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The Profound Act of Showing Up

June 9, 2022 By Maria Kane 2 Comments

Everyone told me that visiting Iona, a small island off of the western coast of Scotland would be a magical, otherworldly experience.

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Julian of Norwich: Christ Our Mother

May 8, 2022 By Margaret Ellsworth 2 Comments

This year, Saint Julian’s feast day coincides with Mother’s Day.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: children, cloud of witnesses, Jesus Christ, julian of norwich, Mother's Day, parenting

Walking the Way of Love with Absalom Jones

February 13, 2022 By Chris Decatur Leave a Comment

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”

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Overcoming Prejudice with God’s Love

February 4, 2022 By Jamie Osborne 1 Comment

To remember Cornelius is to celebrate courage persevering through prejudice and how God’s love can overcome our blindness.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Acts of the Apostles, baptism, cloud of witnesses, Cornelius, love, St. Peter

Navigating the Gospel with Hilda of Whitby

November 18, 2021 By Melissa Wilcox Leave a Comment

Many years ago, before I attended seminary, I worked as a volunteer for the Anglican Church of Tanzania to facilitate youth programs in the section of the country that bordered Rwanda.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, mystic, Tanzania, worship

Weeping in Church with Margery Kempe

November 9, 2021 By Samantha Vincent-Alexander 4 Comments

One of the things that Margery Kempe is known for is her excessive and disruptive weeping. Her favorite place to cry was in churches, but she would cry anywhere—on pilgrimages, on the street, during times of silent prayer.

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The lasting impact of Saint Jerome’s Words

September 30, 2021 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

Much of how we understand Christianity today was decided in the 4th century CE

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Bible, cloud of witnesses, Scripture

Lancelot Andrewes and Icons for Vocation

September 26, 2021 By Dorian Del Priore Leave a Comment

Spiderman’s real name was Peter Parker, and the wit and brains were a part of Peter before he became Spiderman. That gave me hope. I was sort of a dorky, nerdy kid, and if a kid like Peter could become something great, then maybe I could, too.

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John Coleridge Patteson: The 4 Challenges

September 20, 2021 By Dorian Del Priore Leave a Comment

I was talking about missionary work with one of my college students recently, specifically about the shadow side of missions.

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Filed Under: Saints, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Bishop, Bishop and Missionary, cloud of witnesses, mission trip

Clare of Assisi’s Longing to Be Close to God

August 11, 2021 By Sara Irwin Leave a Comment

As I write, my current circumstances are probably as different as could be imagined from Clare on her bed of not-even-straw.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, God, monastic

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