“Hope is a song in a weary throat.”
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on the life and witness of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray: “Murray is a figure that represents so much to so many, and yet their story is undeniably human… In a world where we paint our public saints and heroes with a broad brush, Murray’s witness invites us to delve deeper.”
Continue readingHope for the Journey: Keeping the Feast
Like fasting during Lent, keeping the Easter feast is an ancient spiritual practice. …
Continue readingHope for the Journey: Implications of Jesus on the Cross
This week, Mother Alice invites us into tactile, embodied implications of Jesus on the cross.
From a young age, society encourages us to show strength. Maintaining up with constant narratives of strength and triumph is a fast track to spiritual and physical exhaustion. …
Continue readingThe Prodigal’s Mother
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on what might have happened after the Prodigal Son’s return.
Continue readingHope for the Journey: Feathers of Mercy
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Mother Alice explores the Psalmist’s imagery of finding refuge under the shadow of God’s wings.
Continue readingIntinction
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on the return of sacramental wine in our Sunday worship.
Continue readingJesus showed up for his friends, fully alive to the realities of loss and joy
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Mother Alice reflects on the story of Lazarus: “Recently I’ve been touched by the story of the raising of Lazarus, which pays particular attention to Jesus’ grief and loss over his friend.”
Continue readingLenten Sunday Forum Series: The Strange, New Worlds of the Bible
On Sunday mornings this Lent, join us as we explore not just Scripture, but how we read it–the many ways that we can enter into relationship with it. From midrash to comic books, our speakers will shed light on various tools we can use to find meaning in our sacred texts.
Continue readingWednesday Evenings in Lent: “And the Word was with God: Seeking Encounter in the Expanse of Scripture”
On Wednesday evenings during Lent, join Rabbi Raachel Jurovics, diocesan rabbi-in-residence, as we explore Christian and Jewish interpretive approaches to Scripture. All discussions will take place via Zoom from 7:00-8:15 p.m., and they will feature a 45-minute presentation by Rabbi Raachel followed by an interactive exercise.
Continue readingThe Best of Enemies
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on the 2019 film The Best of Enemies: “Thank God for people like Atwater: people who believe in the potential of unlikely friendship without sacrificing their dignity and worth in the process. Thank God for unlikely converts like Ellis too, and the ways that we—each in our own way—are called to emulate both.”
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