Embracing the Twelve Days of Christmas
When Christmas’s tide comes in like a bride,With holly and ivy clad,Twelve days in the year, much mirth and good […]
Liturgical Year
Christmas: A Feasting Mindset
And therefore, uncle, though (Christmas) has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that
We’re Almost Close to Meeting Jesus
“We’re almost close to meeting Jesus.” These were the words my 5-year-old grandson, James, joyfully yelled on December 16th as
The Pageant and the Cross
We held our annual Christmas Pageant at St. Michael’s early this year—December 15—because one faithful family was heading out of
The Advent and Christmas Jumble
My own kids, our Sunday school kids, and the families in our church community all bring the same question this time of year. How
Santa or God or Saint Nicholas
If you’ve never observed the Feast of Saint Nicholas before, here’s my pitch to start today. First though, let’s hear
Advent: The Ancient Practice of Patience
As a child, my family had one Advent calendar we used for years. It featured a nativity with twenty-four paper
Learning to Love God and Others Well on All Saints Day
My boys and I adore our annual All Saints celebration. Though it varies from year to year, the celebration always
Let’s be real: I don’t love that we have a feast day about a torture device.
Let’s be real: I don’t love that we have a feast day about a torture device. You, too, have probably
Celebrating Women’s Rise to Holy Orders
Today, July 29th, is a special day for the Episcopal Church, and in particular Episcopal women. It is the shared feast day of Martha and Mary of Bethany and the commemoration of the first ordination of women to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.
