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ADVENTure

November 6, 2014

[…] learned many things. One was that originally, Advent was a penitential season, a lot like Lent. Another was that Saint Nicholas punched an Egyptian Bishop for saying that Jesus Christ […]

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A Man Was in the Back Yard…, Easter (B) – 2003

April 20, 2003

[…] little girl’s comforting, freeing promise at Easter, as we try to overcome the trials of Lent just past. “God can fix it!” Perhaps that is as good a message as […]

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This Is What’s Known…, Epiphany 1 (A) – 1996

January 07, 1996

[…] We remember this time as the 40 days in the wilderness, which we commemorate in Lent. Just for the moment, though, let’s stay with Jesus and that experience in baptism. […]

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A remarkable gift

December 4, 2008

[…] your Advent time this year. For some centuries, the church treated Advent as a mini- Lent, with great focus on penance and contrition, purple vestments and a somber, even dour, […]

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Ash Wednesday: Return to me with all your heart

January 25, 2018

[…] others.  There is not justice for all.  In our fear we doubt the resurrection. This Lent, let us enter into a time and space of honest and unflinching examination.  We […]

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As We Have Worked…, Epiphany 7 (B) – 2006

February 19, 2006

[…] stature of Christ and important attributes to consider as we approach the coming season of Lent. We’ve all heard the old adage “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try […]

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What is Enough? Lenten Meditation, 3/3/2013

March 3, 2013

[…] is essential and necessary to our well being in pursuit of overabundance? This time of Lent is a good time to strip away the excesses, and seek what is necessary […]

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2019 Educational Resources Now Available

December 4, 2018

[…] recipients and their work as you read their reflection on the scripture for that week. Lent: Our Lenten Calendar, which focuses on one 2018 UTO grant a day, is back […]

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Proclaiming the Good News…, Epiphany 3 (A) – 2011

January 23, 2011

[…] repentance, which again is an echo of John the Baptist’s preaching and an anticipation of Lent. Repentance is often thought of as private, personal, nobody else’s business, between us and […]

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EPPN Lenten Series: Engaging Poverty Through Creation Care

March 25, 2015

[…] Services, Rogation Procession This is the sixth installment of the Episcopal Public Policy Network’s 2015 Lenten Series: “Engaging Poverty at Home and Around the World.” To view previous reflections, click here. […]

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