Tag Archives: hope

What do you hope for?

Posted on May 11, 2016 by deborahmeister

Last weekend, our parish set up an enormous graffiti-board at a festival called Flowermart  that we knew was going to draw a couple thousand people. (Jim Quigley blogged about the idea here: http://stalbansdc.org/the-daily-cup/from-bones-to-hope/.) What happened was pretty magical: People of all ages … Continue reading →

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Vote your life

Posted on May 4, 2016 by deborahmeister

Last night was a tough evening for me. One of our major political parties pretty much handed the nomination to a racist bigot, many of whose ideas would involve significant injury to groups of people that the Bible commands us … Continue reading →

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Almost-spring

Posted on March 2, 2016 by deborahmeister

I woke this morning to the wind, wuthering around my home. It does that, this time of year: howls like a lost soul, or like something mighty that is struggling to break into the world. It drives me out onto … Continue reading →

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What NOW God?

Posted on February 19, 2016 by matthewhanisian

The past month has been a tumultuous time at church.  I realize I’m putting that mildly for some and that perhaps for others there hasn’t been a sense of turbulence.   With that as the backdrop, I had a moment … Continue reading →

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Je me souviens, Paris

Posted on November 13, 2015 by deborahmeister

The first time I saw Paris, I was sixteen years old. I had come there to meet a family of strangers, the Tabastes, with whom I would live for three weeks as part of a language exchange program. They met … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on April 22, 2015 by deborahmeister

Over the last several months, our nation has been compelled to undertake a serious examination of the ways we treat our African-American brothers and sisters, and particularly of the ways that they interact with many police forces. For people of … Continue reading →

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Return to me

Posted on March 19, 2015 by sonyasutton

Is it true or not? Do the swallows return to the Mission at San Juan Capistrano in California every year on March 19, or not? What apparently is true, despite all the publicity and a festival devoted to the cause, … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of the Thistle

Posted on March 4, 2015 by deborahmeister

My friend April is the best Christian I know. She is one of those people whose hearts are naturally compassionate, someone who will be there whenever anyone is in trouble. She will appear with food when someone’s hungry. She will gather … Continue reading →

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The Worst is Not the Last

Posted on December 31, 2014 by deborahmeister

With sincere apologies to the lovely folk who have invited me over for this evening, I have never liked New Year’s Eve. It has always felt to me like a manufactured holiday: a time when we artificially gin up emotion … Continue reading →

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In the Beginning There Was Hope

Posted on December 18, 2014 by sonyasutton

My reply to the question “What do you want for Christmas?” started as a joke.  “World Peace.” But why joke about it? Why not wish for it in earnest? The human race has never been particularly drawn towards peaceful resolution … Continue reading →

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