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December 24: Where is the Star Pointing You?
From the Episcopal Networks Collaborative “O Antiphons: Advent 2017” INCARNATION Sparking a Grassroots Movement I love to participate in Las Posadas (The Inns), a Mexican/Latin American tradition of depicting Mary […]
Advent 4: Repairing the Breach in Institutions and Society
Pray the Collect for This Sunday. Read the Scripture Together: Luke 1:26-38 Reflection: Here I Am … Imagine young Mary’s surprise: She has just learned she carries the Messiah in her […]
December 22: Do Not Be Afraid
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid” – Frederick Buechner In Charlottesville, VA on the afternoon hundreds of angry young men marched through the […]
December 21: Repairing the Breach
What institutions and systems are broken near us? How will we participate in the repair, restoration, and healing of people, institutions, and systems? I recently witnessed the Province VIII Deacons’ […]
December 19: Here Am I; Send Me!
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!” Isaiah 6:8 […]
December 18: Practicing the Way of Love
Practicing the Way of Love In this holiday season, we often find ourselves attending social gatherings with colleagues, friends, family, and neighbors whom we may find “challenging.” Practicing the way […]
Advent 3: Practicing the Way of Love in the Pattern of Jesus
Pray the Collect for This Sunday. Read the Scripture together: Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11 Reflection: Stir Us Up The Prophet Isaiah envisions a holy community where all people flourish and seek the good […]
December 15: Begin with "Why?"
In this Advent season of preparation, we await the coming of the one who will redeem us. For some of us, this is a time of hope and joy, while […]
December 14: A DREAMer Proclaims the Dream
I am a priest, a seminary professor, an evangelist, a speaker. I am all those things and I am a DREAMer, a child that entered the United States without inspection […]
December 13: Make a Joyful Noise
When we have good news, it is hard to keep it under wraps. Whether it is a new baby, a change of career, or an incredible makeover, good news travels […]