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Saint Dunstan and Revisiting Forgotten Histories

May 19, 2021 By Ben Rockwell Leave a Comment

My grandfather on my mom’s side (known as Papa) was a veterinarian who loved horses.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: grandparents, tradition

Baptized in a Dram Shop Dress

April 27, 2021 By Anne Warner Leave a Comment

Last summer some church paperwork requested my baptismal anniversary. Having no idea of the date, I consulted my early years photo album.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: baptism, grandparents

You’re a child of God and you’re made for glory, baby.

February 17, 2021 By Maria Kane 3 Comments

The origin of one of my most beloved Ash Wednesday traditions can be traced back to Game 7 of the 1988 NBA finals between Isaiah Thomas’s Detroit Pistons, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson’s Los Angeles Lakers.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, fasting, grandparents, sin

Scratching in the Cat Box of My Mind

March 23, 2020 By Mary Lee Wile 14 Comments

Howard Thurman writes, “In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, hope to despair.”  

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: coronavirus, fear, grandchildren, grandparents, Howard Thurman, Prayer

The Evolution of Our Family’s Ash Wednesday Observance

February 26, 2020 By Desi Allevato 1 Comment

My very first Ash Wednesday as a baptized member of the Episcopal Church was February 13, 2013. My husband was at home that evening with our infant son, John Paul, and I was at church alone. I

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, Children in church, death, grandparents, Lent, parenting, young adults

Silence and Slow Time: honoring Richard Meux Benson and Charles Gore, monks and mystics

January 14, 2020 By Mary Lee Wile Leave a Comment

Students found the idea of a week in silence more alarming than a week detoxing from substance abuse, but as full time high school English teachers, my husband and I treasured the time in silence and prayer.

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Filed Under: Saints, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: empty nest, grandparents, Lesser Feasts and Fasts, parenting, retreat, silence, SSJE

The Bible and quantum physics teach us: our actions affect future generations.

August 5, 2017 By Mary Lee Wile 1 Comment

What we do now will affect those born a century from now.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, church, community, discipleship, Forward Movement, grandchildren, grandparents, Prayer

I tried “Free Listening.” I rediscovered that listening is priceless.

May 8, 2017 By Mary Lee Wile 7 Comments

I went out on Free Listening Day not sure what would happen. I was reminded of what matters most.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: college, Free Listening Day, grandparents, Listening, young adults

Talking Scripture: You Can Go Home Again

February 8, 2017 By Miriam McKenney 1 Comment

Tonight I was blessed with a three-generation discussion about the Bible. I’m still pinching myself.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Bible, Bible Study, discipleship, grandparents, parenting, teenagers, The Path

After the Holidays (with unchurched grandkids)

January 11, 2017 By Mary Lee Wile 10 Comments

Our four-year-old granddaughter enjoyed retelling the Christmas story. So did I – until it took an unexpected turn.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Christmas, discipleship, Epiphany, evangelism, grandparenting, grandparents, guns, violence

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