Looking ahead to Advent
Now that my kids are in 7th and 9th grades, I’m trying to be realistic about how we will slow down and engage Advent as a family because we have a lot less time in the afternoon and evenings than we did a decade ago.
Liturgical Year
The Case for All Souls Day
I believe that the observance of All Souls Day is crucial.
Allhallowtide
As the end of another church year draws to a close, I remember that death and time separate me from both my beloved ancestors and the descendants I long to know.
Bearing the Cross
What is the cross of Christ, if not an instrument of death transformed into beauty?
The mythic, universal power of the Transfiguration
I’ve spent a long time pondering what universal human experience the story of the Transfiguration is trying to tell us.
Endings and New Beginnings
In late spring and early summer, we experience a lot of endings—and new beginnings.
It’s a really big circle.
Healing. Connection. Belonging. Love. These are the words of Pentecost.
Thinking ahead to Pentecost: Five Ways to Celebrate
There’s plenty there to meditate on (and grow into) for a lifetime. And it’s definitely worth celebrating at home. Here are five ideas for your family – including a mix of fast, simple and elaborate ways to keep the feast of Pentecost.
Why stand around, looking at the sky?
I was privileged to spend my first two summers after college performing at the Sterling Renaissance Festival.
