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Tag Archives: life
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
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The round earth’s imagined corners
(parts of this were originally published on May 24, 2012) AND (from the Shameless Commerce Division, information about a choir event on October 4 that gives you a fun way to support the music offerings of this parish: An Evening … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged At the round earth's imagined corners, Hindu, Hinduism, John Donne, judgment, Lee Hoiby, life, mandala, Middle East, music, poetry, repentence, round, shape, sonnets, sphere, square
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Ordinary Gifts
I love summer. I love the feeling of warm – yes, even humid – air on my skin. I love the sounds of summer – crickets and cicadas and all the surprising creatures in my neighborhood that call to each … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged hymn, life, Matt Haig, Morning Song, mystery, Ordinary Grace, science fiction, summer, summer reading, The Humans, The Hymnal 1982, William Kent Krueger
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Life in G Major
Jeremy Denk, MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, pianist and author has a new recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations out and was interviewed this past Sunday about his love/hate relationship with Bach’s hour+ set of variations. I too have had a lifelong … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bach, G Major, Goldberg Variations, happiness, Jeremy Denk, life
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A Jazz-Shaped Life
I have just returned from four months of sabbatical and am still adjusting to my re-entry to “normal” life. Undoubtedly bits and pieces of these astoundingly rich four months will come more clearly into focus as I write about them … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged commencement, jazz, life, music, sabbatical, Wynton Marsalis
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To Be Human is Divine
There are the beautiful, and sometimes cloying, images of Madonna and Child, and then there is another reality of motherhood that can be hard and messy and heartbreaking, or sometimes just plain terrifying. Surely Jesus’ mother Mary was terrified when … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged Arts@Midday, Canzonetta, death, Holy Week, humanity, life, Mary, Merula, music, st. alban's
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