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The Season of the Snipe

July 20, 2021 By Kit Lonergan 4 Comments

Is there such a thing as the liturgical season of the snipe? The side-eye? The passive aggressive glare, or the directly aggressive loading or unloading of the dishwasher?

No? Well, there should be. 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: conflict, Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, reconciliation

And right the day must win.

February 16, 2020 By Drew Bunting 1 Comment

I used to live on Quintard Road. It’s named for Charles T. Quintard, one of the patron saints of Sewanee, Tennessee.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Bishop and Missionary, forgiveness, race, reconciliation, seminary, Sewanee, Star Wars, Tennessee

Post-divorce, what is reconciliation? This Lent, how can I be made new?

February 19, 2018 By Benjamin Gildas 3 Comments

Pain, time, and distance have created a wedge that may never be overcome. What does that mean for my ministry of reconciliation?

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: blended family, divorce, Lent, reconciliation

It’s Christ’s World, Not Harvey Weinstein’s

October 21, 2017 By Sara Irwin 3 Comments

Bodies are whole and holy; both our own and those of others are to be treasured and respected.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, discipleship, Family, incarnation, parenting, reconciliation, sexual harassment, violence

Reconciliation of a Penitent: What Is It and What Can I Expect if I Try It?

August 1, 2017 By Hillary Raining Leave a Comment

A new book contains reflection and practical helps for the rite of sacramental reconciliation.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, confession, Joy in Confession, penitence, Prayer, reconciliation, sacrament, sin

Reconciliation is at the heart of family life – and church life too.

July 17, 2017 By Hillary Raining 3 Comments

Being turned away at another church taught me the value of the sacrament of reconciliation in my own.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: confession, guilt, Lent, penitence, reconciliation, repentance, sacrament, sin

Drama among the saints: St. Mark’s story has lessons for us.

April 25, 2017 By Marcus Halley 1 Comment

Even though Mark, Peter and Paul were direct followers of Jesus Christ, they had issues. The light of Christ still shone though.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Holy Week, reconciliation, St. Mark

My First Confession: Apologizing to God

February 21, 2017 By Pamela Lewis 1 Comment

The heavy stone of guilt was lifted. This was not magic, but mystery.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: confession, guilt, Lent, penitence, reconciliation, repentance, sacrament, sin

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

I see my story in the space DaVinci puts between Jesus and St. John.

December 27, 2016 By Marcus Halley 2 Comments

St. John faints away at the words of Christ announcing his coming betrayal. The space in DaVinci’s painting helps me consider the ways I am separated from Christ.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: DaVinci, Jesus, reconciliation, saints, sin, St. John, The Last Supper

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