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“I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen” (Apostles’ Creed [A.D. 360 version, the first to include the term “Catholic”]). Council of Constantinople I “I...
I plant my knees in the sand, facing east. I make my hands into a bowl. It is a posture of supplication, asking the sky for its gifts. I close my eyes and remain that way for a moment, feeling the breath in my chest, the pulse in my veins. I am a conduit between ground and...
the moon was in the first quarter;it must be so forthe exercise of that art,said old stine.it was stormyweather,the old willow tree cracked:stine cut off atwig,and tied it into a knot,it would help to draw ras- mus home to his mother's house.moss and house-leekwere taken from ...
Except for the first 6 years of my life and 4 years of college, I have lived in two homes – my parent’s home and my present home. Both addresses are one street off of Providence Road. I think this is sweetly providential and reminds me that “theology of place” ordains each conte...
I started talking to him and he told me that he just wanted to come for Communion. He was on his way to be checked into the hospital and he just wanted Communion. He didn’t belong to our church; I had never met him. But he needed more. He said that he didn’t think he had ...
First Communion Portrait of Betty (left) and unidentified girl. About 1910. With any large and close-knit family, there inevitably comes a moment when a family member arrives seeking help and possibly refuge. Maybe it had to do with the “Great War” — a husband away or a spouse lost ...
Full also is this sacrifice, with your strength and your communion; for to you we offer this living sacrifice, this unbloody oblation” (Prayer of the Eucharistic Sacrifice 13:12–16 [A.D. 350]). Cyril of Jerusalem “Then, having sanctified ourselves by these spiritual hymns, we beseech ...
I didn’t outlaw the use of Christmas colors in our sanctuary or anything like that, though our paraments (cloth decorations) on the communion table and pulpit were purple. I’m sure some folks thought I’d lost a few of my marbles in my zeal for Advent colors, but, for me, it was...
“Instead of attending tonight, she’s in Michigan receiving communion from Gretchen Whitmer.” (Here’s the context.) “Joe [Biden] has almost disappeared from view — the only way he could be seen less would be if he had a show on CNN.” ...