Forgot to mention what I'm reading this week - Joan Chittester's book "The Breath of the Soul - Reflections on Prayer". Loaned to me by a friend who had just gotten it and hadn't read it yet herself. Thanks Kim!
Reflection – Piety
I began with what I thought was a pretty simple statement for this study - "Personal Piety in an Episcopal Context in the 21st Century". My hope was to come up with a compact expression of what I was trying to study. Each of the three parts were given a certain amount of thought. 21st... Continue Reading →
To Be Teachers of Prayer
In 1934 William Temple (Archbishop of Canterbury[ABC] from 1942-44) instructed a teacher at a seminary as follows: You will use it as a basis for what we need more than all else - to teach the clergy to be teachers of prayer It strikes me that this instruction may be even more vital today. We... Continue Reading →
The Lorica of St. Fursa
As I move into a new phase with my personal prayer I wanted to share this one, the Lorica of St. Fursa. I came across it during my reading in Celtic spirituality. What appealed to me was the images of all the senses being involved in our connection with God. That total immersion in the... Continue Reading →
Reflection – On the 21st Century
We do not live in the time and place of Thomas Cranmer (seen here), nor is this the time and place of the Caroline Divines or even of William Temple. We will live out the rest of our lives in the 21st Century. We will live, work, play, love, pray and finally die in the... Continue Reading →
An addition to Context
Last week I published my look at what is the foundation of the Episcopal context for spirituality. When I went over it with one of the folks who are working with me on this sabbatical she pointed out that I had dropped something. Something very important. So I have gone back and added it (in... Continue Reading →
Response – Daily Devotions in the BCP
In my family it's put up or shut up. So here's a possible solution. Note - I realized very quickly that I'd positioned the ribbons wrong and they weren't nearly long enough. Oh well. You'll find the file (in pdf form) HERE.
Reflection – On the Episcopal Context
For me the first step of this study has been to determine what the "Episcopal context" is. That meant finding the roots of the spirituality and seeing how we have grown from those roots. Along the way I was sure that I would find continuous threads that lead from then to now. So I've been... Continue Reading →
Sabbatical video check week 2
Still struggling with the audio. Not sure what the solution is but we'll keep working on it.
Stories Are My Life 