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The Verdant Greening of Joy

September 17, 2020 By Erin Jean Warde 1 Comment

Today we celebrate the commemoration of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a woman offering so many gifts to the church that they are hard to list.

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The Stone Will Be Rolled Away

August 3, 2020 By Erin Jean Warde Leave a Comment

Today we celebrate the commemoration of Joanna, Mary, and Salome, the women who set out for the tomb bearing spices to anoint the dead body of Jesus.

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Desert Mother, Patriarchy Destroyer

June 8, 2020 By Fr. Patrick Funston 4 Comments

Two and a half weeks ago I had no idea who Melania the Elder was. (Hint: The Patriarchy)

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, desert mother, Lesser Feasts and Fasts, racism

Trading Snake Driving for Cat Herding

March 17, 2020 By Erin Jean Warde Leave a Comment

You might notice that people around you are in clashing shades of green, pinching priests who forgot a green accessory, because they are all so […]

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Filed Under: Saints, Uncategorized Tagged With: animals, cats, Lesser Feasts and Fasts, mental health, saints

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

Feast of the Holy Sovereigns

November 28, 2019 By Emily Rutledge Leave a Comment

Sovereign (noun): a supreme ruler, especially a monarch

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Saint Francis’ Reminder

October 4, 2019 By Carrie Willard 1 Comment

Anyone who visits our house might guess at why we love Saint Francis of Assisi, known for his love of animals.

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Søren Kierkegaard and Lived Experience

September 8, 2019 By Ryan Kuratko 1 Comment

Teenagers often believe that they are the first humans ever to have discovered sex. The world-altering swells of feeling and emotion—or the seeming opposite of being let down by the whole experience—feels as revolutionary to each of us as any human walking on the moon.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Saints Tagged With: books, cloud of witnesses, Lesser Feasts and Fasts

The Purposeful Conviction of Florence Nightingale

August 12, 2019 By Ann Benton Fraser 1 Comment

The plague hit our family vacation hard this summer. It was a punishing stomach bug that took down young and old and came back for more.

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Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

July 26, 2019 By Sara Irwin 4 Comments

Today marks the feast of Joachim and Anne, the parents of Mary and the grandparents of Jesus. They don’t appear in canonical scriptures; lacking source material, generations of Christians have looked for them in themselves.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Blessed Virgin Mary, books, Lesser Feasts and Fasts, Mary, parenting, reading

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