An ancient song rises. It’s words, written in Latin in the 9th century and originally sung in Gregorian chant, comprise one of the earliest hymns to the Holy Spirit. Veni Creator Spiritus, well established in both Catholic and Anglican prayer books, has been set for...
Silence A Novel by Shusaku Endo In your back-story I would guess there are some traumatic images you would like to un-see and some painful words you would prefer to un-hear. Do you also have in your memory a troubling book you wish you could un-read? For years,...
What’s Old is New Again: Wicca on the Rise in America The number of self-identified Wiccans increased from from 134,000 in 2001 to 342,000 in 2008. About 5.9 percent of Americans followed a non-Christian faith in 2014, up from 4.7 percent in 2007, according to the Pew...
Higher Ground Story Lectionary 8 May 2016 The Ascension of Jesus God’s Blessing Upon Abram (Genesis 12) The Blessing of Melchizedek, High Priest of the Most High God Upon Abram (14) God’s Blessing Upon Jacob and the Experience at Bethel (Genesis 28) The Blessing and...
Happy Mothering Day Lectionary 8 May 2016 7th Sunday of Easter Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21 John 17:20-26 Text to Life According to the church calendar, this is the seventh Sunday of Easter, not one of the holiest days on the liturgical...
