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Christians are a people used to waiting. The two pivotal seasons for us each year, Easter and Christmas, are each preceded by a period of…
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“The seeker of truth should be humbler than the dust.” – Gandhi There is a common dynamic in most world religions, that one must go…
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This Christmas season was unusually difficult for me. I typically become so busy with work and preparations that it can feel as though Christmas and…
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Advent has begun and the journey from darkness to light, Nazareth to Bethlehem, empty manger to the birth of Jesus is upon us. These familiar…
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As the leaves fall and I find myself spinning from pumpkins, to turkeys, to Christmas trees, I feel a heightened sense of that other holiday…
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I recently visited St Gregory’s Abbey near Three Rivers, Michigan for the first time, on a personal retreat. The weather was perfect and the drive…
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I live on the 11th floor and with large windows along the entire exterior wall, my apartment has an abundance of light. A small hallway…
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Why do so many Christians celebrate and venerate Mary, the mother of Jesus? The scriptures speak very little of her and yet this first-century mother…
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Any object that calls forth respect or reverence is the “Christ” or the anointed one for us at that moment. I have been facilitating a…
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I decided to march in this year’s Chicago Pride Parade with some members of my religious community and the Episcopal Diocese, along with other Christian churches and…
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