we are not making any appreciable difference in their lives; that we are only feeding them, necessary as that may be. But every now and then … Continue reading
Posted in Ron Hicks
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Things Heard and Left Unheard
There have been several stories lately, in print and on the radio, about the importance of touch. One scientist arguing, successfully in my opinion, that touch is the most important of all senses. Touching a newborn stimulates their intellectual and … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged acoustics, Alex Ross, hearing, sensory experience, sound, technology, The New Yorker
3 Comments
Our pet crows
I was at a birthday party this weekend. At some point in the conversation the topic of our pets came up. I contributed by noting that we have had dogs and we have had cats, (and fish, turtles, canaries, and … Continue reading
Posted in Ron Hicks
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I’m Excited
As noted by Ellen Davis in an essay called No Explanations in the Church, there’s a sign that reads just that at the entrance to the Church of the Agony at the foot of the Mount of Olives, the traditional … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Jim Quigley
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Word of The Day: Circumcised
Circumcised Galatians 5:1-15, Feast of Absalom Jones In Paul’s day, to be circumcised was the visible sign for Jewish men of their faith; they were indelibly marked, changed as a symbol of their faith. For centuries circumcision, or not, was … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged Absalom Jones, circumcision, cross, Justin Bieber, Paul
1 Comment
Boast Madly in God
(revised from a posting first published February 16, 2012) This Sunday marks the end of the Epiphany season and a chance to relish the word “alleluia”, before it disappears from our prayers and hymns until Easter. As it happens alleluia … Continue reading
Kayla’s letter
This morning, I went to a Bible study in which the discussion kept turning, over and over, to a letter that was written by Kayla Mueller, the young American woman who died recently in the custody of Isis. It is … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister, Uncategorized
Tagged courage, Etty Hillesum, faith, Glory, God, honor, Kayla Mueller, letter, resistance, we shall overcome
6 Comments