It’s Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten season for those denominations (and individuals) who wish to observe it. Lent is traditionally observed for the 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays), and there a number of spiritual practices associated with it. Many people chose to give something up for Lent – be that sweets,…
Forty days is a long time. Almost 6 weeks. But they could be forty of the most significant days of your life. There are some days in life that you really wouldn’t write home about. But then there are seasons like these: “And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.” (Genesis 7:12)…
All I know about Lent in two words: “not much.” For more than you may ever have wanted to know, feel free to check out this article. But for what it’s worth – here is what I do know about it and why my praxis is what it is: Lent is the season lasting the…
I realize that Lucia is still over a month away, but as I’ve been prepping for Sacred Space in December, I came across an excellent post by Kathryn over in the UK about Lucia (also known as St. Lucy’s Day), and this line from a poem she was quoting by Thomas Merton just leapt out…
Something beautiful happened today. Actually, it started a few days ago, when I remembered my friend Sara talking about how she’d finally ordered the Book of Common Prayer. I’ve been meaning to do it myself for ages – Madeline L’Engle and Lauren Winner have both talked about its significance in their lives, and since they’re…
