Keep the Gratitude Going | The Rev. Susan E Hill, Associate Rector
We aren’t quite in Advent yet, but the season begins soon ─ next Sunday, December 3rd. Actually, some believe Advent should start a bit earlier ─ after the Feast of St. Andrew on November 30. And scholars remind us that it was originally a seven-week season, before the Church settled into the shorter four weeks or so to which we are accustomed….
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Hunger and Heart | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Yesterday was “Fast-a-Thon” for Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen; a day when participants ask those in their network to sponsor them as they fast in support of our Soup...
Be Prepared | The Rev. Robert A Jacobs, Deacon
As a teenager I joined the Boy Scouts, and always remembered the Boy Scout Motto. “Be Prepared.” The story of the 10 Virgins, Matthew 25:1-13, illustrates this. Five...
Conscientious Objector | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
All Saints Day was this past Wednesday, November 1, and we will be celebrating this major feast in the church year on Sunday. During this time of war, in places where...
Saint Simon, Saint Jude, and All the Saints | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
On Saturday, October 28, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Simon and Saint Jude. Despite having a feast day dedicated to them, we don’t know much about either...
Faithful Processing | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
The Rev. Dr. Barbara Holmes is a theologian and pastor with experience in education, activism and the arts. She describes her life as being “committed to the struggle...
Changes In Our Lifetime | The Rev. Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
God’s gift of grace is generously showered upon all, but if we do not receive that grace and allow it to change us, we can miss out on the abundant life of salvation....
Instruments Of Peace | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Two weeks ago, I wrote here about St. Matthew. Last Friday, Mother Susan wrote about St. Michael. If it’s not too much “saint focus” (is there such a thing as too much...
Happy Michaelmas! | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Today, Friday, September 29, is the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels. It might be a particularly auspicious day to be open to how angels are present in our own...
Words, Action, Embodyment | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
In her memoir about growing up white and privileged in the South, Episcopal priest and feminist theologian Carter Heyward shares this story from her childhood: she...
Forgiveness | The Rev. Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
We hear forgiveness in the Lord’s Prayer. We hear forgiveness in our creed. We hear about forgiveness in our confession What is forgiveness? The dictionary says, to...
Origin Story | The Rev. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
For many people, drinking coffee is a non-negotiable morning ritual. If you are one of those people who love waking up with a cup of caffeinated elixir (at any hour!),...
Aidan Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651 | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Aidan was a monk at St. Columba’s monastery on the island of Iona in the seventh century. Upon hearing that a fellow monk had gotten nowhere in preaching the gospel to...
Mascots | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Riding the C train uptown one afternoon, my spouse Charlie nudged me and subtly pointed to the other side of the car. Sitting across from us was a man wearing a T-shirt...
Persistence | The Rev. Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Persistence is the ability to maintain action regardless of your feelings. It is the ability to continue even when you feel like quitting. The difference between...
Everyday Resurrection | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
The 1970 Broadway show titled The Me Nobody Knows was one of the first rock musicals ever produced. Based on an anthology of writings by urban young people, it included...
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