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How do you talk to your young children about war?

February 27, 2022 By Lydia Bucklin Leave a Comment

I cannot fix this world for my sweet babies, but I can make sure they know their own place in working for peace.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Godly Play, peace, War

The Complicated Call of Saint Francis

October 4, 2020 By Lauren Kuratko Leave a Comment

I have a complicated relationship with Saint Francis.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: peace, Prayer, St. Francis

Peace, Be Still

August 17, 2020 By Christian Simmers Leave a Comment

As we survey the world around us, where is Jesus? Where is our Savior in the midst of rising pandemic deaths and ruthless injustice for our neighbors?

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: coronavirus, Jesus Christ, peace

Striving for Justice and Peace by Putting One Foot in Front of the Other

June 13, 2020 By Cara Meredith Leave a Comment

Fifty-four years ago, my father-in-law set out to walk 220 miles from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi. Even though the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had passed less than a year earlier, a stronghold of fear still gripped African American voters, especially in the South.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: baptismal covenant, Black Lives Matter, peace, racial justice

Experiencing Transcendence at an Auto Show

June 15, 2019 By Maria Kane Leave a Comment

This year I celebrated Easter at an auto show.  In celebration of my godson’s 12th birthday, his parents surprised him with a trip to Washington’s annual car show and invited me to come along.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, godchild, godparenting, peace

Another post about racism with a dose of hope

September 12, 2018 By Miriam McKenney 3 Comments

How do you begin to dismantle racism in our daily lives? Miriam writes about the challenge and the necessity of challenging and obliterating racism.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: African-Americans, Becoming Beloved Community, Black Lives Matter, daughters, God, Holy Spirit, inclusion, Jesus, love, parenting, peace, racism, The Episcopal Church

The gift of the Holy Spirit: gentle as a breath.

June 4, 2017 By Marcus Halley 1 Comment

This Pentecost, how counter-cultural would it be for the church to emphasize the gentleness of Christ’s gift of the spirit? Maybe he discovered that gentleness from his mother.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Blessed Virgin Mary, church, Mother's Day, motherhood, peace, Pentecost

Day 8: Pray for Forgiveness

January 1, 2017 By Mary Ann Frishman Leave a Comment

Being forgiven – and forgiving others – is at the core of our faith.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: 12 days, Amends, Family, forgiveness, Jesus, peace, reconciliation

St. Simon & St. Jude, Peacemakers & Risktakers

October 28, 2016 By Marcus Halley Leave a Comment

The powerful witness of St. Simon and St. Jude inspired a window at Chartres Cathedral – and inspires us today.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Desmond Tutu, peace, reconciliation, St. Jude, St. Simon

Why I Go On Retreat

October 3, 2016 By Pamela Lewis 5 Comments

Every July, I spend four days in almost complete silence at Holy Cross Monastery.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Benedictine, discipleship, Holy Cross Monastery, Order of the Holy Cross, peace, renewal, retreat

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