Descended to the Dead
One of the observances for Holy Saturday is the harrowing of hell, that point in the creed where it says, “He descended to the dead” – descens...
What World Are We Living In?
This past Sunday, I preached a sermon on Isaiah 50:4-9, Philippians 2:5-11, and the Passion according to Matthew 26:14-27:66. If you are looking for a word of h...
Online Worship (may not be) the Answer You are Looking For
As many of us are doing, I am spending time each day keeping up on the moment to moment changes with COVID-19 and the pandemic. As the senior warden in my Episc...
Tea & Angelus
One of the first suggestions I offer when encouraging a person to make time for a prayer practice is to tie it to an existing habit. Having spent many years in ...
31 Days on Cultivating Sanctuary
In December 2008, I published the first post to my blog. At the time, I was living in a large apartment building in the Allston/Brighton neighborhood of Boston ...
Good Friday
My homily for Good Friday, St. John's Episcopal Church. Where are you tonight? The first answer is St. John’s, April 19, observing the Triduum–these three...
Friday Florilegium
From the margins of a 9th century manuscript comes today’s Florilegium: the joyful poem by an unnamed Irish monk about his cat, Pangur Bán. (Some of you w...
Ordinary World
My students are reading Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren. A delightful, restful book, she ties the daily activities of waking up and making beds ...
Leaving Sanctuary, Part One
Day 26 in a series on Cultivating Sanctuary. While cultivating sanctuary space and time is incredibly important in a world where such intentional practice is of...