by superadmin | Mar 31, 2022 | Lent Meditations
You walk into a quiet, peaceful room. A friend is lying in bed, propped up on pillows, comfortable under a colorful hand-made quilt. “He’s going to need surgery for that leg,” says his daughter, rising from the rocking chair next to the bed. “Our parish priest will...
by superadmin | Oct 7, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Diocesan Staff Let me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning, for I put my trust in you; show me the road that I must walk, for I lift my soul to you. Psalm 143:8 Although I should have anticipated it, the grace of the gathering...
by superadmin | Oct 6, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
The Very Rev. Anthony Pompa Cathedral Church of the Nativity The way I embrace my ministry, my vocation, my life really, was changed subtly and dramatically a few years ago when I was afforded a time of sabbatical. I approached that sabbatical time in the spirit of...
by superadmin | Oct 5, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog, Uncategorized
Maggie Niles Grace Church, Honesdale There is a lot to learn about pilgrimages! Here in the Diocese of Bethlehem we have spent the summer reading, praying and thinking about pilgrimage. It turns out to be much more complex that I knew. I should have thought more about...
by superadmin | Oct 4, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog, Uncategorized
Heather Boggs Christ Church, Reading When I sat down to write about my reflections on Pilgrimage, I started by searching for a quote from scripture or elsewhere that would reflect my feelings. One that particularly struck me comes from a Polish born American Rabbi,...
by superadmin | Oct 3, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
The Rev. Canon Charles Cesaretti So when they had come together, they asked him “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” He replied, ‘It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own...