A Litany in the wake of terror in Paris
Lord Jesus, you are the Prince of Peace and the Great Physician, and it is to you that we pray. We pray, O Lord, for those who were so tragically killed in Paris. We...
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What Does it Mean to be a Creature of God?
Well, we survived Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia. And, while I have definite points of disagreement with the Pope on doctrine, I am thrilled by his serious and sustained attention to the issue of...
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A Wild Goose Chase
This past summer I had the unique joy and privilege to be part of a pilgrimage following in the footsteps of the great Celtic and Anglo-Saxon saints who brought Christianity to Scotland and the...
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The Rev. Ledlie I. Laughlin is Named Rector of St. Columba’s
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Saint Peter’s is a church on a mission: “To embody the love of God as Christ’s heart, mind, and hands.” Saint Peter’s is an extraordinary community of vitality,...
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God and earthquakes
The images from Nepal are horrifying and haunting. So much destruction. So many lives lost. So many people hurt, physically and mentally. It is hard to know how to see, process, and respond to...
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Keep it Simple
The story is told of a monk who visited New York City. One morning the monk and his friend set off to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, all the way across town. The...
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Christmas Invitation
Greetings in the name of Christ. On this December day, we in the church are observing the season of Advent – a time of preparation for the birth in our lives of the Messiah,...
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Libertarian? Episcopalian? What’s the Difference?
This is not political analysis. Longtime libertarian Nick Gillespie was interviewed recently in The New York Times.* Indulge a whimsy. Where Gillespie says “libertarian” swap in “Episcopalian.” ““Libertarian” should be seen as a modifier...
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Stick to Our Kindling
A recent New York Times book review of two books assessing the state of public education began this way: “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” The reviewer...
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