For Times Such as These
By Rebecca Hall We rehearse, and then we perform. We practice, and then we play the big game. We train, and then run the marathon. We learn, and then we…
Praying through a Crisis
Many things took a beating the week of the storm – our pipes, our plants, our power grid. Something else the storm stressed was our prayer lives. On February 21st,…
Love > Math
Melting snow for water by Phillip Owen Love so radical that it shows up in the most unlikely places. Love so strong that its strength is measured in how it…
An Examen of Consciousness for the New Year
By Santi Rodriguez The Examen of Consciousness is a meditative reflection on your day. It can also be used to reflect upon the year. The end of the year is the perfect time to…
Who God Is: A Reflection on Luke 2:1-20
The Nativity by Julius Garibaldi Melchers By Amy Moehnke It’s almost that time again, when we hear the ancient story told - you know the one: about a young, bewildered,…
Happy New Year!
By Roger Temme Yes, you heard me correctly. I know it’s November 29, 2020 not January 1, 2021. Many of you probably know what Sunday, November 29 is. It is the…
Finding Light in the Dark
By Lynda Young Kaffie As we enter into the season of Advent and draw closer to the Winter Solstice, the hours of darkness gradually exceed those of light. Often, for…
Mindful Social Media
Mindfulness is a journey, not a destination. Integrating mindfulness into our social media experience can help us to decrease anxiety and stress, eliminate negativity, and live a happier and more fulfilling life. These are some of our social media posts…
ADD YOUR ELECTION DAY COLLECT
The Abbey is collecting collect prayers for our Election Day Vigil, and we would love one from YOU! Never written a collect? It's not difficult! You follow a prescribed pattern…
In Two Weeks the Election Will Be Over (Maybe)
By Rebecca Hall The landscape of the spiritual life is a series of peaks, valleys, and plateaus (not to mention other things like desert, wilderness, water, and sometimes milk and…