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Overcoming the great divide
In Hope Against Darkness, Richard Rohr discusses and unfolds the theology of St. Francis of Assisi. He speaks of the freedom found in coming to know that we are nothing. And that God is everything. He describes this as the … Continue reading
Edge of heaven
This Sunday, we will encounter John the Baptist, the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, urging us to repent, to turn and be baptized. What a sight this cousin of Jesus must have been, this young man from … Continue reading
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
Posted in Diocese of Florida, Episcopal church, faith, peace
Tagged 12-step spirituality, All Saints Day, holy ground, mercy, recovery, spiritual growth
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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
Enlighten the darkness
These words can roll off the tongue with relative ease when we are speaking of the darkness “over there.” Someone needs to take a look at that person, group or institution over there and cast a light on what exactly … Continue reading
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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Tagged 12-step spirituality, 9/11, holy ground, September 11
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Beyond the wilderness
When I was a second-year student at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, one of the first year students arrived barefoot for the opening service of Morning Prayer. He came to everything barefoot. Initially this bothered me, bothered the “genteel” sensibility … Continue reading
When a haircut is a liturgical act
“Go forth without fear, for he that created you has sanctified you, has always protected you, and loves you like a mother.” – St. Clare of Assisi This evening as news reports roll out about starvation in Somalia – 600,000 children … Continue reading
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