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Outward and Visible Signs of Friendship

January 12, 2023 By Erin Jean Warde Leave a Comment

Saint Aelred of Rievaulx is known for his work on spiritual friendship.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, coronavirus, friendship, sacrament

Reflections and a Life Well Lived

June 27, 2022 By Sarah Carr Leave a Comment

For a friendship more separate than equal, we don our funeral black, and sign the guest book on the way in, all our children watching and following our lead with solemnity.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: death, friendship, Jesus Christ

Recognizing Barnabas and All Extraordinary Encouragers

June 11, 2022 By Maria Kane 3 Comments

Twelve years ago, I packed up my beloved Virginia home of nearly a decade and moved to New England. 72 hours later, amid a sea of boxes, I called my best friend Merritt—2,000 miles away—certain that I had made a mistake.

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Filed Under: Saints, Uncategorized Tagged With: friends, friendship, saints, St. Barnabas, St. Paul

Transforming Our Back to School Fears

September 17, 2021 By Meaghan Brower 1 Comment

In the days leading up to the start of school I had several conversations with my son Sam and all of them started the same: “Mom, I’m scared to start first grade.”

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Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: back to school, camp, Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers, fear, friends, friendship, parenting

The Loving Vulnerability of the Visitation

May 31, 2021 By Lauren Kuratko 1 Comment

Today we celebrate the Visitation of Mary. The Visitation is when Mary, pregnant with Jesus, goes to visit her cousin Elizabeth, pregnant with John (the baptizer). I like to think about this holy friendship—this time of mutual support and love for each other.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: coronavirus, friendship, love, motherhood, parenting, Visitation, vulnerability

Outward and Visible Signs of Friendship

January 12, 2021 By Erin Jean Warde 1 Comment

Saint Aelred of Rievaulx is known for his work on spiritual friendship. What a time to be confronted with the idea of spiritual friendship, when friendship might feel like the furthest-away love we are feeling.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, coronavirus, friendship

Hand Me Down Treasures

March 5, 2020 By Michelle Heed 1 Comment

She is clothed with strength and dignity,and she laughs without fear of the future. —Proverbs 31:25, NLT

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Filed Under: Prayer Tagged With: clothing, friendship, immigration, Prayer

Saints Around Us: Galentine’s Day

February 13, 2020 By Di McCullough 1 Comment

The sitcom “Parks and Recreation” introduced a new holy day into my personal liturgical calendar: Galentine’s Day.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Building Faith, communion of saints, friendship, Jesus, Valentine's Day, women

A Tween Summer’s End

August 31, 2019 By Anne Warner 2 Comments

It’s a Sunday after church and we’re stuffing Nutella-ed plates and oatmeal-ed bowls into the dishwasher while also fixing lunch. Except one of us is already done and inviting the neighbors over.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: friendship, Moses, parenting, summer, tweens

Those Who Take Your Call

December 11, 2018 By Lauren Kuratko Leave a Comment

Mary does not have a gender-reveal party with a surprise color of cake–teenage pregnancy has always been hard–but she does seem to have a wise friend, and having a wise friend seems to make all the difference. I’ve been thinking about wise friends lately.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Elizabeth, friendship, Mary, Visitation

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