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Singing to the Lord

Last weekend, I went with a group of parishioners to Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, New York. The monastery is home to a community of Episcopalian monks. (This confuses some people, since the one thing everyone remembers from studying … Continue reading

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O Woman Full of Grace

In You, O woman full of grace The angelic choirs, and the human race All creation rejoices. O sanctified temple, mystical paradise, and glory of virgins. In You, O woman full of grace All creation rejoices. All praise be to … Continue reading

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Comfort, Discomfort Ye My People

“The best part of the discomfort you’re feeling right now is the comfort you’ll feel after you come out of the pose.” – Rebecca, yoga instructor, December 10, 2014 com•fort verb \ˈkəm(p)-fərt\ : to cause (someone) to feel less worried, … Continue reading

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We invite you to come, Holy Spirit

  Unlike God’s love for us – it’s there whether we want it or not – we can’t command the Holy Spirit to come into our lives. That requires an invitation. Come, Holy Spirit, our souls inspire, and lighten with … Continue reading

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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

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We invite you to come, Holy Spirit

A trinity of liturgical observances, each rather more difficult to define than Christmas or Easter,  have appeared on the church calendar these past few weeks – Pentecost two Sundays ago, followed by Trinity Sunday and today’s Corpus Christi.  Together they … Continue reading

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