Tag Archives: 12-step spirituality

Welcome to the edge

All Saints day is one of four Principal Feast days, commonly marked by the administration of baptism.  Today (and this coming Sunday) we celebrate all those who are members of the Body of Christ, as we “express the intercommunion of … Continue reading

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When dreaming becomes a contact sport

Marty is interim rector at a small parish in my diocese.  We visited recently and he showed me around, walking me all over the property and pointing out various improvements to the “physical plant.”  He is a dreamer but not … Continue reading

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Only everything.

Folks in Alcoholics Anonymous often give prospective members the following reassurance: We will only ask you to change this one thing — EVERYTHING.  Them thar are fightin’ words.  A person would have to be pretty desperate to stick around to … Continue reading

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A new name: living into ‘mother’

When I was a young girl in the Episcopal Church, there were never any females at the altar.  Acolytes were always boys and priests men.  The first time I saw a woman at the altar was strange and took getting … Continue reading

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A day of immeasurable tragedy

It has been hard to listen to the barrage of radio and television interviews related to 9/11, to hear people talk about where they were on that day.  On one level, the attacks happened to all of us – but … Continue reading

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