Monthly Archives: January 2016

Favorite Hymn

Posted on January 29, 2016 by matthewhanisian

Recently I was having a conversation with someone and was asked, “Matthew, what is your favorite hymn?”  Although I have many hymns that I love there are a few that would fall into that category of “favorite.”  I answered: Hymn … Continue reading →

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A Wordy Kind of Saint

Posted on January 28, 2016 by emilyagriffin9

Imagine teaching a lesson on Thomas Aquinas to 3rd and 4th Graders. That’s the sacredly foolish task I gave my Sunday School teachers one year at my first parish in preparation for All Saints’ Sunday. Why Aquinas, one might reasonably … Continue reading →

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Away the Blizzard Blahs

Posted on January 26, 2016 by ronatstalbansdc

It was only one blizzard, but it was enough. I’m ready for a chuckle or two.  Perhaps you are too.  I used some of the downtime to go through some old papers I’ve been keeping, and I found one with … Continue reading →

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Saint Corey

Posted on January 25, 2016 by jimq2012

I’ll never forget an exchange I had many years ago with a Home Depot employee who helped me find some heavy copper wire for a sculpture I was making.  After coiling up the wire and handing it to me I looked … Continue reading →

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Unity

Posted on January 22, 2016 by matthewhanisian

“O God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Savior, the Prince of Peace: Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions; take away all hatred and prejudice, … Continue reading →

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Happy Office Plants

Posted on January 21, 2016 by charlespstalbansdcorg

My spiritual practice, such as it is, includes my reading an eclectic collection of daily email meditations, quotes, and reflections from different religions, cultures, and sources. A couple of days ago, I found this in my inbox: “Never go to … Continue reading →

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A Sabbath Reflection

Posted on January 19, 2016 by ronatstalbansdc

Do you ever wonder about the Commandments; how they came to be?  Why are you supposed to keep holy the Sabbath day? What does that even mean? Why was the punishment – being stoned to death – so extreme? That … Continue reading →

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Langston Hughes on MLK Day

Posted on January 18, 2016 by jimq2012

Harlem What happens to a dream deferred?       Does it dry up       like a raisin in the sun?       Or fester like a sore—       And then run?       Does it stink like rotten meat?       Or crust and sugar over—       like a syrupy sweet? … Continue reading →

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Prayer

Posted on January 16, 2016 by deborahmeister

Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with … Continue reading →

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Shout

Posted on January 15, 2016 by matthewhanisian

“Happy are the people who know the festal shout! * they walk, O Lord, in the light of your presence.” Psalm 89:15   Sometimes I fear that I do not know and cannot hear the “festal shout.”  And sometimes I … Continue reading →

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