Holy Oils: Blessing, Anointing, Burning

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...

Gathering

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...

All you need

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...

Deo Gratias

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...