by Office | Apr 9, 2020 | Sacred Spaces
My sacred space is a queen-sized futon in the upstairs bedroom of our house. Since it’s just my wife and me now, we removed the bed from one our bedrooms, and added a futon and a desk. Above the futon is a whimsical picture of a beach sailing buggy full of passengers...
by Office | Apr 9, 2020 | Clergy Corner
I confess that I spend too much time obsessing about the past and worrying about the future. As a cancer survivor, I should know better. The past is past; we can cherish its memories, we can learn from its hardships, but it need no longer have power over us. Likewise,...
by Office | Apr 8, 2020 | Sacred Spaces
This project is inspiring and I’ve loved seeing contributions from Saint Paul’s members, the pictures and comments about their sacred spaces. I’ve loved collecting these objects: Hour by Hour, a candle, a cross and medallion from an abbey in Oregon,...
by Office | Apr 7, 2020 | Sacred Spaces
Our home has more than one “sacred space.” There’s the front room upstairs where my husband Steve props himself on the futon twice a day to receive nourishment and renewal through meditation. There’s the library table in the living room with a...
by Office | Apr 6, 2020 | Sacred Spaces
I must admit that I was reluctant to participate in this. It wasn’t so much that I didn’t want to, but it’s because of our home’s open floor plan. I’ve struggled to find a space with which I can center myself without feeling caged in or...
by Office | Apr 6, 2020 | Sacred Spaces
This is my sacred space. So many of my things (my cross, etc.) are packed for moving now, but I love my holy space. — Louise Buck...
by Office | Apr 6, 2020 | Sacred Spaces
One of the most meaningful parts of a trip to France in 2015 was a trip to Vézelay. The town is famous for Vézelay Abbey. The town and its 11th-century Romanesque Basilica of St Magdalene are designated UNESCO World Heritage sites. It’s often overrun with tourists,...
by Office | Apr 6, 2020 | Sacred Spaces
As I turn around from my desk, my sacred space has my prayer candle, labyrinth medallion from Grace Cathedral, St. Francis and the prayer attributed to him, and two books I lean on. My childhood Bible and a Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal are underneath. Labyrinth —...
by Adam Pierce | Apr 6, 2020 | As Grain Once Scattered
My daughters have been playing a lot of dress up lately. I’m not sure where or how we came to possess so many costumes and dresses but I have been thankful for them during this pandemic. It has brought joy to watch them play and pretend, creating new worlds and...
by Adam Pierce | Apr 3, 2020 | Clergy Corner
It feels odd that Holy Week begins this coming Monday. Most years it’s a sense of surprise, something like, “I can’t believe it’s already Holy Week!” This year, however, there is not much surprise. When suspension of public worship was announced most of us had the...
