Letting Go – Beginning Again

April 23, 2010

At Holy Comforter we have experienced two deaths in our parish family over the last several days. Joe Pilch, a much loved and longtime member of the parish reached the final days of his battle with cancer and died peacefully with his family surrounding him on Tuesday morning. Later that afternoon, I was called to [...]

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Bishop Greg Rickel on Revitalizing the Mission of the Episcopal Church

April 6, 2010

Bishop Greg Rickel of the Diocese of Olympia is someone I’ve been watching over the last year.  I’ve been impressed by his commitment to help the clergy and parishes of his Diocese engage the new “missional era” we find ourselves in by focusing on the development of authentic faith and seeking new creative ways to [...]

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Hi-lar-i-ter!

April 3, 2010

From Hymn 211 in the Hymnal 1982. The whole bright world rejoices now, Hilariter, hilariter! The birds do sing on every bough, Alleluia, alleluia! Then shout beneath the racing skies, Hilariter, hilariter! To him who rose that we might rise, Alleluia, alleluia! And all you living things make praise, Hilariter, hilariter! He guideth you on [...]

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Journey From Palm Sunday to Easter with Rowan Williams

March 30, 2010

This week the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, will give a series of Holy Week Lectures entitled ‘The beginning of the Gospel’ over three consecutive evenings at  Canterbury Cathedral.   The lectures will be available at the official site of the Archbishop here. History & Memory Monday 29 March Unveiling Secrets Tuesday 30 March A Lifelong [...]

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Invitation to Holy Week

March 25, 2010

There is no more important or life-changing week in the liturgical year than the one we embark on this coming Sunday.  It is a week of extraordinary importance for Christians around the world. I recently came across a quote from one of the addresses in Archbishop Rowan Williams’s book, A Ray of Darkness.  In his [...]

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Rowan Williams on the “Uniqueness and Finality” of Christ

March 23, 2010

Archbishop Rowan Williams recently gave a brilliant address at Guildford Cathedral titled The Finality of Christ in a Pluralist World. The Archbishop spoke of defending the uniqueness and finality of Christ, and encountering the truth about God and humanity from a moral, political and philosophical perspective. The address highlighted the importance of approaching inter faith dialogue [...]

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Jesus Said . . .

March 21, 2010

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Religion Among the Millennials: Less Religiously Active Than Older Americans, But Fairly Traditional In Other Ways

February 22, 2010

The Pew Research Center has posted a new series of reports exploring the behaviors, values and opinions of the teens and twenty-somethings that make up the Millennial generation. From the overview: By some key measures, Americans ages 18 to 29 are considerably less religious than older Americans. Fewer young adults belong to any particular faith [...]

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Archbishop Rowan Williams at the Beginning of Lent

February 21, 2010

In this video, also available here, Rowan Williams talks of Lent as providing an opportunity to “sweep and clean the room of our own minds and hearts so that the new life really may have room to come in and take over and transform us at Easter.”  The Archbishop says: “It’s not about feeling gloomy [...]

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A Stone Cold Reminder

February 20, 2010

Some people give up something for Lent, like a favorite food. Alabama Episcopal Bishop Henry N. Parsley brings something extra with him during Lent.  “I carry a stone in my pocket,” Parsley said on Ash Wednesday as he opened the Lenten preaching series at Cathedral Church of the Advent. He held it in his fingers [...]

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