Tag Archives: birds

Preaching to the Birds

Posted on October 1, 2015 by sonyasutton

first posted on September 30, 2010 A few days from now, October 4, the feast day for St. Francis of Assisi is celebrated (unless it falls on a Sunday, as it does this year). Perhaps the most beloved of all … Continue reading →

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This past August was For the Birds

Posted on September 29, 2014 by jimq2012

A little stream of consciousness blog entry brought on by the sounds surrounding me this morning…  On August 22 I heard a poem that has not wholly left me since.   The poem is called is called Kingfisher, by Chris McCabe, … Continue reading →

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Birdsong

Posted on May 22, 2014 by sonyasutton

We have a lot of birds in our backyard, and Rock Creek Park is filled right now with migrating birds heading further north after their stop in the mid-Atlantic region. We even have a pair of tiny warblers (I think) … Continue reading →

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With apologies

Posted on February 19, 2014 by deborahmeister

I am sorry for the Daily Cup I did not write today   but when I awoke the birds were singing after long silence.   Five days ago, it must have been, they carved a glory across the sky: thirty, … Continue reading →

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Brother Francis

Posted on October 4, 2012 by sonyasutton

Today is the feast day for that most beloved of saints, St. Francis of Assisi, who was inspiration to countless painters, composers, authors, not to mention men and women around the world who devote their lives to God. For Brother … Continue reading →

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Ascending larks and descending doves

Posted on June 14, 2012 by sonyasutton

So often artists have helped us to visualize the Holy Spirit as a bird descending from God on high and alighting on us.  At this time of year, when birds are seen and heard in abundance, they are fitting symbols … Continue reading →

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