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Author name: Dorian Del Priore

Dorian Del Priore is the Canon for Parish Life at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, SC. He holds a BA in Religious Studies from the University of South Carolina and an MDiv from Virginia Theological Seminary. His work at Trinity focuses on community and leadership development. Dorian and his wife have two kids (a teen and pre-teen), and he loves photography, hiking, camping, and ice cream, especially butter pecan.

Lent

Maundy Thursday: Vulnerability

Maundy Thursday offers a bookend of touch to Ash Wednesday: a touch on the forehead with ashes juxtaposed with the touch of hands, soap, and water on feet. These are fleeting moments of tenderness, thin spaces of vulnerability, connection.

Saints

The Feast of Saint Matthias: Showing Up

Very little is known about Saint Matthias, as he is only mentioned in the first chapter of Acts when he is elected to replace Judas as an Apostle. Early church fathers believe that he was among the 72 sent out by Jesus, but the only thing we know for sure about Matthias is this: he followed Jesus from the beginning and was present throughout the ministry of Jesus.

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