The Sighting
I was eleven when Haley’s Comet came, and it was a big deal. I was excited, convinced that it would be the coolest, most amazing thing...
Back to Earth
Once the bread and wine are consecrated (blessed) for Communion, they cannot be disposed of in the usual ways that we dispose of things. ...
Time and Time Again
The first time I used a chip credit card on one of the new chip-reading machines in a store, I was amazed at how long I had to leave my...
Thanksgiving
This week I met with a small group of clergy colleagues in my town, leaders in a number of different faith communities. This meeting was...
A Glorious Garden
The little vegetable garden in my back yard is not glorious. It’s pathetic. The back yard doesn’t get enough sunlight for a vegetable...
The Autumn Triduum
A Triduum in the Church is a three-day liturgical or ritualistic practice. The Triduum with which Episcopalians are most familiar is,...
The Planets in Their Courses
Not long ago, I kept one of my children up until an unseemly hour to watch the Lunar Eclipse. We knew the eclipse was coming and...
The Red Eft
One of my favorite animals is the Eastern Newt (notophthalmus viridescens) or, to be more specific, the Eastern Newt in its terrestrial...
Two Things
My daughter started Second Grade this week. One of the Second Grade teachers, Ms. C., was also her Kindergarten teacher, so of course my...
Seasons of Love
I have been writing these almost-weekly meditations for about a year now. I have forty of them on file, and there is a noticeable...
